3DAAA RULES - CURRENT FOR 2007

Class Description Shooting Stake Equipment
MBO Male Bowhunter Open Orange A compound bow, recurve or long bow with a moveable sight, scope or laser sight. Any type of release aid, glove, finger tab or bare fingers may be used.
FBO Female Bowhunter Open Green A compound bow, recurve or long bow with a moveable sight, scope or laser sight. Any type of release aid, glove, finger tab or bare fingers may be used.
MBR Male Bowhunter Release Orange A compound bow, recurve or long bow with or without a sight. If a sight is used, it will have fixed pins. Must be shot with some type of release aid. 
FBR Female Bowhunter Release Green A compound bow, recurve or long bow with or without a sight. If a sight is used, it will have fixed pins. Must be shot with some type of release aid. 
AHC Australian Hunter Class Green

A compound, recurve or longbow with or without sights. If a sight is used it will be of a hunting style (i.e. no target sight and no lens). Arrows must have a minimum 60gr screw in style points and a minimum of three (3) 4 inch vanes or feathers . Only one (1) single stabiliser with a maximum 12 inches in length from the nearest point of attachment is allowed. A maximum of eighty (80) pounds of peak weight is allowed.

MBF Male Bowhunter Fingers Orange*
Green**
A compound bow, recurve or long bow with fixed pins or moveable sight may be shot with a glove, finger tab or bare fingers. *Moveable Sight  **Fixed Pins
FBF Female Bowhunter Fingers Green A compound bow, recurve or long bow with fixed pins or moveable sight may be shot with a glove, finger tab or bare fingers. 
MCU Male Compound Unaided Green A compound bow with no sighting device. A rest and plunger are all that may reside within the sight window. Must be shot with a glove, finger tab or bare fingers.
FCU Female Compound Unaided White A compound bow with no sighting device. A rest and plunger are all that may reside within the sight window. Must be shot with a glove, finger tab or bare fingers.
RA Recurve Aided White A recurve bow with a sight. Must be shot with a glove, finger tab or with bare fingers
RU Recurve Unaided White A recurve bow without a sight or sight markings/aids of any description. Single stabiliser not exceeding 12 inches. Must be shot with a glove, finger tab or with bare fingers
TRAD Traditional Longbow White All 3DAAA rules appply, plus traditional rules.
Refer 3DAAA for full listing of traditional longbow rules.
YMR
13-14
Youth Male Release 
13 - 14 years of age
White A compound, recurve or long bow with or without a sight.  If a sight is used, it can be fixed pins, moveable sight, scope or laser sight and must be shot with some type of release aid.
YMR
15-17
Youth Male Release
15 - 17 years of age
Green A compound, recurve or long bow with or without a sight.  If a sight is used, it can be fixed pins, moveable sight, scope or laser sight and must be shot with some type of release aid.
YMF
13-17
Youth Male Fingers 
13 - 17 years of age
White A compound, recurve or long bow with or without a sight.  If a sight is used, it can be fixed pins, moveable sight, scope or laser sight.  Must be shot with a glove, finger tab or bare fingers
YF
13-17
Youth Female
13 - 17 years of age
White A compound, recurve or long bow with or without a sight.  If a sight is used, it can be fixed pins, moveable sight, scope or laser sight.  Any type of release aid, glove, finger tab or bare fingers may be used.
CUBA Cub Aided
0 - 12 years of age
Red A bow with a sight.  Can be shot with a release aid, glove, finger tab or with bare fingers.
CUBU Cub Unaided
0 - 12 years of age
Red A bow without a sight.  Must be shot with a glove, finger tab or with bare fingers.
CUBF Cub Female
0 - 12 years of age
Red A bow with or without a sight.  Must be shot with a release aid, glove, finger tab or with bare fingers.
MSR

Master Senior Release 50-60

Master Senior Release 60+

Orange

Green

Optional class for any shooter 50 years of age or older.  May shoot any type of equipment or style described above.
Shooting Stakes
Classes Colour Max Yards Max Metres
MBO, MBR, MBF(Moveable Sight)
MSR 50-60
Orange 50 45.7
MSR 60+, MBF(Fixed sight) FBO, FBR, FBF, MCU, AHC, YMR(15-17) Green 45 36.6
TRAD, RA, RU, FCU, YMR(13-14) YF, YMF White 30 27.4
CUBA, CUBU, CUBF Red 20 18.3
For the complete outline of rules and allowed equipment, visit www.3daaa.com look under 3DAAA Rules