Office Bearers

• Bows: Longbow, Horse bow, Barebow Recurve.
• No compound bows are allowed.
• Bows are to be made completely of timber – no metal risers.
• A bow may be Longbow, Horse Bow or Barebow Recurve provided it subscribes to the accepted principle and meaning of the word ‘bow’ as used in target archery; i.e. an instrument consisting of a handle (grip), riser and two flexible limbs each ending in a tip with a string nock.
• Takedown Recurve bows to have a wooden handle (grip) riser.
• No modern spring/flipper rests.
• No Plunger buttons are allowed.
• The use of simple rests is allowed such as a simple one-piece plastic or non-adjustable rest, the use of the shelf in a cut out window is also allowed.
• No stabilisers, clickers, or modern string release devices are allowed.
• No sight or marks on the bow that help aiming are allowed. Any marks, blemishes or laminations that can be used to help with aiming are not permitted
• Face or string walking is not permitted.
• A ground marker is not permitted.

Arrows

• Wood and Aluminium arrows are permitted.Fletching shall consist of feathers only.Carbon and Carbon/Aluminium arrows are NOT permitted.

Finger Position

• • Arrows may be shot using the Mediterranean release (one finger above and two fingers below the arrow) three fingers below the arrow (within 2 mm) or a thumb ring provided it does not incorporate any device to hold, draw and release the string. Face or string walking is not permitted.

Finger & Hand Protection

• • • Finger protection in the form of finger stalls or tips, glove, or shooting tab or tape (plaster) to draw, hold back and release the string is permitted.

Collecting Arrows

• Walk forward to collect the arrows, never run.
• Always walk up to the side of the target butt so as to not to accidentally walk into the rear of the arrows lodged in the target.
• One person at a time should withdraw their arrows from the target.
• When withdrawing arrows from the target make sure no one is standing in front of the target or in the way of the withdrawn arrows. Withdrawing the arrows may require some force and the arrows may come out suddenly from the target butt and the rear end of the arrow could hit someone standing in front of the target.
• If searching for arrows behind the target at least one member of a group must remain standing in front of the target while others are searching.
• When carrying arrows always hold them to the side.
• After each end everyone must return to the shooting line and the range must be checked to make sure no one is behind the target butts or in the safety zone before the signal to commence shooting is given.

Shooting

• A bow must not be loaded with an arrow unless standing on the Shooting Line with one foot over the Line and the signal to start shooting has been given.
• A loaded bow must only be pointed at the assigned target. It must not be pointed at another person.
• An arrow must not be shot straight up into the air.
• A cracked or bent arrow must never be shot.
• A person must never stand forward of an archer about to shoot.
• If an arrow or part of equipment is dropped in front of the shooting line while shooting is in progress it can only be picked up after shooting has stopped.
• When each student has finished shooting their arrows they should stand back from the shooting line so the instructor can clearly see that they have finished.
• Only when everyone has finished shooting will the signal to move forward to collect the arrows be given.

• Collecting Arrows

  • Walk forward to collect the arrows, never run.
  • Always walk up to the side of the target butt so as to not to accidentally walk into the rear of the arrows lodged in the target.
  • One person at a time should withdraw their arrows from the target.
  • When withdrawing arrows from the target make sure no one is standing in front of the target or in the way of the withdrawn arrows. Withdrawing the arrows may require some force and the arrows may come out suddenly from the target butt and the rear end of the arrow could hit someone standing in front of the target.
  • If searching for arrows behind the target at least one member of a group must remain standing in front of the target while others are searching.
  • When carrying arrows always hold them to the side.
  • After each end everyone must return to the shooting line and the range must be checked to make sure no one is behind the target butts or in the safety zone before the signal to commence shooting is given.

Safety

• Only string a bow using a recommended safe method.
• Never draw and release a bow without an arrow on the string; this is known as “Dry-Firing” the bow, and could result in damage to the bow limbs, a broken string, or possible injury to the archer.

• Wear tight fitting clothes and closed-in footwear: not thongs or sandals & tie back long hair.

• Always wear an arm-guard to prevent injury from the bowstring during shooting.
• All shoots are under the direct supervision of the FIELD CAPTAIN whose duties include the complete control of shooting.
• Control is achieved by use of a whistle or verbal commands.
• 1 Blast archers to the line and commence shooting.
• 2 Blasts stop shooting collect arrows.
• 3 or more Blasts emergency stop shooting immediately and if at full draw let down.
• A bow must not be loaded with an arrow unless standing on the Shooting Line and the signal to start shooting has been given.
• A loaded bow must only be pointed at the assigned target. It must not be pointed at another person.
• Do not turn your bow horizontally on the shooting line as it may interfere with other archers.
• Do not draw and shoot an arrow while people are in front of the shooting line.
• lf a bow or arrow falls over the shooting line the archer should wait until their fellow archers on either side have finished shooting before retrieving the equipment and then only if it has fallen within bow reach from the shooting position.
• An arrow must not be shot straight up into the air.
• A cracked or bent arrow must never be shot.
• A person must never stand forward of an archer about to shoot.
• When each archer has finished shooting their arrows they should stand at least 3 paces back from the shooting line so the instructor can clearly see that they have finished.
• Only when everyone has finished shooting will the signal to move forward to collect the arrows be given.