TargetTalk

Can any one tell me how these targets are scored in a match. What is the difference between the inner 10 and the 10 ring? Are all hits scored in whole numbers? What if a hit is on the line betwen 2 rings?

Obviously I am new to match shooting, so any scoring info would be greatly appreciated.

The number of inner tens is the first step to break tied scores in a count-back situation.

The shot just has to touch the line for it to get the higher score.

There are various gauges to make scoring exact but, for the moment, I wouldn't worry too much about them.

Simple...if the shot touches a line it gets the higher value (the shot is in the 9ring but touching the 10ring it's a ten).

Don't worry about the inner 10ring; pretend it's not there. It was put in for use with a scoring machine that would assign partial values (e.g. 10.9) for use during a 10 shot shootoff for the top 8 shooters to be added to their match score.

You or anyone else does not record inner tens or score them except during that shootoff. Ties are broken with a simple "10" countback in matches where there is no shootoff or scoring machine.

Rover wrote:You or anyone else does not record inner tens or score them except during that shootoff. Ties are broken with a simple "10" countback in matches where there is no shootoff or scoring machine.

If you are talking about matches under ISSF rules then I'm afraid that is completely wrong.

Inner tens are recorded as a matter of course. They are the first way of tie breaking under the count-back rules. They are used before counting back in 10 shot series, which is only used if the number of inner tens are equal.

Oops! Apparently David is correct. They just changed the rules this year.

Simply, an inner ten would be a 10X. It would still be only worth 10 points (no fractional value).

This is not something you really need to worry about. Let the scorer fret.

Rover wrote:...Don't worry about the inner 10ring; pretend it's not there. It was put in for use with a scoring machine that would assign partial values (e.g. 10.9)...

Not really - the inner 10 on an ISSF Air Pistol target does coincide with a 'regular' decimal value; it is between 10.4 and 10.5

Not really...only if scored by machine in a Finals. For regular use there are no decimal values.

Rover wrote:Not really...only if scored by machine in a Finals. For regular use there are no decimal values.

I think what Spencer was saying was that putting the inner 10 on the target was nothing to do with using scoring machines.