Army Strong Challenge Ft. Knox style
The Army Strong Challenge is a timed archery event that challenges the Soldier to shoot with accuracy as well as swiftly.This event requires the Soldier to concentrate on a given target, and helps to hone their shooting skills. This event is timed shooting at a given range with 3 separate targets set at 4 separate shoot points. The range is outlined below:
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Start line is set at 30 meters
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Shoot point #1 is set at 25 meters center
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Shoot point #2 is set at 18 meters right side
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Shoot point #3 is set at 18 meters left side
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Shoot point #4 is set at 12 meters cente
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End line is set at 5 meters
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Targets are set equidistance apart 5 meters from the end line
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Penalties: 10 second addition for each missed arrow
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Winner is competitor with lowest total time
Team Competition
Individual Competition
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Competitor sets up at start line and Judge announces begin (clock starts)
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Competitor moves from start line to Point #1
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Competitor shoots 1 arrow at each target (order not necessary)
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Competitor moves to Point #2 and so forth until complete with course
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Time stops when competitor crosses finish line.
The team competition runs the same as individual with a few twists:
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Shoot points, bonuses and penalties are all the same
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Team consists of 4 competitors (one member must shoot from a wheelchair)
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Team must all use the same re-curve bow as all of the other teams (provided by the SARP team)
2014 Fort Knox Penaties and Prizes
Penalties
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Arrow in yellow part of bull’s-eye subtracts 5 seconds from total time
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Arrow in red portion subtracts 3 seconds from total time
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Arrow in light blue subtracts 2 seconds from total time
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Arrow in dark blue subtracts 1 second from total time
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Winning team receives the Commanders Trophy and a 4 day pass
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2nd place receives 3 day pass
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3rd place receives 1 day off
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Each company must submit 1 team and a maximum of 3 teams.
Prizes
