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Compound target
Compound target archery is shot with a scoped, release-aided bow and produces the highest scores in the sport, decided by cumulative total rather than sets.
The bow and the setup
A compound target bow uses cams to hold a light weight at full draw, a magnified scope sight with a rear peep in the string, and a mechanical release aid. That combination removes much of the human tremor and finger flex, so compound scores sit far higher than recurve at the same distance.
The sight is a long scope on an extension bar, and the rest is usually a blade launcher that gives the arrow clearance. How that sight and rest attach to the riser, and whether an adapter is needed, is the compatibility question this site exists to answer.
Distances and the round
Outdoor compound target is shot at 50 metres on an 80 centimetre face with a reduced six-ring scoring zone, so only the inner rings count for the ten. The ranking round is 72 arrows at 50 metres.
Indoors compound shares the 18 metre distance with recurve but shoots a triple vertical face so arrows cannot touch, and the inner ten is smaller. Perfect 600s indoors are common at the top level, which is why the tie-break rules count inner tens.
The cumulative match format
Unlike recurve, compound matches are decided by cumulative score: fifteen arrows in a match, and the highest total wins, with a single-arrow shoot-off closest to centre if the totals tie. There is no set system.
That format suits the compound's precision; with so many tens on offer, a raw total separates archers more cleanly than sets would.
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Sources: World Archery: disciplines · Wikipedia: Compound bow · World Archery rulebook