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ARCHERYGBRULESOFSHOOTINGContents

Part Title Preface Contents Introduction

1 BowSafety2 Bowstyles3 TargetArchery–Outdoor4 TargetArchery–Indoor5 FieldArchery6 FlightShooting7 CloutShooting8 CrossbowTargetRounds9 TraditionalLongbowTargetArchery

10 OtherFormsofArchery11 ApprovedPolicyonRulesofShootingthatConcernDisabledArchers12 RulesofShootingforVisuallyImpairedArchers

Index

Appendix A ApprovedScoringSystemsB MinimumStandardforJudgeinChargeC TargetArcheryOutdoor–RangeLayout

Imperial/MetricConversions1metre =1yard0feet3.37inches 1yard =0.914metres1kilogram =2.2pounds 1pound =0.454kilograms

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Preface

TheseRulesofShootingareapprovedbyArcheryGBtogiveguidancetoarcherssotheymaypracticetheirsportandengageinsafe,faircompetitionwithaspiritoffriendlyrivalry,allinkeepingwithourmottoof“Union,TrueheartandCourtesie”.Archers,judgesandothersinterpretingtheserulesareexpectedtodososensiblyandrealistically.

GrahamPottsChairman,RulesCommittee,ArcheryGB

AmendmentProcedures1. ProposalsorsuggestionsforchangestotheseRulesofShootingshouldinitiallybeforwardedin

writingtotheChairmanoftheRulesCommitteeviaMembershipServices.2. TheChairmanoftheRulesCommitteewillconsultanyrelevantCommitteeChairman.3. If a change is agreed inprinciple, aproposalwill thenbedraftedby theRulesCommittee in

conjunction with the relevant Committee and put before the Operations Committee forconsideration. If agreed, a proposalwill be published in ArcheryUK and on theArcheryGBwebsiteandcommentsinvitedfromthemembership.

4. Members commentsmust be received atMembership Serviceswithin twomonths from the

weektheArcheryUKispublished.5. Attheendofthisconsultationperiod,anycommentsreceivedwillbeforwardedtotheRules

Committee for consideration and consultation with the relevant committee. The RulesCommitteewillsubsequentlyformulateafinalproposaltosubmittotheOperationsCommittee.

6. ThefinalproposalwillbeconsideredbytheOperationsCommittee. Ifagreementisobtained

from this Committee, the new rule will be published in Archery UK and on the Archery GBwebsite.

7. AfterapprovalbytheOperationsCommittee,thenewrulewillbecomeeffectiveonthefollowing

1stAprilor1stOctober,whicheveroccursfirst.8. Notwithstandingtheproceduresgivenabove,changestotheRulesofShootingregardingurgent

safetymattersmaybeenactedatanytimebytheChairmanoftheRulesCommittee.9. Changessincethelasteditionareshowninblue.

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Introduction1. GenderTheRulesarewritteninthemasculineforsimplicityandavoidanceofrepetition.Unlessthecontextdeemsotherwise,allreferencestomalesreferequallytofemales.2. WorldArchery(WA)(a) ArcheryGBisaMemberAssociationofWorldArchery(WA),theinternationalgoverningbody

forarcheryrecognisedbytheInternationalOlympicCommittee.WorldArcherywaspreviouslyknownastheFederationInternationaldeTiràl'Arc(FITA).

(b) TherearemanysimilaritiesbetweenWARulesandthoseinthisbook.However,manyoftheWA rules are geared to the stagingofworld championshipevents.Accordingly, shootingwillnormallybetotheArcheryGBRulespublishedherein;WArulesmayapplywhenWArecognisedroundsareshotandguidanceisgivenontheapplicationofWAruleswhenshootingatalllevelsoftournament.

(c) ExtractsfromWAConstitutionandRulesareproducedwiththeirpermission.3. Etiquette.AGoodArcher:(a) Doesnottalkinaloudvoicewhilstothersareshooting.(b) Doesnottalktoanothercompetitorwhoobviouslypreferstobesilent.(c) Doesnotmakeanyexclamationontheshootinglinethatmightdisconcertaneighbourintheact

ofshooting.(d) Doesnotgobehindthetargettoretrievehisarrowsbeforehisscorehasbeenrecorded.(e) Doesnotwalkupanddowntheshootinglinecomparingscores.(f) Doesnottouchanyoneelse’sequipmentwithoutpermission.(g) Doesnotleavelitter.(h) Whencallingscoresdoessoingroupsofthree,forexample‘7-7-5’pause‘5-5-3’.(j) Ifhebreaksanother’sarrowthroughhisowncarelessness,paysforitincashonthespot.(k) ThankstheTargetCaptainattheendofeachroundforworkonhisbehalf.4. ChallengeTrophies(a) Most Challenge Trophies are valuable and irreplaceable. The holder is responsible for them

whilstinhispossessionandfortheirreturnattheappropriatetimeinacleanandfitconditionforpresentation,andwithanynecessaryengravingcorrectlyexecuted.

(b) ThecostofengravingofNationalTrophiescanbereimbursedonapplicationtotheArcheryGBChiefExecutive.

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PART1BOWSAFETY101.Introduction(a) These bow safety rules apply to all archery disciplines. Other safety rules are given in the

separatePartsoftheseRules.(b) EachmemberofArcheryGBhasadutyofcaretoensurethathisactionsdonotcompromisethe

safetyofhimselforothers.102. General(a) Noarchermaydrawhisbow,withorwithoutanarrow,exceptwhenstandingattheshooting

lineorpeg. Ifanarrow isused, thearcher shallaimtoward the targetsbutonlyafterbeingsatisfiedthatthefieldisclearbothinfrontofandbehindthetargets.

(b) Whendrawingbackthestringofthebowanarchershallnotuseanytechniquewhich, intheopinionofthejudges,could,ifaccidentallyloosed,allowthearrowtoflybeyondasafetyzoneor safety arrangements (overshoot area, net,wall, etc). If an archerpersists in using such atechnique,hewill,intheinterestofsafety,beimmediatelyaskedbytheJudgetostopshootingandtoleavethearea.

(c) Ifanyonepresentwherearcheryistakingplacebecomesawarethatshootingshouldbehaltedfor safety reasons, that person must call “FAST”. On hearing this call, all archers mustimmediatelystopshooting,returningallunshotarrowstothequiver. Ifnecessary,thecallof“FAST” shouldbe repeatedbyotherarchers toensure thateveryonehasheardand stoppedshooting.ShootingwillrecommenceonlyontheinstructionoftheJudge.

(d) TheJudge, inconsultationwiththeappointedtournamentorganiserisempoweredtorequireanyindividualwhoisconsideredtobejeopardisingthesafetyofthetournamenttoimmediatelyleavetheshootingground.

103. NumbersPresent(a) Whenanyshootingisinprogresstheremustbeaminimumoftwopeoplepresenteachbeinga

minimumof18yearsofage,oneofwhommaybeanon-archertoactasalookout.Thearcherisresponsibletoinformthelookoutofallsafetyaspectsapplicable.Wheretwoadultarchersarepresentandshootingtogethertheywillalternateontheshootinglinesothatthenon-shootingarchercanactasthelookout.

(b) Juniors. Whenjuniorarchers(iearchersunder18)areshootingindividuallyoringroupstheymustbe supervisedbyanadultmember (excludinghonorarymembers)ofArcheryGBandasecondadultmustbepresent.

(c) Onprivatelandwhichisfencedallround,wherethepublichasnolegalrightofaccessandwithawarningnoticedisplayedatallentrancesandpointsofaccess,thefollowingconcessionsmayapplynotwithstandingtheprovisionsof103(a)and(b)above:(i) Soloshootingbyseniorarchers(iearchers18andover)ispermitted.Anymembershooting

ontheirownisdoingsoattheirownriskinrespectofpersonalinjuries.(ii) Providedthattheyareanadultmember(excludinghonorarymembers)ofArcheryGB,one

parent/guardianalonemaysupervisehis/herownchild(ren).104. CrossbowSafety(a) AcrossbowmayNOTbedrawnorcockedexceptontheshootinglineandinthedirectionofthe

targets, after the arbalist has ensured that the field is clear both in front of and behind thetargets.

(b) Ifshootingisinterruptedforanyreason,crossbowsshallbeloweredimmediatelysothattheyaredirectedatthegroundimmediatelyinfrontoftheshootinglineandtheboltremoved.

(c) Nopersonlessthan12yearsofagemayshootormanipulateacrossbow.

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PART2BOWSTYLES201. Introduction and General Rules The recognised bowstyles are given below. AdditionalinformationisalsoprovidedwherenecessarywithintheRulesforeachseparatearcherydiscipline.Thefollowinggeneralrulesapplytoallbowstyles:(a) VisualAids.

(i) Fieldglasses,telescopesandothervisualaidsmaybeusedforspottingarrows.(ii) Prescription spectacles or shooting spectacles, provided they are fitted with the same

lensesnormallywornbythearcher,andsunglassesmaybeused.Theglassofthenon-sightingeyemaybefullycoveredortaped,oraneyepatchmaybeused.

(iii) Novisualaidmaybefittedwithmicroholelenses,orsimilardevices,normarkedinanywaywhichcanassistinaiming.

(b) Accessories.Accessoriesarepermittedsuchaslimbsavers,bracer,dressshield,bowsling,beltorgroundquiver,andtassel.Footmarkersarealsopermittedbutmustnotprotrudeabovethegroundmorethanonecentimetre.

(c) Broad-head, edged, bodkin, silver spoon and any other large diameter arrow piles are notpermitted.

(d) Anarcher’sequipmentmustnotrepresentanundueobstacletootherarchersontheshootingline.

(e) Itisthearcher’sresponsibilitytouseequipmentwhichcomplieswiththerules.AnyarcherfoundtobeusingequipmentcontraveningtheseRulesmayhavehisscoresdisqualified.

202. Recurve(Freestyle)Thefollowingitemsarepermitted:(a) Bow

(i) Abowofanytypeprovideditsubscribestotheacceptedprincipleandmeaningofthewordbowasused inarchery, e.g., an instrument consistingof ahandle(grip), riser (no shootthroughtype)andtwoflexiblelimbseachendinginatipwithastringnock.

(ii) Thebowisbracedforusebyasinglestringattacheddirectlybetweenthetwostringnocksonly,andinoperationisheldinonehandbyitshandle(grip)whilethefingersoftheotherhanddraw,holdbackandreleasethestring.

(iii) Multi coloured bow risers and trademarks located on the inside of the upper limb arepermitted.

(b)Bowstring(i) Abowstringofanynumberofstrandsthatmaybeofdifferentcoloursandofthematerial

chosen for the purpose with a centre serving to accommodate the drawing fingers, anockingpointtowhichmaybeaddedserving(s)tofitthearrownockasnecessary,andtolocate this point, one or two nock locatorsmay be positioned, and at each end of thebowstringalooptobeplacedinthestringnocksofthebowwhenbraced.

(ii) Inadditiononeattachmentispermittedonthestringtoserveasalipornosemark.Theservingonthestringmustnotendwithinthearcher'svisionatfulldraw.Thebowstringmustinnowayofferaidinaimingthroughapeephole,markingoranyothermeans.

(c) Arrowrest(i) Anarrowrest,whichcanbeadjustable,anymoveablepressurebutton,pressurepointor

arrowplatemayallbeusedonthebowprovidedtheyarenotelectricorelectronicanddonotofferanyadditionalaidinaiming.

(ii) Thepressurepointshallbeplacednofurtherthan4cmback(inside)fromthethroatofthehandle(pivotpoint)ofthebow.

(d) Draw Check Indicator A draw check indicator, audible and/or visual, other than electric orelectronic,maybeused.

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(e) BowsightAbowsightispermitted,butatnotimemaymorethanonesuchdevicebeused.Itshallnotincorporateaprism,lens,oranyothermagnifyingdevice,levelling,electricorelectronicdevicesnorshallitprovideformorethanonesightingpoint.

(i) Theoverall lengthofthesightingcircleorpoint(tunnel,tube,sightingpinorothercorrespondingextendedcomponent)shallnotexceed2cminthelineofvisionoftheathlete.

(ii) Asightmaybeattachedtothebowforthepurposeofaimingandwhichmayallowforwindageadjustmentaswellasanelevationsetting.Itissubjecttothefollowingprovisions:a. Abowsightextensionispermitted;b. Aplateortapewithdistancemarkingmaybemountedonthesightasaguide

formarking,butshallnotinanywayofferanyadditionalaid;c. Thesightpointmaybeafibreopticsightpin.Thetotallengthofthefibreoptic

pinmayexceed2cm,providedthatoneend isattachedoutsidetheathlete’slineofvisionatfulldraw,whilethepartwithintheathlete’slineofvisiondoesnot exceed 2cm in a straight line before bending. It can only provide oneilluminated aiming spot at full draw. The fibre optic pin is measuredindependentlyofthetunnel.

(f) StabilizersandTorqueFlightCompensators.Stabilizersandtorqueflightcompensatorsonthebowarepermittedprovidedtheydonot:(i) Serveasastringguide;(ii) Touchanythingbutthebow;

(g) Arrows.(i) Arrowsofany typemaybeusedprovided theycomplywith theacceptedprincipleand

meaningofthewordarrowasusedinarchery,andthatsucharrowsdonotcauseunduedamagetotargetfacesorbuttresses.Themaximumdiameterofthearrowshaftshallnotexceed9.3mm.

(ii) Anarrowconsistsofashaftwithatip(point),nocks,fletchingand,ifdesired,cresting.Themaximum diameter of arrow shafts shall not exceed 9.3mm (arrowwraps shall not beconsideredaspartofthislimitationaslongtheydonotextendfurtherthan22cmtowardthepointofthearrowwhenmeasuredfromthethroat-nockholewherethestringsits-ofthenocktotheendofthewrap);thetips(points)forthesearrowsmayhaveamaximumdiameterof9.4mm.

(iii) Allarrowsofeveryarchershallbemarkedwiththearcher‘snameorinitialsontheshaft.Allarrowsusedinanyendshallbeidenticalandshallcarrythesamepatternandcolour(s)offletching,nocksandcresting,ifany.Tracernocks(electrically/electronicallylightedarrownocks)arenotallowed.

