JOAD & adult pin requirements
Look up the score your archer needs for their next USA Archery achievement pin. Pick the program, venue, and equipment below.
Program
Equipment class
Most recent pin earned
Next pin · JOAD indoor · recurve
Green pin
Score 50 or more at 9 m on a 60cm face
30 arrows, outer-10 scoring.
The full ladder
JOAD · indoor · Recurve. Pins are earned one at a time, in order.
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Green
50
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Purple
100
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Gray
150
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White
200
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Black
150
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Blue
190
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Red
240
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Yellow
260
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Bronze Olympian
280
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Silver Olympian
285
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Gold Olympian
290
Every equipment class at a glance
JOAD indoor requirements for every equipment class. Score, distance, and target face.
| Pin | Barebow | Basic compound | Compound | Fixed pins | Recurve | Traditional |
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| Green | 40 9 m · 60cm | 40 9 m · 60cm | 50 9 m · 40cm | 50 9 m · 40cm | 50 9 m · 60cm | — |
| Purple | 75 9 m · 60cm 30 18 m · 60cm | 75 9 m · 60cm 30 18 m · 60cm | 100 9 m · 40cm 30 18 m · 40cm | 100 9 m · 40cm 30 18 m · 40cm | 100 9 m · 60cm 30 18 m · 60cm | — |
| Gray | 110 9 m · 60cm 50 18 m · 60cm | 110 9 m · 60cm 50 18 m · 60cm | 150 9 m · 40cm 50 18 m · 40cm | 150 9 m · 40cm 50 18 m · 40cm | 150 9 m · 60cm 50 18 m · 60cm | — |
| White | 145 9 m · 60cm 100 18 m · 60cm | 145 9 m · 60cm 100 18 m · 60cm | 200 9 m · 40cm 100 18 m · 40cm | 200 9 m · 40cm 100 18 m · 40cm | 200 9 m · 60cm 100 18 m · 60cm | — |
| Black | 140 18 m · 60cm | 140 18 m · 60cm | 150 18 m · 40cm | 150 18 m · 40cm | 150 18 m · 60cm | — |
| Blue | 175 18 m · 40cm 185 18 m · 60cm | 175 18 m · 40cm 185 18 m · 60cm | 200 18 m · 40cm | 200 18 m · 40cm | 190 18 m · 40cm 200 18 m · 60cm | — |
| Red | 220 18 m · 40cm 230 18 m · 60cm | 220 18 m · 40cm 230 18 m · 60cm | 240 18 m · 40cm | 240 18 m · 40cm | 240 18 m · 40cm 250 18 m · 60cm | — |
| Yellow | 240 18 m · 40cm 255 18 m · 60cm | 240 18 m · 40cm 255 18 m · 60cm | 260 18 m · 40cm | 260 18 m · 40cm | 260 18 m · 40cm 270 18 m · 60cm | — |
| Bronze Olympian | 250 18 m · 40cm 265 18 m · 60cm | 250 18 m · 40cm 265 18 m · 60cm | 288 18 m · 40cm | 288 18 m · 40cm | 280 18 m · 40cm 285 18 m · 60cm | — |
| Silver Olympian | 260 18 m · 40cm 275 18 m · 60cm | 260 18 m · 40cm 275 18 m · 60cm | 292 18 m · 40cm | 292 18 m · 40cm | 285 18 m · 40cm 290 18 m · 60cm | — |
| Gold Olympian | 270 18 m · 40cm 280 18 m · 60cm | 270 18 m · 40cm 280 18 m · 60cm | 295 18 m · 40cm | 295 18 m · 40cm | 290 18 m · 40cm 295 18 m · 60cm | — |
Current as of June 24, 2026
About this chart. Requirements follow USA Archery’s JOAD and Adult Archery Program achievement scoring matrices. The official documents live in the USA Archery resource center.
Archers earn pins one at a time, in order, and indoor and outdoor progress are tracked separately.
Your club’s pins, tracked automatically
Pinpoint is archery club management software built for JOAD and Adult Archery Program clubs. Scores flag award-ready pins the moment they’re recorded.
See Pinpoint