Masters

Masters, what does this actually mean in terms of what you shoot! I would be in the masters group of 50-59, so does this mean in a FITA 1440 WRS I would shoot the full round as well as a sub competition between any other archers in the 50-59 group.
So having delusions of grandeur I shot the full 1440 round and had a score that put me 3rd in the seniors and 1st in the masters I would pick up two medals or would I have to shoot a different round ie Metric I against other 50-59 master archers.
Taking athletics for an example, I think if you run a half marathon as a vet but came in 3rd over all you would get two medals and obversely take part in the same main event at the same time.
 

Timid Toad

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No. Some competitions run a separate Masters category - you shoot a shorter distance so you'd only be eligible for one medal. Most don't, so you'd still compete with the youngsters and have no differentiation.
 

Whitehart

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To clarify TT men's Masters 50-59 1440 is shot at 70/60/50/30m and a WA70 is shot at 60m

Ironically if you look along most competition lines (shooting full distances) most archers qualify in terms of age as masters :)
 
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