(h) HandProtection.(i) Fingerprotectionintheformoffingerstallsortips,gloves,orshootingtabortape(plaster)

todraw,holdbackandreleasethestringispermitted,providedthatsuchprotectiondoesnotincorporateanydevicetohold,drawandreleasethestring.

(ii) Aseparatorbetweenthefingerstopreventpinchingthearrowand/oraplatformtabmaybeused.

(iii) Onthebowhandanordinaryglove,mittenorsimilaritemmaybewornbutshallnotbeattachedtothegrip.

203. WAStandardBowTheWAStandardBowisasimplifiedformoftherecurvebowandisfullydescribedinWAConstitution&Rules.

204. RecurveBarebowRecurveBarebowisgenerallyasdescribedforRecurve(Freestyle)inRule202withthefollowingvariations:

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(a) Bow(i) The bowmust be bare, except for itemsmentioned below, and free from protrusions,

marks,blemishesorlaminatedpieceswhichcouldbeofuseinaiming.Multi-colouredrisersarepermitted.

(ii) Integrallyfittedtorqueflightcompensatorsarepermittedprovidedthattheyarenotfittedwith stabilizers. Weights may be added to the lower part of the riser. All weights,regardless of shape,mustmount directly to the riserwithout rods, extensions, angularmountingconnectionsorshockabsorbingdevices.

(b) Bowstring.Thereshallbenoattachmentonthestringtoserveasalipornosemark.(c) Arrowrest.Thepressurepointshallbeplacednofurtherthan2cmback(inside)fromthethroat

ofthehandle(pivotpoint)ofthebow(d) Exclusions.Recurvebarebowarchersmaynotuse:

(i) Sights.(ii) Drawcheckindicator.(iii) Stabilizers.

205. RecurveTraditionalTheRecurveTraditionalisgenerallyasdescribedforRecurveBarebowinRule204butwiththefollowingvariations:(a) Arrows. Arrow shafts shall be made of wood but with no limit as to maximum diameter.

Fletchingsshallbeofnaturalfeather;metallicpilesandplasticnocksmaybeused.(b) Arrowrest.Thearrowrestmustnotbeadjustable.Apressurebuttonisnotpermitted.(c) ShootingStyle.Archersmustadheretooneanchorpointandonefingerpositiononthestring

throughoutatournament.206. Longbow(a) Bow. Thebowshallbe the traditional longbowmade fromwood,either “self”, “backed”,or

“laminated”withcambered(stacked)bellyandhornnocks.Withtheexceptionofthe“self”bow,eachlimbofthebowshallformasinglesimplecurvefromthehandletothenockwhenatfulldraw.Thebowshallbenotlessthanfivefeetinlengthforanarrowoflessthan27inchesand;notlessthanfivefeetsixinchesinlengthfora27”orlongerarrow,thisbeingmeasuredalongthebackbetweenthestringnocks.Atnopointshallthedepthofthebow,measuredfrombacktobelly,belessthan5/8(fiveeighths)ofthewidthofthebowatthesamesection.Thebowmaycarrynosupportforthearrow.Bowsofbamboo,constructedinconformitywiththeabove,shallbepermitted.

(b) String.Thestringmaybeofeithernaturalorman-madesubstance,andmay,ifdesired,embodya “kisser” at any point as required to facilitate a consistent draw position, but for no otherpurpose.

(c) SightsandGroundMarkers.Asight,assuch,isnotpermittedbutoneofthefollowingmaybeused:(i) Amarkonthebowlimb.(ii) Arubberbandofnomorethan1/8”indepthandthickness.(iii) Agroundmarkerofanydesignprovideditdoesnotexceedaheightfromthegroundof6

inchesoradiameterof3inchesorimpedeanyotherarcher.(d) Arrows.Arrowsshallhavewoodensteles(shafts),shallbefittedwithfeatherfletchings,andmay

have either horn-reinforced, self or applied nocks. There is no limit to themaximum shaftdiameter.Thepileshallnotexceedthediameteroftheshaftatthepointoffitment.Shoulderedpiles,whilstnotdisallowed,shouldbeavoidedbecauseofexcessdamagetotargets. Arrowsshallbeproperlymarked,sothatthereshallbenodifficultyinclaimingthem.

(e) HandProtection(i) Fingerprotectionintheformoffingerstallsortips,gloves,orshootingtabortape(plaster)

todraw,holdbackandreleasethestringispermitted,providedthatsuchprotectiondoesnotincorporateanydevicetohold,drawandreleasethestring.

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(ii) Aseparatorbetweenthefingerstopreventpinchingthearrowand/oraplatformtabmaybeused.Anextensionsoastoprovideagreaterangle,priortorelease,otherthanthatachieved by the use of a normal tab, glove or other form of finger protection, is notpermitted.

(iii) Onthebowhandanordinaryglove,mittenorsimilaritemmaybewornbutshallnotbeattachedtothegrip.

206AAmericanFlatbow(a) Bow.Thebowshallcorrespondtothetraditionalformofalongbowwhichmeansthatwhen

strungthestringmaynottouchanyotherpartofthebowbutthestringnocks.Thebowmaybemade fromanymaterialor combinationofmaterial. The shapeof thegrip isnot restricted.Centreshotisallowed.Forwomenthebowwillnotbelessthan150cminlength,formenthebowwillbenotlessthan160cminlength–thislengthbeingmeasuredonastrungbowbetweenthe string nocks all along the outside of the limbs. No weights, stabilisers or torque flightcompensatorsareallowed

(b) String.Thebowstringmaycompriseofanynumberofstrandswhichmaybedifferentcoloursand of the material chosen for the purpose. The string may have a centre serving toaccommodatethedrawingfingers,asinglenockingpointtowhichmaybeaddedserving(s)tofitthearrownockasnecessary,andtolocatethispoint1or2nocklocatorsmaybepositionedandateachendofthebowstringalooptobeplacedinthestringnocksofthebowwhenbraced.Theservingonthestringmustnotendwithintheathlete’svisionatfulldraw.Thebowstringmustnotinanywayassistaimingthroughtheuseofapeephole,marking,oranyothermeans.Nolipornosemarkispermitted. Stringsilencersarepermittedprovidedtheyarelocatednocloserthan30cmfromthenockingpoint.

(c) Arrowrest.Ifthebowhasanarrowshelf,thatshelfmaybeusedasanarrowrestanditmaybecoveredwithanytypeofsoftmaterial.Noothertypesofrestwillbeallowed.Nodrawcheckdevicemaybeused.

(d) SightandPointofAim.Nosightorsightmarkonthebowthathelpaimingoranyotherartificialpointofaimisallowed.

(e) Arrows.Arrowsshallhavewoodenshaftsfittedwithpointsofthefieldtypeorbullet,conicalorconeshapedmeantforwoodenarrows.Onlynaturalfeatherswillbeusedasfletching.Crestingmaybeapplied.Themaximumdiameterofarrowshaftswillnotexceed9.3mm;thepointsforthesearrowsmayhaveamaximumdiameterof9.4mm.Allarrowsmustbemarkedwiththearcher’snameorinitialsontheshaft.Allarrowsusedatanyendwillcarrythesamepatternandcolour(s)offletching,nocksandcresting,ifany.

(f) HandProtection.Fingerprotectionintheformoffingerstallsortips,gloves,shootingtabortape(plaster)todraw,holdbackandreleasethestringispermitted.(i) Thefingerprotectionmustnotincorporateanydevicetohold,drawandreleasethestring.(ii) Ananchorplateorsimilardeviceattachedtothefingerprotection(tab)forthepurposeof

anchoringisnotpermitted.(ii) Onthebowhandanordinaryglove,mittenorsimilaritemmaybewornbutmustnotbe

attachedtothegrip.207. Compound(Unlimited)Thefollowingequipmentisdescribed.Alltypesofadditionaldevices,unlesstheyareelectricorelectronic,arepermitted:(a) Bow.

(i) Abow,(whichmaybeofashootthroughtype)whereamechanicaladvantageisobtained,egbytheuseofaccessory limbs, levers,pulleys,eccentricsorsimilardevices. Thepeakdrawweightmustnotexceed60lbs.

(ii) Thebowisbracedforusebybowstring(s)attacheddirectlybetweenthetwostringnocksof thebow limbs,orattachedto thebowcables,asmaybeapplicable to theparticulardesign.Cableguardsarepermitted.

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(b) Bowstring.(i) Abowstringofanynumberofstrandsthatmaybeofdifferentcoloursandofthematerial

chosen for the purpose, with a centre serving to accommodate the drawing fingers orreleaseaid.

(ii) Anockingpointmaybefittedtowhichmaybeaddedserving(s)tofitthearrownockasnecessary.Tolocatethispointoneortwonocklocatorsmaybefitted.

(iii) Inadditionattachmentsarepermittedonthestringsuchasalipornosemark,apeephole(whichmustbesecuredtothestring),apeephole'holdinline'device,loopbowstring,etc.

(c) Arrowrest.(i) Anarrowrest,whichcanbeadjustable,anymoveablepressurebutton,pressurepointor

arrowplate,mayallbeusedonthebowprovidedthattheyarenotelectricorelectronic.(ii) Thepressurepointshallbeplacednofurtherthan6cmback(inside)fromthethroatofthe

handle(pivotpointofthebow).(d) Draw Check Indicators Draw check indicators, audible and/or visual, other than electric or

electronic,maybeused.(e) BowsightAbowsightattachedtothebow,whichmayallowforwindageadjustmentaswellas

elevationsettingwhichmayalsoincorporatealevelingdevice,and/ormagnifyinglensesand/orprisms.Abowsightextensionispermitted.Electricorelectronicdevicesarenotpermitted.Thesightpointmaybeafibreopticsightpin.

(f) StabilizersandTorqueFlightCompensatorsStabilizersandtorqueflightcompensators,providedthattheydonot:(i) Serveasastringguide;(ii) Touchanythingbutthebow;

(g) Arrows(i) Arrowsofany typemaybeusedprovided theycomplywith theacceptedprincipleand

meaningofthewordarrowasusedinArchery,andthatsucharrowsdonotcauseunduedamagetotargetfacesorbuttresses.Themaximumdiameterofanarrowshaftshallnotexceed9.3mm.

(ii) Anarrowconsistsofashaftwithatip(point),nocks,fletchingand,ifdesired,cresting.Themaximum diameter of arrow shafts shall not exceed 9.3mm (arrowwraps shall not beconsideredaspartofthislimitationaslongtheydonotextendfurtherthan22cmtowardthepointofthearrowwhenmeasuredfromthethroat-nockholewherethestringsits-ofthenocktotheendofthewrap);thetips(points)forthesearrowsmayhaveamaximumdiameterof9.4mm.

(iii) Allarrowsofeveryarchershallbemarkedwiththearcher’snameorinitialsontheshaft.Allarrowsusedinanyendshallbeidenticalandshallcarrythesamepatternandcolour(s)offletching,nocksandcresting,ifany.Tracernocks(electrically/electronicallylightedarrownocks)arenotallowed.

(h) HandProtection.(i) Fingerprotectionintheformoffingerstallsortips,gloves,shootingtabortape(plaster)to

draw,holdbackandreleasethestring.(ii) Aseparatorbetweenthefingerstopreventpinchingthearrowmaybeused.Ananchor

plateorsimilardeviceattachedtothefingerprotection(tab)forthepurposeofanchoringispermitted.

(iii) Areleaseaidthatmustnotbeattachedinanywaytothebownorincorporateelectricorelectronicdevicesmaybeused.

(iv) Onthebowhandanordinaryglove,mittenorsimilaritemmaybewornbutshallnotbeattachedtothegrip.

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208. CompoundLimitedTheCompoundLimitedisgenerallyasdescribedforCompoundUnlimitedinRule207butwiththefollowingvariations:(a) Thestringmustbedrawn,heldbackandreleasedbythefingersofonehand.(b) Thepressurepointshallbeplacednofurtherthan4cmback(inside)fromthethroatofthehandle

(pivotpoint)ofthebow.(c) The bowsight must not incorporate magnifying lenses or prisms (ie a scope). A level and a

peepholeareallowed.(d) Multipinsightsareallowedonmarkedcoursesonly209 CompoundBarebowTheCompoundBarebowisgenerallyasdescribedforCompoundLimitedinRule208butwiththefollowingfurthervariations:(a) Thebowmustbebare,exceptforthearrowrestandonestabilizer(see(c)below),andfreefrom

protrusions,marks,blemishesorlaminatedpieceswhichcouldbeofuseinaiming.(b) Although multi-coloured strings are permitted, there shall be no additional markings or

attachmentsonthestringwhichcouldbeofuseinaiming.(c) Onestabilizernolongerthan30.5cm(12”)overallmaybefitted.210. Crossbow(a) Acrossbowstockmaybemadefromanysafematerialandmustbe fittedwithamechanical

trigger. Prods,whichmaybemadeofanymaterialexceptmetal,shallnotexceed900mminlengthwhenthecrossbowisstrung.

(b) Thedrawweightatthestringlatchshallbenomorethan95lbs(43kg).Thedrawweightanddrawlengthmustbeclearlymarkedontheprod. Thecleandrawlength,measuredfromthestringtothestringlatchshallbenomorethan300mm

(c) Thebowmustbefittedwithaboltretainingclip.(d) Astringmaybemadeofanynon-metallicmaterial.(e) Boltsmaybemadeofanymaterialandofsuchdesignasnottocauseunreasonabledamageto

thetarget.Boltlengthisminimum12inches,maximum15inches.Threefletchings,featherorplastic,shallbefitted.

