TyTin Open II

TyTyin Open is a two-day competition hosted by South Texas Archery Riders and sponsored by Texas Asiatic Archery. The competition is located at TyTin Ranch, a private property in New Braunfels, TX.

Event details

📍 Location

2681 Bunker St, New Braunfels, TX

⌚️ Time

9 AM - 3 PM

🗓 Saturday, December 13th, 2025

Ground competition

🗓 Sunday, December 14th, 2025

Horseback archery competition

Registration closed

Ground archery competition

Saturday, December 13th

Expect a fun and casual atmosphere with non-traditional courses that will challenge your accuracy, all while having fun!

9 am - 10 am | Check-in and warm-up

10 am | Welcome remarks and safety

10:30 am | Ground competition begins

  • Mini 3D course

    • The 3D course will have 10 targets set at various distances. Max 30 yards.

  • Windmill course

    • The Windmill is a rotating ground-archery challenge with 4 targets mounted on spinning arms. Archers shoot from five distances. 20 second time limit for each distance.

  • William Tell course

    • William Tell is a progressive-distance elimination course.

      Each archer shoots 3 arrows at each distance. To advance, the archer must score at least one hit at the current distance.

3 pm | Awards ceremony for ground competition

Horse archery competition

Sunday, December 13th

9 am - 10 am | Check-in and warm up

10 am | Welcome remarks and safety

10:30 am | Tabla 4

12:30 am | Tibetan 3

3 pm | Awards ceremony for horseback, and overall winners

Frequently asked questions

  • To participate in the horseback archery competition, previous horseback archery experience is required.

    To be approved to enter the horseback archery competition, contact the host before registration.

    Once approved by the host, you are responsible for transporting your own horse to the event. Your horse must be comfortable navigating a 90-meter track without leaving the track. Your horse must be desensitized to the sound of a bow and arrow.

    If you need to lease a horse for the event, please make sure to indicate so during registration.

    A horse lease for the event is very limited and a horse lease is not guaranteed by the host.

    The host requires two months’ notice for any horse lease for the event. Any inquiries for a horse lease made less than two months from the start of the competition date will not be approved.

  • Bows

    For this competition, only traditional selfbows, including Asiatic, indigenous, and longbows, are allowed. No shelves, no arrow rests, or bows with a lip will be allowed.

    Bow poundage must be under 50 lbs at your draw length.

    Arrows

    Either wood or carbon arrows are allowed for both the ground and horseback archery competitions.

    Broadheads are not allowed.

  • Par time

    Each track run will have a par time of 14 seconds. This means a rider and their horse must be comfortable completing a 90-meter track run at a canter at or under 14 seconds.

    Horses are not allowed to walk or trot down the track during the competition.

    Rider safety

    TyTin Open II follows MA3 guidelines to rider safety. Riding helmets are encouraged but are not mandatory. The exception is that competitors under the age of 18 must wear a riding helmet at all times when mounted.

    Arrow count

    It is preferred to bring a minimum of 24 arrows for the competition.

  • Bring your friends and family! Spectating is free and open to the public for both days. Please bring your own chair, as seating is limited. No ground blankets.

    Parents with young children are required to watch their children at all times.

  • Street parking is available for free on Bunker St only. Do not park within the property.