The Austin Archery Club hosts a 3D Shoot each month,
typically on the 2nd weekend, alternating between Saturdays and Sundays.
The event is open to both members and the general public.
This is a great atmosphere to score yourself and shoot a course that is only open once a month.
See our Events page for dates and times.
Monthly 3D Shoot FAQ
- What is the Weather Policy?
- Events are not typically reschedule for rain alone. If there are other factors – high winds, lightning, ice, flooding – then rescheduling or cancellation is more likely. SAFETY will be the number one priority.
If any changes are made to a scheduled event, a Facebook post will be made to our group page, and all members will receive an email notification.
If an event is rescheduled or cancelled prior to starting, and a participant has prepaid, it will be their preference whether to request a refund, or apply funds to a future event.
If an event has started and later cancelled prior to completion, refunds will not be offered to participants who started the event.
The facility is outdoors and located in Central Texas, and many events occur in late Winter and Spring, so weather will always be a factor. Typically, 1 event each year is postponed or cancelled because of weather, so expect the same in the future.
- Shotgun Start means that ALL shooters must be warmed up 15 minutes prior to the start time,
after which ALL shooters will be directed to their assigned starting target,
then ALL shooters will start promptly when the horn is blown at the published start time.
- California Start means that shooters all START on the same target number, in the order in which they arrive and are ready to shoot. All SCORECARDS must be turned in by a designated time to be counted, requiring shooters to plan their start time to ensure they have enough time to finish.
- Yes, in 2021 we introduced Monthly prizes and a Season Grand Prize. Click HERE for details.
- Binoculars are allowed for locating the scoring rings.
You may use a rangefinder, but you must note “Rangefinder” on your scorecard.
Shooters using rangefinders may compete for prizes. See PRIZES below for details.
- There are 30 targets. All use ASA style cores.
- You get 1 shot per target.
- For our Monthly 3D Shoots we DO NOT use the ASA top/bottom 12-rings or 14-ring,
but instead identify the center bullseye as our 12-ring.
Please see the example image below. (missing the target = 0)
| Stake Color | Maximum Distance | Classification |
| Purple | 55 Yards | CAS w/Rangefinder |
| White | 50 Yards | CAS - Compound Adjustable Site Male FCAS/CFS w/Rangefinder |
| Red | 45 Yards | FCAS - Compound Adjustable Site Female CFS – Compound Fixed Sites Male FCFS w/Rangefinder |
| Blue | 35 Yards | FCFS – Compound Fixed Sites Female YCOMP - Youth Compound Ages 13-17 |
| Yellow | 25 Yards | TRAD – Traditional Male CCOMP - Cub Compound Ages 9-12 |
| Green | 20 Yards | FT – Traditional Female YTRAD - Youth Traditional Ages 13-17 |
| Orange | 15 Yards | CTRAD - Cub Traditional Ages 9-12 |
- It takes approximately 2.5 hours to shoot this course.
Typical Tournament Course Location
Aerial photo of typical tournament course
Overlay of all courses
Field Archery Range and Bowhunter Course impacted
Will be closed during scheduled tournaments
Prizes – Monthly 3D Shoot
- Starting February 2023, rangefinder users became eligible for prizes. Users of rangefinders must shoot from their designated shooting stake, detailed above. (Published scores for users of rangefinders will have -R appended to their Classification.)
- A maximum of 2 Mulligans per round may be purchased, at a cost of $5/Mulligan.
- AAC Board Members, Directors and Range Managers are not eligible to win prizes.
- In order to have a valid scorecard, there must be a 3rd party that verifies/signs a shooter’s score.
- Participants may shoot more than 1 round, but only 1 score per Category may be counted per day.
- The Compound prize Category includes the following Classifications:
- The Traditional prize Category includes the following Classifications:
- As of May 2024, Archery Country has taken over sponsorship of the Monthly 3D Shoots. Although not yet finalized, the intent is to closely match the previous prizes, which are listed below:
- In the event of a tie, the prize will be split among the recipients for that respective place.
- All Youth and Cub shooters will be given a personalized medal labeled with their Name, Date, Classification and Score. (upon request)
- Compound Adjustable Sights (CAS)
Female Compound Adjustable Sights (FCAS)
Compound Fixed Sights (CFS)
Female Compound Fixed Sights (FCFS)
- Any traditional bow (TRAD)
Female Traditional (FT)
- 1st Place Prize: $75 Gift Card to Archery Country, available when there are at least 3 shooters in the Category.
2nd Place Prize: $50 Gift Card to Archery Country, available when there are greater than 5 shooters in the Category.
3rd Place Prize: $25 Gift Card to Archery Country, available when there are greater than 10 in the Category.
Prizes – AAC Season Long Shootout
- Runs from January – September.
- All Monthly 3D Shoot rules and categories apply.
- Eligibility and Qualification (effective May 2024, following the changes in tournament sponsorship)
- In the event of a Total Score tie, the following will serve as a tiebreak, in order:
- There will be 2 Grand Prizes: 1 Compound Bow, 1 Traditional Bow. These prizes are sponsored by Archery Country, and the specific prizes awarded will be at their discretion.
- Based on all completed Monthly 3D Shoots held January – August, the 4 shooters in each of the Compound and Traditional Categories with the highest total of top 4 scores will qualify for a September playoff.
These Top 4 Compound shooters and Top 4 Traditional shooters will shoot together in groups of 4 at the September Finale. The highest Compound score and Traditional score within these 2 groups will each be awarded a Grand Prize (see below).
If a qualifying shooter does not attend the September Finale, the shooter with the next highest total of top 4 scores becomes eligible to take their place.
Similar to all Monthly 3D Shoots, the September Finale will award up to 3 gift cards for both Compound and Traditional Categories (based on attendance – see above). The playoff participants competing for Grand Prizes will not be eligible to receive September gift cards.
Winners of Grand Prizes will not be eligible to win another Grand Prize the following year. They will remain eligible to win monthly gift cards the following year.
- Fewest rounds using a rangefinder;
Fewest number of purchased Mulligans;
Highest number of 12-point bullseyes;
Fewest number of 0-point missed targets; and finally,
Coin flip.
- Compound: CAS/FCAS/CFS/FCFS
Traditional: TRAD/FT