(f) Telescopicormagnifyingsightsarenotallowed.(g) Thefollowingarepermitted:

(i) Footstirrupsattachedtothebow.(ii) Stabilizers.(iii) Palmrest.(iv) Abutthookthatdoesnotrestdirectlyontopoftheshoulderandisnomorethan150mm

inlength.(h) Thelengthbetweenthebacksightandthefrontsightshallnotexceed720mm.(j) All crossbowsmust be drawn by hand. The use of cocking aids, gloves or fingerstalls is not

permitted.(k) Pistolcrossbowsarenotpermitted.(l) CrossbowandtheLaw.Whentravellingonpublictransportorwalkinginapublicthoroughfare

itisessentialthattheprodberemovedandthestockandprodbecarriedinacaseorcover.211. ConventionalFlightBows(a) Anybow,otherthanacrossbow,whichisconstructedsothatthereisnomechanicaladvantage

obtainedbytheuseofaccessorylimbs,levers,pulleys,eccentricsorsimilardevices.(b) Thefollowingmaybeused:

(i) Keyholebows,forwardhandlesandoverdraws.(ii) Asix-goldringandaflipperorstrap.Aflipperismadefrompiecesofleatherand/orrubber

thatwrapinoppositedirectionsaroundthestring.(iii) Handheldnon-mechanicalreleaseaid.Nomechanicalreleaseaidmaybeusedotherthan

theflipperasdefinedabove(iv) Handprotectionasdefinedin202(h),orotherheldnon-mechanicalreleaseaids.(v) Block,sipurandanglemeasuringdevice.

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212. CompoundFlightBow.Bowssoconstructedthatamechanicaladvantageisobtainedbytheuseofaccessorylimbs,levers,pulleys,eccentricsorsimilardevices.(a) Theweightofthebowshallnotexceed60lbsmeasuredatthebreakoverpointorpositionof

normallydrawnbowatwhichthebow’smaximumpoundageisachieved.(b) Keyholetypebows,forwardhandlesandanglemeasuringdevicearepermitted.(c) Overdrawsarepermittedbutnooverdrawshallallowthepointofthearrowtobedrawnfurther

backthanthebraceheightofthebow.(d) Anyreleaseaidusedmustbehandheld.213. CompetitionBetweenBowstyles(a) BowsthatarerecognisedinRules202,203,204,205,206and206Amaynotbeusedindirect

competitionwithbowsrecognisedinRules207,208and209.Competitiononahandicapbasisisnotregardedasdirectcompetition.

(b) Crossbowmenusingbowsrecognised inRules210shallshootonseparatetargets fromotherarchersandnotcompetewiththem.

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PART3TARGETARCHERY–OUTDOOR300. TargetFaces(a) Thediametersofthestandardfacesare122cmand80cm.(b) (i) The122cmfaceiscomposedofacircle inthecentreof24.4cmdiameterringedbyfour

concentricbandsthebreadthofeach,measuredradially,being12.2cm.(ii) The 80cm face is composed of a circle in the centre of 16cm diameter ringed by four

concentricbandsthebreadthofeach,measuredradially,being8cm.(c) Thecoloursofbothtargetfacesare,fromcentreoutwards,gold,red,blue,blackandwhite.(d) (i) Exceptbetweenblack/whiteandblack/bluedividinglinesbetweencoloursmaybeused.

Suchdividinglinesshallnotexceed2mminwidthandshallbeentirelywithinthehigherscoringzone.

(ii) Thelinemarkingtheoutermostedgeofthewhiteshallnotexceed2mminwidthandshallbeentirelywithinthescoringzone.

(e) Whenthe122cmand80cmfacesareusedfor10zonescoringtheyaredividedasfollows:(i) Eachcolourzoneisdividedintotwozonesofequalradialwidth(ii) Theresultingcentralzoneisfurtherdividedintotwozonesofequalradialwidth.(iii) Thedividing linesshallnotexceed2mminwidthandshallbeentirelywithinthehigher

scoringzone.(f) Thecentreofthegoldistermedthe‘pinholeandshallbemarkedwithasmallcross(x)thelines

ofwhichshallnotexceed2mminwidth.(g) Tolerancesonthediameterofeachscoringzoneonbothtargetfacesarepermittedasfollows:

(i) GoldzonesandInnerRedzone– ±1mm(ii) Allotherzones– ±3mm

301. RangeLayout(a) Thetargetsshallbesetupatoneendoftheground.Theyshallbeinclinedatanangleofabout

15degrees,withthepinholes130cm(4ft3in)±5cmabovetheground.Theheightofthepinholeonalineoffacesshallatalltimeslookstraight.

(b) Minimumspacingoftargetcentresshallbe:(i) Archersshootingsinglyorinpairs– 2.5m(8ft2ins)(ii) Archersshootinginthrees– 3.66m(12ft)

(c) Eachtargetbossshallbesecurelyanchoredsothatitcannotblowoffitsstand.Likewisestandsshallbeanchoredtopreventthemfromblowingover.

(d) Alltargetsshallbeclearlynumbered.Flagstoindicatewinddirectionmay,atthetournamentorganiser'sdiscretion,beplacedabovethecentreofeachtarget.Suchflagsshallbebetween25cmand30cm inbothheight and length, beof a colour easily visible andplaced in such amannerthatnopartoftheflagcanobscureanypartofthetargetorboss.Alternatively,awindindicatorflagmaybeplacedateachendofthetargetline.

(e) The shooting line (over which the archers shall take up their shooting positions) shall bemeasuredfrompointsverticallybelowthepinholes.Tolerancesonsuchmeasurementsshallbeasfollows:(i) Metricdistances: uptoandincluding50m– ±15cm above50m– ±30cm(ii) Imperialdistances: uptoandincluding50yds– ±6in

above50yds– ±l2in(f) Shooting marks or flat markers, shall be positioned opposite the targets at the appropriate

distances. Theshootingmarksaretobearthenumberofthetargetoppositewhichtheyareplaced.

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(g) Thefollowingadditionalmarkingsmaybelaiddown:(i) Linesatrightanglestotheshootinglineandextendingfromtheshootinglinetothetarget

linemakinglanescontainingone,twoorthreebosses.(ii) Aline3minfrontoftheshootingline.

(h) Awaitinglineshallbeplacedatleastfiveyardsbehindtheshootingline.(j) Alltentsandothershelters(exceptthoseforthejudge'suse)andallspectatorsshallbeatleast

10 yards behind the shooting line, maintaining adequate room for the free passage ofcompetitors and officials. Spectators shall not advance in front of this tent line withoutagreementoftheJudge.

(k) Tradeandrefreshmentareasshallbeatleast25yardsbehindtheshootingline.302. RangeSafety-RefertothediagramsatAppendixCandD.(a) AllrangesmustberegisteredinaccordancewiththeprocessasdirectedbyArcheryGB(b) OvershootDistances.

(i) OvershootLine.Theovershootlineisalineparalleltotheshootinglinepositionedattherequireddistancebehindthetargetsandextendingtothewidthofthesidesafetyareas.

(ii) Bowsshotoffthefingers.a. Attargetdistancesupto60yards/metrestheovershootlineshallbeatleast110yds

fromtheshootingline.b. Attargetdistancesover60yards/metrestheovershootlineshallbeatleast50yards

fromthetargetline.(iii) BowsshotwithMechanicalReleaseAids.Atalltargetdistancestheovershootlineshallbe

atleast150yardsfromtheshootingline.(c) SideSafetyAreas.Eachsidesafetyareaistheareainfrontoftheshootinglineandtotheside

oftherange(includingtheovershootarea)enclosedbyalinefromapoint10ydstothesideoftheshootingline,toapoint20ydstothesideoftherangeat100ydsfromtheshootingline,andcontinuingonthatstraightlinetotheovershootline.

Note: Iftheovershootlineis150ydsfromtheshootingline,thesidesafetyareaatthatdistancewillextend25ydstothesideoftherange.

(d) RopingofAreas.(i) ALLGROUNDSaredeemedaccessiblebythepublicevenifthatinvolvestrespass.(ii) Ongroundswherethepublichavearightofaccess,thewholeoftherangeasfarasthe

overshootlineandthesidesafetyareasshallberopedofftoindicatethatonlyauthorizedpeoplecanentertheareawhenshootingisinprogress.

(iii) Itisrecommendedthattheropedareabeextendedtoincludeanarea15ydsbehindtheshootinglineand10ydseithersideoftheshootingline.

(e) IndependentRanges.Where2adjacentrangesareinuseindependently,thesafetyareabetweenthetworangesmustbeaminimum20yards,befullyropedoff,andnoaccessalloweduntilbothrangeshavefinishedshooting.SeeAppendixDfordiagram

(f)ClubsoreventorganiserswhoareunabletoconfirmthattheirrangemeetstheRulesofShootingmustapplyforarangeassessmentorterminateanyshooting.Clubsmustensureshootingconformsatalltimestorangesafetyrulesand/oragreedrangeassessmentwhenshootingisinprogress.

303. Bowstyles The description of bowstyles is given in Part 2. Bowstyles recognized for TargetArcheryandadditionaldetailareasfollows:(a) Recurve(Freestyle)–EquipmentasdefinedinRule202.(b) WAStandardBow(forWAStandardRoundonly)–EquipmentasdefinedinRule203(c) RecurveBarebow–EquipmentasdefinedinRule204(d) Longbow–EquipmentasdefinedinRule206(e) CompoundUnlimited–EquipmentasdefinedRule207(f) Crossbow–EquipmentasdefinedinRule210.(g) Exclusions.Archersarenotpermittedelectroniccommunicationsdevicesandheadsetsinfront

ofthewaitingline.

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304. Shooting(a) Shooting shall be from an unsupported standing positionwith the body above the shooting

line.Disabledarchersmayuseappropriatesupport.(b) (i) Theorderinwhicharchersshallshootattheirrespectivetargetsshallbetheorderin

whichtheyappearonthetargetlistandthedrawingupofthetargetlistshallbeamatterforarrangementbytheTournamentOrganisers.Unlessotherwisedirected,thearchersoneachtargetshallbedesignatedA,B.C,D,etc.intheorderinwhichtheyappearonthetargetlist.ThearcherdesignatedCshallbetheTargetCaptainandthearcherdesignatedDshallbetheLieutenant. TheCaptainshallberesponsiblefortheorderlyconductofshootinginaccordancewiththeseRulesofShooting.

(ii) The order of shooting at all Record Status Tournaments shall rotate. For otherTournaments,includingClubTargetDays,rotationshallbeoptional.

(c) Atatournamentif,foranyreasonanarcherisaloneonatargethemustnotifytheJudgewhoshallarrangeforscoringintegritytobemaintained.Thismaybeachievedbytransferringarchersbetweentargetsorbyarrangingforanarcheronanadjacenttargettoparticipateinscoringthelonearcher’sarrows.

(d) Themaximumnumberofarchersonatargetshallbesix.(e) CompositionofEnds

(i) ForallImperialrounds,theLongMetricroundsandthetwolongestdistancesoftheMetricI-Vrounds,sixarrowsshallbeshotatanend.

(ii) ForotherMetricroundseitherthreeorsixarrowsmaybeshotatanend.(f) TimingofEnds.Archerswillshootendsofthreeorsixarrows,asrequiredbytheroundbeing

shot,underoneofthefollowingmethodscontrolledbytheJudge:(i) Method1.

a. Onesoundsignalshallindicatewhenthefirstshootingdetailshalltaketheirplaceonthelineandbeginshooting.Eacharchershallshootthreearrowsandimmediatelyretire,beingreplacedbythearcherfromthesubsequentdetail.Whenallonatargethaveshot,thearcher,ifrequired,shallshootthreemorearrows.Ifanarcherpersistsin shootingmore than three arrows consecutively, hemay be disqualified by theJudge.

b. Whenallarchershaveshot,threesoundsignalsshallindicatethatarchersaretomoveforwardtoscoreandcollectarrows.Noarchershalladvancefromtheshootinglinebeforereceivingthesignal.

c. Two and a halfminutes shall be themaximum time for an archer to shoot threearrows,thetimetostartfromwhenthearcherstepsontotheshootingline.

d. Anyarcherwhoisobservedtobeexceedingthetimelimitof2½minutesforthreearrowsshallbeadvisedofthetimeerrorafterretiringfromtheshootingline.Thescoresheetforthatarchershallbemarkedatthatendtorecordthewarninginthefollowingmanner—“Timewarning”.Thearcherwillalsobeadvisedthatanyfurtherviolationofthe2½minutetimelimitwillresultinthetopscoringarrowofthatendbeingdisallowed. Shouldthiscontinuetothedetrimentof theshootor theotherarchers on that target, the offending archer will be asked to retire from thetournament.

(ii) Method2.Shootingshallbeintimedendscontrolledbyaudiblesignalswhichmaybesupplementedwithlights(threeseparatelightsshouldbeused)andcountdowntimingclocks.Thesequenceandarrangementsareasfollows:a. Twoaudiblesignalsforarchersinthefirstdetailtotaketheirpositionsonthe

shootingline.LightsaretoshowREDb. After10secondsoneaudiblesignalforshootingtocommence.Lightsaretoshow

GREEN.c. After3minutes30seconds(if6arrowsaretobeshot)or1minutesand30seconds

(if3arrowsaretobeshot),lightsaretoshowYELLOW,indicatingthereare30secondsshootingtimeremaining.

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d. After4minutes(if6arrowsaretobeshot)or2minutes(if3arrowsaretobeshot),orearlierifshootinglineisclear,2audiblesignalsindicatethatthearchersremainingontheshootinglineshallretireandthenextdetailtaketheirplace.LightsaretoshowRED

e. After10secondsoneaudiblesignalfortheseconddetailtocommenceshooting.LightsaretoshowGREEN.

f. Andsocontinueuntilalldetailshaveshotwhen3audiblesignalsshallindicatethatarchersaretomoveforwardtoscoreandcollectarrows.LightsaretoshowRED

g. Anarrowshotbeforeoraftertheallottedtimewillbeconsideredaspartofthatendandwillcausethearchertolosethehighestscoringarrowofthatendwhichwillbescoredasamiss.

h. Thetimeallowedforanarchertoshooteachmake-uparrowshallbe40seconds(g) Archersshallretirefromtheshootinglineassoonastheirlastarrowhasbeenshotexceptthat

anarchermayremainontheshootinglinetokeepcompanywithanotherarcherstillshooting.(h) Whileshootingisinprogress,onlythosecompetitorswhoseturnit istoshootmaybeonthe

shootingline.Allothercompetitorswiththeirequipment,shallremainbehindthewaitinglinesavethatanarchermayleaveaspottingscopeontheshootinglinebetweenendsprovidingitdoesnotcreateanobstacleforanyotherarcher.AJudgeshallusediscretioninallowingdisabledarchersand/ortheirequipmenttoremainonthelineifcircumstancespermit.

