For instance, the well known circular bullseye target might originally have resembled a human torso or an animal being hunted.
This becomes the 10 ring at indoor compound competitions, while outdoors, it serves as a tiebreaker with the archer scoring the most X's winning.
[5] Below are the official target sizes, and approximate subtensions in milliradians and arcminutes depending on distance.
In matches organized by the International Practical Shooting Confederation, both steel and paper targets are used.
Within International Shooting Sport Federation disciplines, variations on bullseye targets are used for rifle and pistol events.
The Popinjay (from the French papegai, or "parrot") is an ancient form of target for crossbow shooting.
Originally a bird tethered in a tree, it developed into a complex painted wood target atop a tall wooden pole.
The popinjay would form the centrepiece of a major shooting contest and many shooters would try their skill repeatedly against the same target.