Tee Time Archery is a new patent pending archery round based on Golf scoring involving risk and reward as archers shoot each hole. Any archery club/range/event having a field range with a minimum of 30” bales or standard indoor range can use the Tee Time round without any need for additional bales or set up.
Rules for TTA during regular scoring
Outdoor Round
- Distances will be marked and/or rangefinders allowed.
- Distances will be set per TTA provided course layouts for varying difficulty.
- Archers will shoot 1 or 2 arrows per hole at events discretion.
- Rounds will be 9 or 18 holes with total number of rounds or holes to be played per day determined by event.
- Archers will randomly pick scorecards to determine shooting order during normal play.
- Archers will “Call” the scoring dot they intend to shoot before taking their shot via a “Calling cone” with identified sides correlating with dot colors and values. Called side of cone will be placed facing behind the archer for ease of call viewing by spectators/media.
- If the “Calling cone” is not used for a given league or shoot the default “Called dot” will be PAR. In this circumstance the archer may verbally “Call” the dot they intend to shoot with the scorekeeper for the group.
- TTA official scorecard must have all “Archers call” boxes completed by scorekeeper before advancing to the target. In the event an archer neglects to set “Calling cone” the scorekeeper shall record previous cone setting as said archer’s dot selection before leaving the shooting area. If a given event or league is using “Verbal dot calls” and the archer neglects to call their dot the scorekeeper will record the default PAR dot as said archers call.
- Archers can let down and change the “Calling cone” and/or their dot “Call”.
- “Play it as it lays” rule- If an archer shoots their arrow without “Calling” a dot the archer must score based on what dot the “Calling cone” is set for. If no “Calling cone” is being used the default dot call is Par.
- During normal play the group shall decide arrow calls. Shooter of arrow in question does not vote.
- “When in Rome” rule- In the event of an equipment failure, Let downs, time restrictions, pass through/glance out arrows, use of umbrellas or shade-wind aides, spectators, Code of conduct, spotting scopes, shooting classes, Arrow size, speed or poundage restrictions, weather delay protocol, Practice facilities or any other shooting related topics the host event rules govern.
Indoor Round
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- TTA Indoor round will be held at 20 yards/18M for Adults and 10 yards for age appropriate classes.
- Archers will shoot 3 arrows per end with a total of 10 ends or 30 holes.
- Archers will have 2 minutes to fire 3 arrows.
- Archers will NOT be required to “Call dot” during regular scoring.
- Archers will switch at the half from top to bottom or bottom to top.
- “When in Rome” rule- In the event of an equipment failure, Let downs, time restrictions, pass through arrows, use of umbrellas and/or other shade or wind aides, spectators, Code of conduct, spotting scopes, shooting classes, Arrow size, speed or poundage restrictions, weather delay protocol, Practice facilities or any other shooting related topics the host event rules govern.
- Low score wins unless venue chooses to run the Scramble shoot off.
Rules for Tee Time Archery Scramble
Outdoor Scramble
- Top 8 archers will carry over their cumulative scores from regular scoring.
- Scramble will be 4 holes, 1 arrow per hole using head to head cumulative scoring. 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6 and 4 vs 5.
- 1 match per bale, highest score shoots first, lowest score (Leader) goes last.
- All 4 matches will take place simultaneously.
- Each archer will have a “Calling cone” to verify dot they intend to shoot for spectators/media.
- “Play it as it lays” rule WILL apply during the Scramble.
- Default or “No call” dot is par unless calling cone is being used.
- Lowest score after 4 holes from each match advances.
- A 5th hole using the 33-58 yard face will be set up for ties. ALL scramble ties will be broken using 1 arrow head to head shooting until a winner is declared.
- Media/MC will briefly talk with archers advancing before next match.
- Final 4 will advance and shoot 4 holes head to head to determine who shoots for 1st-2nd-3rd. lowest scores advance.
- 1st & 2nd place match and 3rd & 4th place matches may take place at the same time if event chooses to do so.
- Lowest score (Leader) always shoots last.
- In the event of a tie, archers will shoot additional holes using sudden death scoring.
- “When in Rome” rule- In the event of an equipment failure, Let downs, time restrictions, pass through arrows, use of umbrellas and/or shade or wind aides, spectators, Code of conduct, spotting scopes, shooting classes, Arrow size, speed or poundage restrictions, weather delay protocol, Practice facilities or any other shooting related topics the host event rules govern.
Indoor Scramble
- Top 8 will carry over their cumulative scores from regular scoring.
- Indoor Scramble will consist of 9 holes of 1 arrow head to head cumulative scoring. 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6 and 4 vs 5.
- 1 match per bale, highest score shoots first, lowest score (Leader) goes last.
- All 4 matches will take place simultaneously.
- Each archer will have a “Calling cone” or will verbally notify MC to verify dot they intend to shoot for spectators/media.
- “Play it as it lays” rule WILL apply during the Scramble.
- Default or “No call” dot is par unless calling cone is being used.
- Lowest score after 9 holes from each match advances.
- Final 4 will advance and shoot 9 holes head to head to determine who shoots for 1st-2nd-3rd. lowest scores advance.
- 1st & 2nd place match and 3rd & 4th place matches may take place at the same time if event chooses to do so.
- Lowest score (Leader) always shoots last.
- In the event of a tie, archers will shoot 3 additional holes using sudden death scoring until a winner is declared.
- “When in Rome” rule- In the event of an equipment failure, Let downs, time restrictions, pass through arrows, use of umbrellas and/or shade or wind aides, spectators, Code of conduct, spotting scopes, shooting classes, Arrow size, speed or poundage restrictions, weather delay protocol, Practice facilities or any other shooting related topics the host event rules govern.
Ready to Tee it up?
Tee Time Archery targets can be purchased in course sets or individually. ANY club or range that has standard target butts or a field range can run the TTA game with very little work.