(j) AtanyMeetingsixarrowsmaybeshotassightersbeforethebeginningofeachround,butonlyaftercompetitorshavecomeundertheJudge’sordersattheAssembly.Suchsightersshallnotberecorded.

(k) Anarchermayonlycompeteonce,thefirsttimeofshooting,inanyeventregardlessoftheclassofequipmentused,thenumberofsessions intheeventandwhethertheeventextendsovermorethanoneday.

(l) Whilstanarcherisontheshootingline,heshallreceivenoinformationbywordorotherwisefromanyoneexcepttheJudge.

(m) Ifforanycause,otherthanfailureofhisequipment,anarcherisnotpreparedtoshootbeforeallhaveshot,sucharchershalllosethebenefitofthatend.

(n) IntheeventofanequipmentfailurethearchershallsignalaJudge.Extratimeuptoamaximumof 15minutesmay be allowed for the correction of the failure. The archer shall shoot anyremainingarrowsfromtheendattheearliestopportunityunderthesupervisionoftheJudge.

(o) Shouldanitemofequipmentotherthanthearrowbeprojectedbeyondtheshootingline,theJudgemaycall‘Fast’attheconclusionofthatendtopermitretrievaloftheitem,thefailuretoberectifiedandthearcherallowedtoshootanyremainingarrowsbeforethefieldadvancestoscore.

(p) Intheeventofanarchershootingmorethanthespecifiednumberofarrowsatanendthearchershallbepenalisedbylosingthevalueofhisbestarrow(s)inthetarget,andsucharrow(s)shallnotbemeasuredforaGoldprize.

(q) Providedthatithasnotrebounded,anarrowshallbedeemednottohavebeenshotifpartofthearrowshaftlieswithin3metresoftheshootingline.Inthiscaseanotherarrowmaybeshotinitsplace.IfanotherarrowisnotavailablethearchermayretrievethearrowonlywiththeJudge’spermission.

(r) Archersarrivinglateshallnotbeallowedtomakeupanyendsthattheyhavemissed.(s) (i) AnarchermayretirefromcompetitionatanytimebytellingtheTargetCaptainwhowill

markthearcher’sscoresheet‘retired’andthearcherwillsignit.(ii) IfaTargetCaptainperceivesthatatargetcompanionhasdeliberatelynotshotanendhe

mustdrawthistothejudge’sattention.Unlessthearcherhasobtainedthejudge’spermis-sion tomiss the end the judgewill instruct the Target Captain tomark the scoresheet‘retired’andthejudgewillsignit.

(iii) Anyscoremarked‘retired’willnotbeeligibleforaplacingintheresultsbutwillbeshownseparatelyattheendoftheresultswiththescoreatretirementandthenumberofdozensshot.Thearcherwillbeeligibleforawardsachievedtothatpointe.g.bestgold,distanceawardorsixgoldbadgebutnotforinclusioninateamscoreoranyotherArcheryGBaward.

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Anarcherwhosescoresheetismarked‘retired’mayrecommenceshootingonlywiththejudge’spermissionandifitisconvenientbuthisscorewillnolongerberecorded.

305. ControlofShooting(a) (i) Atalltimes,whenevershootingtakesplace,itmustbeunderthecontrolofaFieldCaptain.

(ii) Atrecordstatusmeetings,theFieldCaptainshallbeaJudgerecognisedbyArcheryGB.Thegrade of judge-in-charge required for each level of tournament and other relevantinformationisgivenatAppendixB.

(iii) Atnon-recordstatusmeetingsaJudgemayappointexperiencedarchersasassistantFieldCaptains tohelp in the runningofa shoot. A Judgemaydelegatehisauthority to suchappointedassistants

(iv) AttournamentstheJudgeandFieldCaptainsshallbenon-shooting.(v) ForthepurposesoftheseRules,thetermJudgeshallembracebothJudgeandFieldCaptain

unlessthecontextindicatesotherwise.(b) TheJudgeshallbeinsolecontroloftheshooting,shallresolvealldisputesinaccordancewith

theRulesofShootingandmakeanynecessaryinterpretationandanydecisiononoccurrencesnotcoveredbythem.

(c) TheJudgeshallgivethesignalforassembly15minutesbeforethetimeappointedforshooting.(d) TheJudgeshallberesponsibleformeasuringarrowsforthepurposeofGoldprizes.(e) TheJudgeshallbeempoweredtodisqualifyanyarcherifheobservesanybreachoftheShooting

RulesorhasanysuchbreachreportedtohimbyaFieldCaptainorTargetCaptain.(f) TheJudgemayorderthereplacementofafaultytarget,ormaymovethearcherstoausable

one.(g) TheJudge,inconsultationwiththeSecretaryorOrganiser,shallberesponsiblefor

(i) Decidingthedurationofintervalsformeals,refreshmentsandthelike.(ii) Suspendingshootingduetoweatherconditions,accidentsorlikeoccurrences.(iii) Makinganyotherarrangementsasneededineachcase.

(h) Competitors’equipmentmaybecheckedbythejudgesbeforeandatanytimeduringtheshoot.(j) The Judge shall exercise control over the use of loudspeakers and photographers and the

presenceofotherspectatorssothatthecomfortandconcentrationofcompetitors isnotdis-turbed.

(k) (i) If an archer,while drawinghis bowwith an arrowbefore the shooting starts or duringbreaksbetweendistances,loosesanarrow,intentionallyorotherwise,theJudgeshallmakeanoteonthearcher’sscoresheetindicatingwhathasoccurred.Suchanarrowshallformpartofthenextscoringend.Aftertheremainingarrowsofthenextscoringendhavebeenshot,thevalueofthehighestscoringarrowwillbeforfeit.TheJudgeshalltakepartinthatcompetitor’sscoringandannotatethearcher’sscoresheetaccordingly.

(ii) Similarly,ifanarchershootsasighterarrowbeforeorafterthesignalsindicatingthetimeallowedtoshoot,suchanarrowshallcountaspartofthenextendofscoringarrowstobeshotandtheproceduredetailedaboveshouldbefollowed.

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306. Scoring(a) (i) For all bowstyles the scoring points for hits on the target face for ArcheryGB Imperial

Roundsare:Gold9,Red7,Blue5,Black3,White1.(ii) Forallbowstyles,thescoringpointsforhitsonthetargetfaceforArcheryGBMetricRounds

are:Zone Points Zone Points

Inner10 RecordasX,scorevalue10

InnerBlue 6OuterBlue 5

InnerGold 10 InnerBlack 4OuterGold 9 OuterBlack 3InnerRed 8 InnerWhite 2OuterRed 7 OuterWhite 1

(iii) Thevalueshallbedeterminedbythepositionofthearrowshaft.(iv) AmissistoberecordedasaletterM.

(b) Archersshallidentifytheirarrowsbypointingatthenocks.Neitherthearrownorthetargetface shall be touched until the final decision as to the score has been given and any suchinterferencewiththetargetorarrowshalldisqualifythearcherfromscoringthehighervalue.

(c) (i) It ismandatory to adopt a systemof scoringwhich prevents any archer being the solerecorderofhisownscore.ApprovedsystemsofscoringareincludedinAppendixA.

(ii) Allscoresmustberecordedinapermanentblueorblackmediumi.e.notpencilorerasableballpoint.

(d) Thescorershallentertotalsasrequiredonthescoresheet.Thearcherandthescorershallthencheckthescoresheetandsignitascorrect.Itiseacharcher’sindividualresponsibilitytoensurethatallaspectsofhisscoresheetarecorrectwhentheysign. A tournamentorganiser isnotrequiredtochecktheadditionsonascoresheetbut,ifanerrorisdiscovered,hasdiscretiontoaltertotalsaccordingly.

(e) Ifanarrowtouchestwocoloursoranydividinglineitshallbescoredasbeingofthatofthehighervalue.

(f) Ifanydoubtordisputeastoarrowvalueshallarise itshallbedecidedbytheTargetCaptainsubjecttoappealtotheJudge,whosedecisionshallbefinal.

(g) AnyalterationtotherecordedarrowvaluemustbeinitialledbytheJudgeinadifferentcolouredinkpriortothewithdrawalofthearrowfromthetarget.Noarrowsshallbewithdrawnfromthetarget(withouttheexpressdirectionoftheTargetCaptain)untilallthearchers’scoreshavebeen entered on the score sheet and the Target Captain is satisfied that they are correctlyentered.

(h) (i) If an arrow is observed to rebound froma target, the archer concerned shall draw theattentionoftheJudgetothefactafterhavingshothissixtharrow(orthirdifshootinginendsof3only)byretiringtwopacesfromtheshootinglineandholdinghisbowabovehishead.

(ii) UpontheJudgesatisfyinghimselfthattheclaimisjustified,thearchershallbepermittedtoshootanotherarrowseparately inthesameendafterallarchersonthattargethavecompletedtheirnormalshooting,sucharrowtobenumberedorpreferablymarkedbytheJudge.

(iii) The Judge shall take part in that competitor’s scoring to ensure that only the correctnumberofarrowsarescored,andthat thereboundwasnotcausedbystrikinganotherarrowalreadyinthetarget.

(iv) Topreventfrivolousreboundclaims,thearcheristobewarnedindividuallythatifthefullnumberoforiginalarrows(6or3asappropriatetotheround)wereshotnotincludingarebound,thenhishighestscoringarrowmay,atthediscretionoftheJudgeonrepetitionofafalseclaim,bedeductedfromthatend’sscore.

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(k) AnarrowpassingthroughthetargetfacebutremaininginthebossshallbewithdrawnbytheTargetCaptainorLieutenantandshallbeinsertedfromthebackinthesameplaceandattheassumedangleoforiginalpenetrationuntilthepileisvisibleinthetargetface,whenthescoreshallbedetermined.

(l) Anarrowhittingand remainingembedded inanotherarrowshallbe scored the sameas thearrowstruck.

(m) Anarrowinthetarget,whichhasormayhavebeendeflectedbyanotherarrowalreadyinthetarget,shallbescoredaccordingtothepositionofitsshaftinthetargetface.

(n) Anarrowonthegroundbelievedtohavehitandreboundedfromanotherarrowshallbescoredthe valueof the struck arrow, if the latter is found in the targetwith its nockdamaged in acompatiblemanner.

(o) Ifanarrowfailstoenterthebossandishanginginthetargetface,thenallarchersusingthatbossshallstopshootingandsignalajudge.Theactionsaredependentonthetimingmethodinuse,seeRule304(f).(i) UsingMethod1.Thejudgecalls“Fast”tostopallshooting.Thearcherwiththehanging

arrowshallgotothetargetwiththejudge,whoshallscorethearrow,removeitfromthetargetandplaceitbehindthetarget.Whenthefieldisclear,thejudgeshallsignalshootingtocontinuewithaonesoundsignal.

(ii) UsingMethod2.Attheendofthecurrentshootingperiodthejudgeshallstoptheshoot.Thearcherwiththehangingarrowshallgotothetargetwiththejudge,whoshallscorethearrow,removeitfromthetargetandplaceitbehindthetarget.Whenthefieldisclear,thejudgeshallsupervisethearchersusingthatbosswhilsttheyshoottheirun-shotarrows,allowing40secondsperarrow.Thereafter,theshootshallcontinue.

The Judge shall ensure that the appropriate score is recorded when scoring takes place. Ahangingarrowthatfallsoutbeforeitcanbescoredshallbetreatedasabouncer.

(p) Anarrowhittingatargetfaceotherthanthearcher'sowndesignatedfaceshallbeconsideredaspartofthatendandshallbescoredasamiss.

(q) Anarchermaydelegateanotherarcheronthesametargettorecordhisscoreandpickuphisarrows.

(r) Anincapacitatedarchermaynominateanassistant,whoshallbeunderthecontrolanddisciplineoftheJudge,torecordhisscoreandpickuphisarrows.

(s) ResolutionofTies.Tiesshallberesolvedasfollows:(i) ArcheryGBImperialRounds.

AwardBasedOn 1stTieBreak 2ndTieBreakScore Hits GoldsHits Score GoldsGolds Score Hits

(ii) ArcheryGBMetricRounds

AwardBasedOn 1stTieBreak 2ndTieBreakScore Tens(incX's) X'sTens X's Score

(iii) Ifallelementsarethesame,thearchersshallbedeclaredequal.(t) Whenashootisabandonedduetoadverseweatherconditions,theplacingsandprizesshallbe

awardedonthecumulativescoreattheconclusionofthelastfullendshotbythecompetitors,byinstructionoftheJudge.

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307. DressRegulations(a) TherecogniseddressofArcheryGBisplaindarkgreenand/orwhite.(b) Footwear that fully encloses the toes and front of the footmust beworn at all timeswhen

shooting.(c) MembersofArcheryGBshootingandofficiatingattournamentsgrantedUKorWorldRecord

StatusbyArcheryGBarerequiredtowearclothingthatisappropriate,clean,ingoodcondition(ienotfrayedorworn,eitherdeliberatelyorbyuse)andconventionalinstyleandappearance.Inparticular:(i) Topsorshirtsmustcoverthefrontandbackofthebody(includingthemidriffwhenatfull

draw),theymustnotbestraplessand,forgentlemen,mustincludesleeves.(ii) Any colour garments may be worn with the exception of blue denim, olive drab and

camouflagepattern.(iii) Badges,LogosandWording.

a. Clothingmanufacturers’trademarksareallowed.Thewearer’snameisallowed.b. Individuals, and members of clubs and other archery organisations that are

commercially sponsored may wear sponsors’ logos and names during thesponsorshipperiodonly.

c. Otherwordingorbadgesonclothingmustrepresentarcheryorganisations.(iv) MembersofArcheryGBwhoareofficiatingastheChairmanofJudges,JudgeorDirector

ofShootingataUKorWorldRecordStatustournamentshallwearArcheryGBrecognisedJudgesofficialdress.

