Archery award badges
Order badges for your club
As an incentive to members to continue to challenge themselves on the shooting line, we have produced three series of achievement award badges for sale, covering Portsmouth, Frostbite and 3 dozen (A.K.A. the 252 scheme) rounds.
Reading Archers offer these badges for sale to other clubs as an incentive to their members.
Badges are £2.00 each.
Post and Packing charges –
1 – 19 badges – £2.00
20 – 49 badges – £2.65
50 or more – £4.00
How to order badges
Please use the button below to download the badge order form or to enquire about availability, please email badges@readingarchers.co.uk
How to order badges:
- Download the badge ordering form by clicking the button below.
- Complete the form of your requirements
- E-mail the completed form to the address above
- You will receive a confirmation of your order and bank transfer details – unfortunately cheques are no longer possible
“The 252 badge scheme helped me as a beginner, giving me a target to strive for and a benchmark for my skill as an archer. Each of the different distances has an achievable score and an award that you can earn. It keeps you motivated that you can do it even when the distances get greater. “
Simon White, member since 2016
252 equivalence
If you wish to apply the 252-scheme to shooting styles other than recurve, be sure to consult the following table for equivalent scores across different archery styles.
| Distance (yards) | Recurve score | Compound score | Longbow score | Barebow score |
| 20 | 252 | 280 | 164 | 189 |
| 30 | 252 | 280 | 164 | 189 |
| 40 | 252 | 280 | 164 | 189 |
| 50 | 252 | 280 | 164 | 189 |
| 60 | 252 | 280 | 164 | 189 |
| 80 | 252 | 280 | 126 | 164 |
| 100 | 252 | 280 | 101 | 139 |
3 dozen AKA the 252 scheme badges
The 252 scheme consists of shooting 3 dozen arrows at increasing distances with a 9-based scoring.
When a score of 252 or more is achieved, a quiver badge is awarded displaying the distance and the legend 252.
These are available at 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80 and 100 yard distances.
Frostbite badges
For the outdoor Frostbite round (shot in the winter), we offer awards by score in steps from 200 to 355.
Portsmouth badges
For the indoor Portsmouth round, we offer awards by score in steps from 300 to 600. Typically adult badges start from a score of 400.