(v) Amember of Archery GBwho has representedGreat Britain (GBR) as an archer at aninternationaltournamentmayweartheirinternationalshootinguniformfortheremainderofthatseasonandthefollowingone.

308. RecognisedRounds(a) TheroundsrecognisedbyArcheryGBareshowninthefollowingTables,eachofwhichgivesthe

facesizesandthenumberofdozensateachdistance

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Table3-1ArcheryGBImperialOutdoorRounds5ZoneScoring–122cmFace

Round 100y 80y 60y 50y 40y 30y 20y 10y

A * York 6 4 2 A * Hereford 6 4 2 C * BristolI 6 4 2 D * BristolII 6 4 2 E * BristolIII 6 4 2 F * BristolIV 6 4 2 G * BristolV 6 4 2

A St.George 3 3 3 A Albion 3 3 3 A Windsor 3 3 3 D ShortWindsor 3 3 3 E JuniorWindsor 3 3 3 F ShortJuniorWindsor 3 3 3

A NewWestern 4 4 A LongWestern 4 4 A Western 4 4 D ShortWestern 4 4 E JuniorWestern 4 4 F ShortJuniorWestern 4 4

A * American 2½ 2½ 2½ E St.Nicholas 4 3

A NewNational 4 2 A LongNational 4 2 A National 4 2 D ShortNational 4 2 E JuniorNational 4 2 F ShortJuniorNational 4 2

A NewWarwick 2 2 A LongWarwick 2 2 A Warwick 2 2 D ShortWarwick 2 2 E JuniorWarwick 2 2 F ShortJuniorWarwick 2 2

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Table3-2ArcheryGBMetricOutdoorRounds–10ZoneScoring

122cmFace 80cmFace

Round 90m 70m 60m 50m 40m 30m 20m 50m 40m 30m 20m 15m 10m

C * MetricI 3 3 3 3 D * MetricII 3 3 3 3 E * MetricIII 3 3 3 3 F * MetricIV 3 3 3 3G * MetricV 3 3 3 3A LongMetric(Gentlemen) 3 3 B LongMetric(Ladies) 3 3 C LongMetricI 3 3 D LongMetricII 3 3 E LongMetricIII 3 3 F LongMetricIV 3 3 G LongMetricV 3 3 A ShortMetric 3 3 C ShortMetricI 3 3 D ShortMetricII 3 3 E ShortMetricIII 3 3 F ShortMetricIV 3 3G ShortMetricV 3 3

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Table3-2AArcheryGBMetricOutdoorRounds–10ZoneScoring(continued)

122cmFace 80cmFace

Round 90m 70m 60m 50m 40m 30m 20m 50m 40m 30m 20m 15m 10m AdditionalRules

H Metric122-50 6 I Metric122-40 6 J Metric122-30 6 K Metric80-40 6 Fullsizeor6-zonefaceL Metric80-30 6 Fullsizeor6-zoneface

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Table3-3WAOutdoorRounds–10ZoneScoring

122cmFace 80cmFace

Round 90m 70m 60m 50m 40m 30m 20m 50m 40m 30m 20m 15m 10m

A * WA1440(Gentlemen) 3 3 3 3

B * WA1440(Ladies) 3 3 3 3

D WA1440(CadetLadies) 3 3 3 3

A WA900 2½ 2½ 2½

A WA70metre 6

C WA60metre 6

A WA50metre 6

A * WAStandardRound 3 3

OlympicRound sets

OlympicRound(Cadet) sets

A CompoundMatch 1¼

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(b) RoundsforUKRecordPurposes:(i) ThefollowingTable3-4allowsarcherstoestablishwhichoftheroundsinTables3-1,3-2,

3-2Aand3-3maybeshotforUKRecordpurposes.

TABLE3-4 GroupLettersasshownincolumn1ofTables3-1,3-2,3-2Aand3-3

A B C D E F G H I J K LGentlemen l Ladies l l JuniorGentlemenUnder18 l l l JuniorGentlemenUnder16 l l l l l JuniorGentlemenUnder14 l l l l l l l l JuniorGentlemenUnder12 l l l l l l l l l l JuniorLadiesUnder18 l l l l JuniorLadiesUnder16 l l l l l l JuniorLadiesUnder14 l l l l l l l l lJuniorLadiesUnder12 l l l l l l l l l l l

(ii) Singleroundrecordsmaybeclaimedforallroundsdesignatedbyaletterincolumn1of

Tables3-1,3-2,3-2Aand3-3subjecttorestrictionsgiveninTable3-4(iii) Doubleroundrecordsmaybeclaimedforroundsmarked*incolumn2ofTables3-1,3-2,

3-2Aand3-3subjecttorestrictionsgiveninTable3-4(iv) UKRecordsmaybeclaimedsubjecttotheconditionsshowninRules308(b)(i),(ii)&(iii)as

follows:a. ArcheryGBImperialRoundsShowninTable3-1. Shootingmustbe inaccordance

withtheArcheryGBshootingregimesspecifiedintheseRulesofShooting.b. Archery GB Metric Rounds shown in Table 3-2 and 3-2A. Shooting may be in

accordancewitheithertheArcheryGBshootingregimesspecifiedintheseRulesofShootingortheWAshootingregimesallowedunderRule310.

c. WA Rounds shown in Table 3-3. Shootingmay be in accordance with either theArcheryGBshootingregimesspecifiedintheseRulesofShootingortheWAshootingregimesallowedunderRule310.

Claimswillnotbeacceptedforashorterroundshotbyanarcherwithinalongerroundonthesameday.

(v) DistancerecordsmaybeclaimedwhenshotduringthefollowingcompleteroundssubjecttoconditionsgiveninRule308(b)(iv):WA1440(Gentlemen),WA1440(Ladies),MetricsI,II,III,IVandV.Note:SeeShootingAdministrativeProcedure5forproceduresgoverningrecordclaims.

(c) RoundsforOtherPurposes(i) deleted(ii) deleted.(iii) AllroundsinTables3-1,3-2,3-2Aand3-3maybeshotbyanyarcherirrespectiveofage.

Note1:SeeShootingAdministrativeProcedure7fordetailsoftheClassificationScheme.Note2:AdviceforoperatingthehandicapschemeispublishedseparatelyasTargetArchery

HandicapScheme.309. ShootingArrangement(a) Thelongerorlongestdistanceofeachroundisshotfirstandtheshorterorshortestdistancelast.(b) Allroundsmustbeshotinoneday.

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310.WARoundsWhentheWAroundslistedinTable3-3areshot,theminimumapplicationofWARulesshallbeasgivenbelow.AttheOrganiser’sdiscretion,additionalWArulesmayapply,inwhichcasedetailsmustbeshownontheprospectus(entryform)forthetournament.(a) Club Target Days and Non-Record Status Tournaments. Shooting may be entirely under

ArcheryGBrules.(b) UKRecordStatusTournaments.WAroundsshottoUKRecordStatusareseenasanintermediary

stagebetweennon-RecordStatusandWorldRecordStatus.(i) ThefollowingelementsofWArulesshouldbeapplied:

a. Markingof3metrelineb. Numberofarrowsforeachshootingendc. Timingandaudiblecontrolofshootingendsd. Markingofarrowholes,WAbouncerandpassthroughrules.

(ii) ArcheryGBproceduresforsightersmaybeused.(c) WorldRecord/WAAwardStatusTournaments. WorldRecord/WAAwardStatustournaments

aretobeshottotheWAstandardsfornon-championship/non-internationalevents.311. ArcheryGBMetricRounds.WhenArcheryGBMetricroundslistedinTable3-2and3-2Aareshot,thestandardstobeappliedare:(a) Whenshot inconjunctionwithanequivalentWAround,ArcheryGBMetricRoundsaretobe

shottothesamestandardsastheWAround.(b) When shot separately, Archery GBMetric Roundsmay be shot to Archery GB rules in their

entiretyortothestandardsoutlinedforWArecognisedroundsinRule310.312. LocalRounds(a) InadditiontoroundsspecifiedinTables3-1,3-2,3-2Aand3-3,anylocalroundmadeupofother

numbers of arrows at specified distances at specified faces may be used in Clubs andTournaments.

(b) AlllocalroundsmustbeshotinallrespectstotheRulesofShooting.TheyarenotrecognisedforArcheryGBRecord,ClassificationorHandicappurposes.

313. ClubTargetDays(a) AClubTargetDay isanydayand timeappointedunder theRulesof theClubandpreviously

announcedtotheMembers.(b) ThereisnostatutorylimittothenumberofofficiallyappointedTargetDaysinanyoneweek.(c) AllscoresmademustbeenteredintheClubRecordBook.(d) TargetDaysshouldcommencepunctuallyattheannouncedtime.(e) AllshootingshallbeinaccordancewiththeseRulesofShooting.314. OpenMeeting AnOpenMeeting is an event run as a competition open to allMembers ofArcheryGBandWAAffiliatedMembers,withallthenecessaryorganisation,advertisingoftheevent,judgingetc,runundertheseRulesofShooting.315. Closed Meeting A Closed Meeting is an event run as a competition with entry limited byqualificationorinvitationandrunundertheseRulesofShooting.316. CeremonialandOtherMatters(a) PrizesandAwards.Theallocationofanyseparateprize,medal,trophyorotherawardshallbea

matter foreach individualTournamentOrganiser.Classification,handicaporotherdistinctionshallremainthesoleprerogativeofArcheryGB.

(b) TheLadyParamount. TheLadyParamountshallbe thesupremearbitratoronall ceremonialmattersconnectedwiththetournamentatwhichsheofficiates.

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PART4TARGETARCHERY–INDOOR400. GeneralTheArcheryGBRulesofShootingforTargetArchery–Outdoorshallapplyexceptasenumeratedinthefollowingparagraphs.401. TargetFaces(a) Thediametersofthefull-sizefacesare80cm,60cmand40cm.(b) (i) The80cmfaceisdescribedinRule300.

(ii) The60cmand40cmfull-sizefacesaregenerallyasdescribedfor10-zonefacesinRule300.Criticaldimensionsare:

ZoneDiameter(cm)

Zone 60cmface 40cmface Tolerance(mm)Inner10 3 2 ±1InnerGold 6 4 ±1OuterGold 12 8 ±1InnerRed 18 12 ±1OuterRed 24 16 ±3InnerBlue 30 20 ±3OuterBlue 36 24 ±3InnerBlack 42 28 ±3OuterBlack 48 32 ±3InnerWhite 54 36 ±3OuterWhite 60 40 ±3

(c) MultipleFaceTargets.

(i) Thefollowingmetricmultiplefacetargetsarerecognised:a. 60cmTripleTriangularb. 60cmTripleVerticalc. 40cmTripleTriangulard. 40cmTripleVertical

(ii) Multiplefacetargetshavethesamedimensionsasthe60cmand40cmfullsizefacesbutwiththeOuterBlue,InnerBlack,OuterBlack,InnerWhiteandOuterWhitezonesremoved.

(ii) Multiplefacetargetsconsistof3smallfacesarrangedeithersymmetricallyinatriangularpatternwiththecentresatbottomleft,attheapexandatbottomrightorinaverticalrow.Thepinholesshallbeapproximately32cmdistantfromeachotheron60cmfacesand22cmdistantfromeachotheron40cmfaces.

402. RangeLayout(a) Thetargetsmaybesetupatanyanglebetweenverticaland15°butalineoftargetsshallbeset

upatthesameangle.(b) Theheightofthepinholesabovethefloorshallbeasfollows:

(i) Whenfacesareinonerowtheheightshallbe130cmasmeasuredtothepinholeofasingleface, thepinholeof themiddle centreof a vertical triple faceor to thepinholesof thebottomtwocentresofatripletriangularface.

(ii) When40cmfullsizefacesareintworowsoneabovetheother,thepinholeheightsshallbe100cmand160cm.

(iii) When40cmtripletriangularfacesareintworowsoneabovetheother,heightsshallbe:a. Tothepinholesofthebottomcentresofthelowerfaces–100cmb. Tothepinholesofthetopcentreoftheupperfaces–160cm

(iv) Thetoleranceonthefaceheightis±2cm

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(v) Theheightofthepinholesonalineoffacesshallatalltimeslookstraight.(c) Targetcentresshallbeplacedsoastoallowarcherstostandataminimumof80cm(2ft8in)

intervalswhileshooting.(d) Theshootingline(overwhicharchersshalltakeuptheirshootingpositions)shallbemeasured

frompointsverticallybelowthepinholes.Iftargetsareintworows,oneabovetheotherandatanangle, themeasurement shall be taken frompoints verticallybelowhalfwaybetween thepinholes.Thetoleranceonmeasurementsshallbeasfollows:Metric±10cm,Imperial±4in.

(e) Awaitinglineshallbeplacedfiveyardsbehindtheshootingline.Ifspaceislimited,thedistancemaybereducedto3yards;inexceptionalcircumstancesthewaitinglinemaybeomitted.

402A RangeSafety Thewallsand roofofaconventionalbuildingprovide themeasureof safetyrequired.ArrangementsmustbemadetopreventaccesstotherangewhenshootingisinprogressthroughanypointinfrontoftheshootinglineandwithintheovershootorsidesafetyareasdefinedinRule302.403. Shooting(a) Anendshallconsistofthreearrows.(b) Twoendsofsighterarrowsshallbeshot.(c) Whenmultiplefacetargetsareused,anarchershallshootonearrowateachfaceoftheallocated

target.(d) ShootingshallnormallybeinaccordancewithRule304(f)(i).Alternatively,andalwaysatRecord

Statustournaments,shootingshallbeinbeinaccordancewithRule304(f)(ii).404. Scoring(a) Thescoringpointsforhitsonthetargetfaceare:

Zone CompoundBows Non-compoundbowsInner10 10 10InnerGold 9 10OuterGold 9 9InnerRed 8 8OuterRed 7 7InnerBlue 6 6OuterBlue 5 5InnerBlack 4 4OuterBlack 3 3InnerWhite 2 2OuterWhite 1 1

(b) If twoormoreofanarcher'sarrowsarefound inonefaceofamultiplefacetarget,onlythe

lowestarrowvalueinthatfacewillscore.Theremainingarrow(s)willbescoredasmiss(es).(c) (i) If an arrow is observed to pass through a target, the archer concerned shall draw the

attentionoftheJudgetothefactafterhavingshothisfinalarrowoftheendbyretiringtwopacesfromtheshootinglineandholdinghisbowabovehishead.(ii) UpontheJudgesatisfyinghimselfthattheclaimisjustified,thearchershallbepermittedto shoot another arrow separately in the same end after all archers on that target havecompletedtheirnormalshooting,sucharrowtobenumberedorpreferablymarkedbytheJudge.(iii) TheJudgeshalltakepartinthescoringforthatendtotheextentthatthetargetshallbe

examinedtoensurethattheoriginalarrowhasinfactpassedthrough.Shouldtheoriginalarrowbefoundinthetarget,itshallbescoredandtheextraarrowdiscounted.

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405. RecognisedRounds(a) ThefollowingTable4-1showstheindoorroundsthatarerecognisedbyArcheryGB,thenumber

ofdozensofarrows,thedistancesandthefacesizes.

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See405(b)(ii) Table4-1INDOORROUNDS

Distance 18m 25m 30m 20y 20y 25y 20y 18m

FaceSize 40cm 60cm 80cm 60cm 40cm 60cm

16in

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AdditionalRules:

ArcheryGBRounds

BrayI 2½ Fullsizeortripleface

BrayII 2½ Fullsizeortripleface

Stafford 6 Fullsizefaceonly

* Portsmouth 5 Fullsize,5zoneortripleface

* Worcester 5 Specialface&rules.SeeRule408

Vegas 5 Specialface&rules.SeeRule409

WARounds

WA18m 5 Fullsizeortriplefaces

WA25m 5 Fullsizeortriplefaces

WACombined 5 5 Fullsizeortriplefaces

RecurveMatch sets Triplefacesonly

CompoundMatch 1¼ Triplefacesonly

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(b) RoundsforUKRecordPurposes.(i) SingleroundrecordsmaybeclaimedforroundsstatedinTable4-1(ii) Doubleroundrecordsmaybeclaimedforroundsmarked*inTable4-1(iii) UKRecordsmaybeclaimedfortheRoundsshowninTable4-1,subjecttotheconditions

showninRules405(b)(i)&(ii),asfollows:a. ArcheryGBRounds.ShootingmustbeinaccordancewiththeArcheryGBshooting

regimesspecifiedintheseRulesofShooting.b. WARounds.ShootingmaybeinaccordancewitheitherArcheryGBshootingregimes

specifiedintheseRulesofShootingortheWAshootingregimesallowedunderRule407.

Note:SeeShootingAdministrativeProcedure5forregulationsgoverningrecordclaims.(c) deleted.

Note1:SeeShootingAdministrativeProcedure7fordetailsoftheClassificationScheme.Note2: Advice foroperating thehandicapscheme ispublishedseparatelyasTargetArchery

HandicapScheme.

406. LocalRounds(a) InadditiontoroundsspecifiedinTables4-1anylocalroundmadeupofothernumbersofarrows

atspecifieddistancesandfacesmaybeusedinClubsandTournaments.(b) AlllocalroundsmustbeshotinallrespectstotheRulesofShooting.Theyarenotrecognisedfor

ArcheryGBRecord,ClassificationorHandicappurposes.407. RegulationsforWARounds WhentheWArounds listed inTable4-1areshot, theminimumapplicationofWARulesshallbeasgivenbelow.AttheOrganiser’sdiscretion,additionalWArulesmayapply,inwhichcasedetailsmustbeshownontheprospectus(entryform)forthetournament.(a) Club Target Days and Non-Record Status Tournaments. Shooting may be entirely under

ArcheryGBrules.(b) UKRecordStatusTournaments.WAroundsshottoUKRecordStatusareseenasanintermediary

stagebetweennon-RecordStatusandWorldRecordStatus.(i) ThefollowingelementsofWArulesshouldbeapplied:

a. Markingof3metrelineb. Numberofarrowsforeachshootingendc. Timingandaudiblecontrolofshootingendsd. Markingofarrowholes,WAbouncerandpassthroughrules.

(ii) Practice.Thereshallbeatleasttwotimedendsofpracticearrows.(c) WorldRecord/WAAwardStatusTournaments.

(i) Practice.Thereshallbeatleasttwotimedendsofpracticearrows.(ii) Inotherrespects,WorldRecordStatustournamentsaretobeshottotheWAstandardsfor

non-championship/non-internationalevents.

408. RegulationsfortheWorcesterRound(a) The Rules of Target Archery – Indoor shall apply except as enumerated in the following

paragraphs.(b) TargetFaces.Thetargetfaceusedshallbeeither:

(i) Fullsize.Beingcircular40.64cm(16in)indiametercomposedasfollows:a. Acircle inthecentre8.13cm(3.2in)diameterringedbyfourconcentricbands,the

breadthofeachmeasuredradiallybeing4.064cm(1.6in).b. Thecentrecircleshallbecolouredwhiteandthefourconcentricbandsblack. The

concentricbandsshallbedividedbywhitelines.Eachofthewhitedividinglinesshallbeofnogreaterwidththat1mm(0.04in).Suchdividinglinesshallbeentirelywithinthehigherscoringzone.

(ii) Five-Centre.Thesefaceshavethesamedimensionsasthefullsizefacebutwiththethreelowestscoringzonesremoved,leavingjustthecentralwhitezoneandtheinnermost

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blackzone.Eachsetcomprisesfivesmallfacesarrangedsymmetricallywithonecentralfacesurroundedbyfourfacesinasquarepatternpositionedatthetopleft,topright,bottomleftandbottomright,allonawhitebackground.Theminimumdistancebetweenthescoringzonesoftwofacesshallbe2cm.

Thetoleranceonthediameterofeachscoringzoneshallbe±2mm.(c) Shooting

(i) Rule304(b)(ii)(rotation)willnotapplytothisround.(ii) Fivearrowsshallbeshotatanend.Eacharcherwillshoothisfivearrowsbeforeretiring

fromtheshootingline.(iii) Oneendofsighterarrowsshallbeshot.(iv) In theeventofanarcher shootingmore than fivearrowsatanend thearcher shallbe

penalisedbylosingthevalueofhishighestscoringarrow(s)inthetarget.(v) Themaximumnumberofarchersonatargetbossshallbefour.(vi) Fourminutesshallbethemaximumtimeforanarchertoshootanend,thetimetostart

fromwhenthearcherstepsontotheshootingline.Rule403(d)(RecordStatustiming)shallnotapplytothisRound.

(d) Scoring.(i) Thescoringpointsforhitsonthefullsizetargetfaceare:5,4,3,2,1,readingfromthe

centrewhitecircle.(ii) Thescoringpoints forhitson the five-centre target faceare:5and4, reading fromthe

centrewhitecircle.(iii) Whenusingthefive-centrefacerule404(b)willapplyifmorethanonearrowisineach

scoringface(e) RecognisedRound

(i) TheRoundshallconsistof12ends(60arrows).(ii) Thedistancetobeshotis20yds.(iii) Eachbossshallholdfourtargetfaces.(iv) Targetfacesshallbearrangedthus: 1 2

3 4(v) Twoarchersofagroupshallshootfivearrows;thesecondgroupshallthenshoottheirfive

arrows.(vi) Thefirstgroupoftwoarchersshallshootatthehighertargets;thesecondgroupatthe

lowertargets.(vii) Whenallarchershaveshot30arrowsthosewhohavebeenshootingatthelowertargets

shallchangetothehigheronesandthosewhohavebeenshootingatthehighertargetsshallshootatthelowerones,thusthosewhohavebeenshootingontargets1and2shallshoottheremaining30arrowsontargets3and4retainingtheirsameshootingpositions.

409. RegulationsfortheVegasRound(a) TheRulesofTargetArchery–Indoorshallapplyexceptasinthefollowingparagraphs.(b) TargetFace.Thetargetfaceisa40cmtripletriangularfaceasdefinedin401withtheaddition

thateachcentreshallbenumberedinacolourcontrastingwiththebackgroundcolour.Centrenumber1shallbethelowerleft,centrenumber2shallbeattheapexofthetriangleandcentrenumber3shallbethelowerright.

(c) Rangelayout.Eachbossshallholdfourfaces.(d) Shooting.

(i) Rule304(b)(ii)(rotation)shallnotapply.(ii) Thefirstgroupoftwoarchersshallshootatthehighertargetsandthesecondgroupatthe

lowertargets.Whenallarchershaveshot30arrowsthosewhohavebeenshootingatthelowertargetsshallchangetothehighertargetsandthosewhohavebeenshootingatthehighertargetsshallshootatthelowertargets.

(iii) Eacharchershallshootinendsofthreearrows.(iv) Twoendsofsighterarrowsshallbeshot.

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(v) Arrowsshallbenumberedandshallbeshotinascendingnumericalsequence,onearrowateachtargetcentreintheorder1,2and3.

(e) Scoring.AnarrownotshotintheorderprescribedinRule409(d)(v)oranarrowstrikingatargetcentreotherthanthatatwhichitshouldhavebeenshotintheordersoprescribedshallbescoredamiss.

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PART5FIELDARCHERY500. General(a) Classes. There may be separate classes for Ladies, Gentlemen, Junior Ladies and Junior

Gentlemen.(b) Juniors

(i) Juniorarchersarethoseunder18yearsofage.Theyareplacedinthefollowingcategoriesoragegroupsaccordingtotheirageonthe(last)dayofthetournament:a. Juniorsunder18b. Juniorsunder15c. Juniorsunder12

(ii) Thereisnothingtopreventajuniorchoosingtoshootinahigheragegroupthanhisagewouldwarrantprovidedthathecomplieswiththerulesappertainingtothatgroup.

(c) PrizesandAwards.Theallocationofanyseparateprize,medal,trophyorotherawardshallbeamatter for each individual Tournament Organiser. Classification, or other distinction shallremainthesoleprerogativeofArcheryGB.

501. Courselayout(a) Coursesshouldbe laidout insuchawayastoprovidesafety,maximuminterestandvariety.

Targets shall be arranged along a coursewith suchdifficulties in aiming and shooting as theterrainpresentsandthespiritandtraditionsofthedisciplinerequire.Directionindicatorsshouldbeplacedasnecessarytoensuresafety.

(b) Suitablebarriersshallbeplacedaroundthecourse,wherevernecessary,tokeepspectatorsatasafedistance. Onlythosepersonshavingobtainedpermissionshallbeallowedonthecourseinsidethebarriers.

(c) Alltargetsshallbenumberedinsuccessionandthenumberboard,whichcanbeusedasastoppeg,placedwithintheapproachtotheshootingpostforthattarget.

(d) AttargetsforallStamproundsthereshallbesufficientareafortwocompetitorstostandsidebysideandabletoshootatthesametime.

(e) Crossbowtargetsshallbefixedbelowskyline.(f) Thebuttsshallprovideforamarginofat least5cmoutsidethe lowestscoringzone(s)of the

face(s)placeduponthem.Atnopointmayanytargetfacebelessthan15cmfromtheground.Inallinstances,regardlessoftheterrain,thebuttshouldbeplacedreasonablyperpendiculartothecompetitors’lineofsightfromtheshootingpostinordertopresenttothecompetitorthetargetface(s)fullsizeasmuchasispracticallypossible.

(g) Facesshallnotbeplacedoveranylargerface,norshalltherebeanymarksonthebuttressorforegroundthatcouldbeusedaspointsofaim.

502. BowstylesThedescriptionofbowstylesisgiveninPart2.BowstylesrecognisedforFieldArcheryandadditionaldetailareasfollows:(a) Recurve(Freestyle)–EquipmentasdefinedinRule202(b) RecurveBarebow–EquipmentasdefinedinRule204withthefollowinglimitation:

(i) Theunbracedbowcompletewithaccessoriesmustbecapableofpassingthroughaholeorringof12.2cminsidediameter±0.5mm.

(c) RecurveTraditional–EquipmentasdefinedinRule205(d) Longbow–EquipmentgenerallyasdefinedinRule206withthefollowinglimitations:

(i) Thebowmustbebarethereforemarksonbowlimbsandrubberbandsarenotallowed,neitherisa“kisser”allowedonthestring.

(ii) Artificialgroundmarkersarenotallowed.(iii) Archers must adhere to one anchor point and to one finger-position on the string

throughoutatournament.

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(e) CompoundUnlimited–EquipmentasdefinedRule207withthefollowinglimitation:(i)Multi-pinsightsareallowedonmarkedcoursesonly

(f) CompoundLimited–EquipmentasdefinedinRule208(g) CompoundBarebow–EquipmentasdefinedinRule209(h) Crossbow–EquipmentasdefinedinRule210.(j) AmericanFlatbow–EquipmentasdefinedRule206Awiththefollowinglimitation:

(i) Thebowmustbeshotusingthe“Mediterranean”loose(onefingerabovethearrownock)orfingersdirectlybelowthearrownock(indexfingernomorethan2mmbelownock),withonefixedanchorpoint.ThearchermustchooseeitherMediterraneanorfingersundernock,butmaynotuseboth.

(k) ItemsNotPermitted.Inalltheabovestyles(a)to(j)inclusive,thefollowingarenotpermitted:(i) Anyelectroniccommunicationorstoragedeviceorheadsetsonthefieldcourse.(ii) Fieldglassesandothervisualaidswithscalesonthelensesorwhichincorporateanyother

meansforevaluatingdistances.(iii) Rangefindersoranyothermeansofestimatingdistancesoranglesthatarenotcoveredby

thecurrentrulesregardingcompetitors'equipment.(iv) Modificationtoacompetitor’sequipmenttoaidtheestimationofdistance,ortheexplicit

useofanyregularpieceofequipmentforthatpurpose.(v) Anywrittenmemorandaapartfromnotesconcerningthecompetitors’normalsightmarks,

therecordingofthepresentpersonalscoresortheRules.(l) ClarificationFortheavoidanceofdoubt,theuseofbinocularsandothervisualaidsispermitted

inallArcheryGBfieldrounds,providingtheygivenoaidtomeasuringdistance.

503. Judging(a) (i) Atalltimes,whenevershootingtakesplace,itmustbeunderthecontrolofaFieldCaptain.

(ii) Atrecordstatusmeetings,theFieldCaptainshallbeaJudgerecognisedbyArcheryGB.Thegrade of judge-in-charge required for each level of tournament and other relevantinformationisgivenatAppendixB.

(iii) Atnon-recordstatusmeetingsaJudgemayappointexperiencedarchersasassistantFieldCaptains tohelp in the runningofa shoot. A Judgemaydelegatehisauthority to suchappointedassistants

(iv) AttournamentstheJudgeandFieldCaptainsshallbenon-shooting.(v) ForthepurposesoftheseRules,thetermJudgeshallembracebothJudgeandFieldCaptain

unlessthecontextindicatesotherwise.(b) ThedutiesoftheChairmanandotherJudgesshallbe:

(i) Toensurethatadequatesafetyprecautionshavebeenobservedinthelayoutofthecourseandwarm-uparea.

(ii) Before shooting commences, to satisfy by inspection that all the archers’ equipmentconforms toArcheryGB rules and the archers’ given style. If applicable a judge, beingsatisfiedthatthearchers’equipmentconformstothestylewrittenonthescorecards,willsigntothateffectonthefrontofthescorecards.

(iii) To address the assembled competitors before the shoot commences about safetyprecautionsandanyotherappropriatematter,includingthemethodofstartingtheevent,thestartingpointsofeachgroup,etc.

(iv) Toensurethatallcompetitorsareconversantwiththerulesofthecompetitionandthemethodofscoring.

(v) Toresolvedisputesorqueriesthatmayariseininterpretationoftherulesorothermatters.

504. Shooting(a) Duringwarm-up,theareabeingusedshallbeunderthecontrolofajudgeorcompetentarcher.

Itisrecommendedthatshootingperiodsoffiveminutesbeallowedandathensoundsignalgivenforthearcherstoapproachandclearthetargets.

(b) Incompetition,eachshootinggroupshallconsistofnotmorethan6andnofewerthan3archers,Number1ofeachshootinggrouponthetargetlistwillbeTargetCaptain.

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(c) TheTargetCaptainshallberesponsiblefortheorderlyconductofshootingwithinthegroup,andhavethegeneralresponsibilityforscoringthearrows.Inthecaseofadispute,aJudgeshallmakethefinaldecision.

(d) Groupsshallbeassignedtostartsimultaneouslyfromvarioustargetsandwillcompletetheroundatthetargetprevioustotheoneatwhichtheystarted.Additionalgroupsassignedtoatargetshall wait until the primary group on that target has shot and scored their arrows beforeproceeding.

(e) Competitorsinagroupmayallowothergroupstoshootthrough,providedtheOrganizersand/ortheJudgesarenotifiedaboutthechangeatthefirstopportunity.

(f) Archerswaitingtheirturntoshootshallstandwellbackbehindthearcherswhoareshooting,preferablyatthenumberboard.

(g) Shooting Position. The archer’s more forward foot must be in contact with and behind theshootingpostwhileshooting.

(h) Ifanarrowisobservedtoreboundfrom,orisbelievedtohavepassedthroughthetargetface,aJudge shall check it, and if it appears that the arrowhas reboundedor passed through thenanotherarrowmaybe shotat that face from the sameposition fromwhich thebouncingorpassingthrougharrowwasshot.

(j) Anarrowshallbedeemednottohavebeenshotif:(i) Thearrowhasnotreboundedandthearchercantouchitwithhisbowwithoutmovinghis

feetfromtheirpositioninrelationtotheshootingline.Inthiseventanotherarrowmaybeshot.

(ii) Thetargetfaceorbuttressfallsover(inspiteofhavingbeenfixedtothesatisfactionoftheJudges). The Judgeswill takewhatevermeasure theydeemnecessaryandcompensateadequatetimeforshootingtherelevantnumberofarrows.IfthebuttressonlyslidesdownitwillbelefttotheJudgestodecidewhatactiontotake,ifany.

(k) Timing.(i) WhenacompetitororagroupiscausingunduedelaytheJudgewillwarnthecompetitor

orgroupafterwhichtheymaybetimed.(ii) Forallrounds,whethermarkedorunmarkeddistancesthetimingbeginswhenthearcher

takeshisshootingposition,whichheshalldoassoonasitbecomesavailable.Thearcherisallowed1½minutesperarrow.

(iii) AJudge,havingobservedanarcherexceedthetime limit,shallcautionhimbyasignednoteonthescorecard,indicatingthetimeofthewarning.Atthesecondandsubsequentwarnings,duringthattournament,thearcher’shighestscoringarrowatthetargetwherethewarningisgiven,shallbeannulled.

(l) Incaseofequipmentfailuretheorderofshootingmaybechangedtemporarily.Inanyeventnomorethan30minutesshallbeallowedtorepairanyequipmentfailure.Theothercompetitorsinthatgroupshallshootandscoretheirarrowsbeforeallowinganyfollowinggroupstoshootthrough.Iftherepairiscompletedwithinthetimelimitthecompetitorinquestionmaymakeupanyarrowsremainingtobeshotonthattarget.Iftherepairiscompletedlaterthecompetitormayrejoinhisgroupbutwilllosethearrowshisgrouphasshotinthemeantime.

(m) Nopersonshallrelatetocompetingarchersthetargetdistancesonunmarkedcoursesduringthetournament.

(n) Althoughtherearenospecificdressregulationsinfieldarchery,allcompetitors,fieldpartyandofficialsshouldwearbrightvisiblecolours.Footwearthatfullyenclosesthetoesandfrontofthefootmustbewornatalltimeswhenshooting.

(o) ShootingSafety.Whilstscoringandlookingformissingarrows,onememberoftheshootinggroupmuststayinfrontofthebutttowarnotherarchersthattheareaisoccupied.

(p) Atanyeventwherebothanunmarkedroundandamarkedroundarebeingshotonpredominatelythesamecourse,theunmarkedroundistobeshotfirst.

505. Scoring(a) Twoofeachshootinggroupshallbescorers.Eachshallbesuppliedwithaseparatesetofscore

cardsforthegroup.Thedutiesofthescorersshallbeasfollows:

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(i) Towritedownthescoresofeachcompetitorinthegroup.(ii) Tocomparethetwoscorecardsbeforethearrowsaredrawn.(iii) Tocompletethescorecardattheendofshooting.(iv) ToensurethatthescorecardsarereturnedwithoutdelaytotheOrganisers.

(b) Amistakeonascorecardmaybecorrectedbeforethearrowsaredrawn,providedallarchersinthegroupagreetothecorrection.Thecorrectionshallbewitnessedandinitialledbyallarchersandshowntoajudgeatthefirstopportunity.Thejudgeshallinitialthearchers’action.

(c) Attheendoftheshootthescorecardsshallbesignedbythescorerandbythearcherasanacceptanceofthefinalscore.

(d) Shouldthetwocardsnotagree,thenthelowerscoreshallbetakenastheresult.(e) Neitherthearrowsnorthetargetfaceshallbetoucheduntilallarrowsonthattargethavebeen

recordedandscoreschecked.(f) (i) Anarrowshallbescoredaccordingtothepositionoftheshaftontheface.Shouldtheshaft

ofanarrowtouchtwozonesoradividinglinebetweenscoringzones,thatarrowshallscorethehighervalueofthezonesaffected.

(ii) AmissistoberecordedasaletterM.(g) Ifmorethantheprescribednumberofarrowsbelongingtothesamecompetitorshouldbefound

inthetargetoronthegroundoftheshootinglanes,onlytheappropriatenumberofarrowsoflowestvalueshallbescored.Shouldacompetitorbefoundtorepeatthishemaybedisqualified.

(h) Shouldafragmentofatargetfacebemissing,includingadividinglineorwheretwocolorsmeet,orifthedividinglineisdisplacedbyanarrow,thenanimaginarylineshallbeusedforjudgingthevalueofanyarrowthatmayhitsuchapart.

(j) ArrowsembeddedinthebuttressandnotshowingonthefacecanonlybescoredbyaJudge.(k) Anarrowhitting:

(i) Anotherarrowinthenockandremainingembeddedthereinshallscoreaccordingtothevalueofthearrowstruck.

(ii) Anotherarrow,andthenhittingthetargetfaceafterdeflection,shallscoreasitliesinthetarget.

(iii) Anotherarrow,andthenreboundingshallscorethevalueofthearrowstruck,providedthedamagedarrowcanbeidentified.

(iv) Atargetfaceotherthanthecompetitor'sowntargetfaceshallbeconsideredaspartofthatendandshallscoreasamiss.

(l) Intheeventofatieinscore,theresultwillbedeterminedinthefollowingorder:(i) Greatestnumberofscoringhits.(ii) Greatestnumberofhighestscoringzonehits.(iii) Afterthisthearchersstilltyingshallbedeclaredequal.

506. TargetFaces(a) WAFieldFace.TheWAfieldfaceisfullydescribedinWARules.

(b) ForesterRoundFaces.Thetargetfacesshallbeofanimalorbirddesign,andshallhaveinscribed

onthemanoutercircleoffixeddiameter,aninnercircleofhalfthatdiameterandaspotofonesixththatdiameter,thus:

OuterCircleDiameter(ins) InnerCircleDiameter(ins) SpotDiameter(ins)

24 12 418 9 312 6 26 3 1

(c) BigGameRoundFaces

(i) Thetargetfacesshallbeofanimalorbirddesignwiththescoringareadivided intotwoparts.Thehigherscoringareaisthesmallerareasituatedinthe‘heart/lung’regionofthe

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animalknownasthe‘kill’zone.Thelowerscoringareaistheremainderoftheanimalwithinthemarkedperimeterknownasthe‘wound’zone.

(ii) Targetsareclassedintogroupsone,two,threeandfour,accordingtosize:Group Size(ins) Animal

1 40x28 Bear,deer,moose,elk,caribou2 22x22 Antelope,smalldeer,wolf,mountainlion3 22x14 Coyote,javelina,turkey,fox,goose,wildcat,pheasant.

4 14x11 Turtle,duck,grouse,crow,skunk,jackrabbit,wood-chuck

Anyanimalorbirdconsistentinsizewithaparticulargroupmaybeused.

(d) NationalAnimalRoundFaces. Thetargetfacesshallbeofananimalorbirddesign,andshallhavedescribeduponthemacircleofeither30,22.5,15,or7.5cmdiameteraccordingtothesizeoftheanimalpictureandintheheart/lungregion.Thehigherscoringarea(thekillzone)shallbewithinthecircleandtheremainderoftheanimalshallbethelowerscoringarea(thewoundzone).BengstonBowhunterfacesfulfilltherequirementssetoutaboveandshallbeusedatUKRecordStatusevents.

DESCRIPTIONOFROUNDS507. WAFieldRoundTheWAFieldRoundsareshottoWARules.Thefollowingvariationsmaybeapplied:(a) Yellowpostswillnotbeused.Whitepostsmaybeused,setatthefollowingdistances:

DiameterofFieldFacesincm.

UnmarkedCourse MarkedCourseNumberofTargets

Distanceinmetres

NumberofTargets

Distanceinmetres

20 2-4 5-10 3 5,7,1040 2-4 5-15 3 10,15,2060 2-4 10-20 3 15,20,2580 2-4 15-25 3 20,25,30

(b) Arrowholesneednotbemarked,inwhichcasethebouncer/passthroughrule,Rule504(h)will

apply.

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(c) Bowstyle/Age Variations. The shooting posts normally used by senior and junior archersaccordingtobowstyleandageareindicatedbyalinthefollowingtable:

Gender&agegroup Postcolour

Recurve

Freestyle

Recurve

Barebo

w

Recurve

Tradition

al

Longbo

w

American

Flatbo

w

Compo

und

Unlim

ited

Compo

und

Limite

d

Compo

und

Barebo

w

Ladies&Gentlemen Red l l l Ladies&Gentlemen Blue l l l l lJuniorsUnder18 Red l l l JuniorsUnder18 Blue l l l l lJuniorsUnder15 Red ■ ■ ■ JuniorsUnder15 Blue l ■ ■ ■ ■ l l ■JuniorsUnder15 White l l l l lJuniorsUnder12 Red ■ ■ ■ JuniorsUnder12 Blue ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■JuniorsUnder12 White l l l l l l l lAllcrossbowarchersshootfromredpegs.

(d) Rounds forUKRecordPurposes. National Records aremaintained for theUnmarked round,Markedround,Combinedround(shotovertwoconsecutivedays),MixedroundandtheDoubleMixed round (shotover twoconsecutivedays). NationalRecordaremaintained for theage,gender,postcolourandbowstyleindicatedbyalora■inthetableatRule507(c).

508. WAArrowheadRoundsTheWAArrowheadRoundsareshotinaccordancewithWARules.(a) The following bowstyle/age variationmay be applied. The shooting posts normally used by

seniorandjuniorarchersaccordingtobowstyleandageareindicatedbyalinthetableatRule507(c).

(b) When the WA Arrowhead Round is accorded WA Award Status, archers can achieve WAArrowhead Awards. Note that Arrowhead Awards are only available for archers shootingRecurveFreestyleorCompoundfromtheredpegs,orshootingRecurveBarebowfromthebluepegs.

Note.SeeShootingAdministrativeProcedures6fordetailsoftheAward.509. deleted510. ForestersRoundTheForestersRoundisshotonForestersfacesateithermarkedorunmarkeddistances.Theroundconsistsof28targetscomprising2unitsof14targets.(a) Thestandardunitshallconsistofthefollowing14targets:

Numberoftargets FaceSize(ins)

MaximumDistance(yds)

NumberofShotsateachTarget

3 24 70 44 18 50 34 12 40 23 6 20 1

(i) Allshotsarefromseparatepegs.(ii) Multi-pegshotsmaybeequidistantfromthetarget,‘walk-away’or‘walk-up’.

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(b) Scoring

(c) Totalnumberofarrows–70(d) Maximumpossiblescore–1050(e) Juniors

(i) Juniorsunder18shootfromthesamepostsasadultsinallcases.(ii) Juniorsunder15shoot:

a. Fromthesamepostsasadultsatthe6”and12”faces.b. Twoarrowsfromthemiddledistancepostandonearrowfromthefrontpostat18”

faces.c. Twoarrowsfromeachofthetwonearestpostsatthe24”faces.

(iii) Juniorsunder12shootallarrowsfromthefrontpostatalltargets.

511. Four-Shot Foresters Round The Four-Shot Foresters Round is shot on Foresters faces atunmarkeddistances.Theroundconsistsof28targetscomprising2Unitsof14targets,withfourwalk-upshotsoneachtarget.(a) Distributionoffaces,asforForestersRound.(b) ScoringasinForestersRound.(c) Totalnumberofarrows–112.(d) Maximumpossiblescore–1680.(e) Juniors

(i) Juniorsunder18shootfromthesamepostsasadultsinallcases.(ii) Juniorsunder15 shoot twoarrows fromeachof the twonearest shootingposts at the

targetsshowing18”and24”faces.(iii) Juniorsunder12shootallarrowsfromthefrontpostatalltargets.

512. The Big Game Round The Big Game Round is shot on Big Game faces at eithermarked orunmarkeddistances.Theroundconsistsof28targetscomprising2unitsof14targets.(a) ThestandardUnitshallconsistofthefollowing14targets:

TargetGroup Numberoftargets Suggestedtargetrange(yds)1 3 70-402 3 50-303 4 40-204 4 30-10

(b) ShootingRules.(i) Threeshotsarepermittedateachtarget,onefromeachofthreeposts,eachsuccessive

postbeingclosertothetargetthanthepreviousone.(ii) Arrows shall be numbered by means of distinctive bands at least 3mm in width and

approximately3mmapartandshallbeshotinascendingnumericalorder.Thearchershallstopshootingassoonasahitisconsideredtohavebeenmade.

(c) Scoring.(i) Thescoreisdecidedbythepositionofthearrowinthetarget(i.e.inthe‘kill’or‘wound’

zone)andthenumberofarrowsshotasfollows:

Arrow KillValue Woundvalue1st 20 162nd 14 103rd 8 4

(ii) Onlythescoreofthefirst‘scoring’arrowcounts.

Zone PointsValueAimingspot 15Innercircle 10Outercircle 5

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(iii) Themaximumpossiblescore–560.(d) Juniors

(i) Juniorsunder18shootfromthesamepostasadultsinallcases.(ii) Juniorsunder15shoottwoarrowsfromthemiddledistancepostandonefromthefront

postuntilahitisscored.(iii) Juniorsunder12shootuptothreearrowsfromthefrontpostuntilahitisscored.

513. TheNationalAnimalRound TheNationalAnimalRound is shotonNationalAnimal facesatunmarkeddistances.Theroundconsistsof32targetscomprising2unitsof16targets.Thetargetsshallbemixedsothattheunitsarenotconsecutive.Organisersarerequiredtoprovideagoodvarietyofshots.(a) Thecourseshallbelaidoutsothateachunitshallconsistofthefollowing16targetssetwithin

theprescribedrange.

Numberoftargets KillZoneDiameter(cm) Range(m)4 30 55-304 22.5 45-204 15 35-104 7.5 20-5

(b) Attargetsusingthesmallestkillzonediameterface,organisersmayplacetwofacessidebyside,

reducing the need of archers in the group having shot, to clear their arrows to reduce thepossibilityofdamage.

(c) Shooting Twoarrowsshallbeshotateachtarget,onefromeachoftwopostssetwithintheprescribedrange.

(d) Scoring.(i) Killzone –10points(ii) Woundzone –5points(iii) Totalnumberofarrows –64(iv) Maximumpossiblescore –640.

(e) Juniors(i) Juniorsunder18shootfromthesamepostsasadultsinallcases.(ii) Juniorsunder15shootbotharrowsfromthenearershootingpostatthe30cmkillzone

faces.(iii) Juniorsunder12shootbotharrowsatthe30cmkillzoneandthe22.5cmkillzonediameter

facesfromasingleprivilegepostsetatanappropriatedistance.514. WA Forest Round This round is shot as described in current WA Rules. The Archery GB

relaxationsfromWARulesmaybeappliedasfollows: (a) ShootingpositionsforvariousbowstylesandagesmaybeasoutlinedinRule507(c).(b) Arrowholesneednotbemarked,inwhichcasethebouncer/passthroughrule,Rule504(h)will

apply.515. WA3DAnimalRound. ThisroundisshotasdescribedincurrentWARules. TheArcheryGBrelaxationsfromWARulesasdescribedinRule514maybeapplied.516. Local/ClubRounds Inadditiontoroundsspecifiedabove,any localroundmadeupofothercombinations of numbers of arrows, target faces and distances, may be used in Clubs andTournaments. Allsuchroundsmustbeshot inall respectstotheRulesofShooting. TheyarenotrecognisedforArcheryGBRecordorClassificationpurposes.

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PART6FLIGHTSHOOTING600. BowstylesThedescriptionofbowstylesisgiveninPart2.BowstylesrecognisedasclassesforFlightShootingandadditionaldetailareasfollows:A. RecurveTargetBow–EquipmentasdefinedinRule202

(i) Thepositionofthearrowrestwherethearrowpointfallsofftherestshallbeusedasthereferencepointwhendeterminingthedrawweightofthebow.

(ii) Competitors must use their standard target archery length arrows and normal tab orshootingglove.

B. ConventionalFlightBows–EquipmentasdefinedinRule211

(i) Arrowsshallbenotlessthan14"long,asmeasuredbetweenthefloorofthenockandthepointofthepile.

C. CompoundTargetBow–EquipmentasdefinedinRule207

(i) Competitors must use their standard target archery length arrows and must use theirconventional anchorpoint. Normal fingerprotectionormechanical releaseaidmaybeused.

D. Longbow.–EquipmentasdefinedinRule206

(i) Arrowsmustbeconventionallongbowarrowsbutmaybetoprofileandfletchingshapeaspreferred.

E. Crossbow.–EquipmentasdefinedinRule210

(i) Crossbowboltsshallbebetween12"and15"long.F. CompoundFlightBow.–Equipmentasdefinedin212

(i) Arrowsshallbenotlessthan14"long,asmeasuredbetweenthefloorofthenockandthepointofthepile.

G. AmericanFlatbow.–EquipmentasdefinedinRule206A601. BowWeightDivisions(a) ClassesA,B,DandGmaybedividedintodivisionsbasedonbowweightasfollows:

(i) Notexceeding35lbs(ii) Notexceeding50lbs(iii) Unlimited

(b) ClassesCandFmaybedividedintodivisionsbasedonbowweightasfollows:(i) Notexceeding45lbs(ii) Notexceeding60lbs

(c) TheweightofabowinclassAorBshallbedeterminedinthefollowingmanner:Theweightofthebowshallbetakenattwoincheslessthanthelengthofthelongestarrow,andagainatoneinchlessthanthelengthofthisarrow.Whenthedifferencebetweenthetwoweightsisaddedtotheweightofthearrowdrawnatoneinchless,thisistheequivalenttodrawingthebowtofulldraw.

(d) TheweightofabowinclassCorFshallbemeasuredatthe“breakover”pointorpositionofnormallydrawnbowatwhichthebow’smaximumpoundageisachievedandshallnotexceed60lbs.

(e) TheweightofabowinclassDorGshallbedeterminedbydrawingtheshoulderofthepiletothebackofthebow.

(f) TheweightofabowinclassEshallbemeasuredatthestringlatchandshallbenomorethan95lbs(43kg).

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602. Basis(a) Handbowsonlymaybeusedandthebowhandmustbeunsupported.(b) Competitionforallclassesandweightdivisionsmaytakeplacesimultaneously.(c) Archersmayenteramaximumof4classes/weightdivisionsforwhichtheyareeligible.(d) Classes andweight divisionswill not be in direct competitionwith other classes andweight

divisions.(e) Theremaybeladies,gentlemen,juniorladiesandjuniorgentlemencompetitionsineachclass

andweightdivision.(f) Theclassesandweightdivisionsbeingshotwillbeatthediscretionoftheorganiserandareto

beidentifiedontheentryform.(g) (i) Compoundtargetbowsandcompoundflightbowsshallbeweighedimmediatelypriorto

thecompetition.VariablepoundageadjustmentmechanismsshallbesealedbytheRangeCaptainatthetimeofqualifying.BreakageofthissealwithoutpermissionfromtheRangeCaptainshallconstitutedisqualification.

(ii) Allotherbowsshallbeweighedonanadhocbasisduringtheshoot.Atleast25%ofthebowsusedwillbeweighed.

(iii) Allclasswinnerswillhavetheirbowsre-weighedattheendofthecompetition.TheRangeCaptainwillendorsetheirreportscertifyingthatthishastakenplace.Anyarchermayasktohavetheirbowweighedduringthecourseofthetournament.

603. RangeLayout(a) TheRangeLine,atrightanglestotheshootingline,shallbeclearlymarkedat150yardsthenat

50yardintervalstoatleast50yardsbeyondtheexistinglongestdistanceshotintheU.K.withintheclassesbeingshot.

(b) Redwarningflagsshallbeplacedateachsideoftherangeat75yardsfromthelineofdistancemarkersatadistanceof150yardsfromtheshootingline.

(c) Organizersmustarrangeavenuesuchthattheycanensurenooneenterstherangeareawhilsttheeventisinprogress.

604. General(a) Intheeventofbreakageasubstitutebowor limbsmaybeusedprovidingtheRangeCaptain

confirmsthatthebowstillcomplieswiththeclass/weightdivision.Anysubstitutebowmustbeshotintheappropriatedivision.

(b) Arrowsmustbearthefollowingidentification:(i) Nameor initials of contestant and a non-duplicated serial number affixed to the arrow

shaft,andregisteredwiththeofficials.(ii) Stamporcodemarkindicationclass,affixedbytheofficials.

(c) Thetermmechanicalasappliedtobowsandequipmentshallbetakentomeananymethodthatembodiesapluralityofinteractingparts,whethersuchareindividualpiecesorspringco-joinedpartscapableofcooperativelyactingtoeffectbowstringreleasebyaseparatingmovementofatleastonesuchpartrelativetoanother.

605. Shooting(a) Competitorsshouldbeatleastsixfeetapart,andmustnotadvancetheirleadingfootoverthe

shootingline.(b) Eachcompetitormayhaveoneassistantoradvisor,whomustkeepatleastoneyardbehindthe

shootingline.(c) (i) At leastoneendofsixarrowswillbeshotperbowclass/division. Fourendswillbethe

maximumarrowsshotinatournament.(ii) Ifacompetitorshootsmore thansixarrowsatanyoneend, the longestshotarrows in

excessofthesixarrowsallowedshallbedisqualified.(iii) Nocompetitorshallbeallowedtocarryanyarrowswhenmovingforwardoftheshooting

line.

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(iv) Afterallclasseshaveshotthefirstend,competitorsandofficialswillgoforwardingroupsofatleast2personstofindandmarkthearrows.Thegroup,actingtogether,willplaceamarkerwithalabelattachedbearingthenameofthearcherandclass/weightdivisionatthemeasuringpoint (seeRule607)of thearcher’s furthestarrow. Arrowswill thenbewithdrawn.

(v) Succeeding ends may then be shot and the process of finding and marking arrowsrepeated.Ifnecessary,markerswillbeadjusted.

(vi) LostarrowsmustbereportedtotheRangeCaptainandarecordmadeof their identitybeforethenextendisshot,Iffoundduringsubsequentendsandshowingnoevidenceofhavingbeenmovedordisturbed, thearrowmaybeconsidered in thecompetition. NoarrowmaybemeasuredaftertheRangeCaptainhasdeclaredthecompetitionclosed.

(d) deleted606. ControlofShootingThereshallbeaRangeCaptaininchargewhomaybeassistedbyassistantRange Captain/s. The grade of judge-in-charge (the Range Captain) required for each level oftournamentandotherrelevantinformationisgivenatAppendixB.Theirdecisionwillbefinal.Theywillalsoberesponsibleforthesafetyoftheevent.Spectatorsmustatalltimes,whenshootingisinprogress,beatleast10yardsbehindtheshootingline.607. Measurements Measurementofdistanceshallbemadewithasteeltape,orothercertifiedmeasure,alongtherangeline.Thedistancesshotshallbemeasuredtothatpointontherangelineatwhichalineatrightanglestotherangelinepassesthepointwherethearrowenterstheground.Ifthearrowislyingonthegroundthelineshouldpassthroughthepileendofthearrow.608. DressAlthoughtherearenospecificdressregulationsinFlightShooting,itisrecommendedthatallcompetitors,fieldpartyandofficials,wearbrightvisiblecolours.Footwearthatfullyenclosesthetoesandfrontofthefootmustbewornatalltimeswhenshooting.

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PART7CLOUTSHOOTINGSECTIONA–AllCloutEvents700. GeneralRegulations(a) ArcheryGBRulesofShootingforTargetArchery–Outdoorshallapplyexceptasenumeratedin

thefollowingparagraphs.(b) RangesafetyshallfollowtheprinciplesofRangeSafetyforTargetArchery(Rule302).Forclout

distancesbeyond100yards,thesidesafetyshouldcontinuetoextendfrom20yardsat100yards,to25yardsat150yards,and30yardsat180yards,andremainat30yardsthereafter.Theovershootdistanceforclouttargetssetbeyond100yardswillbe50yardsfromtheclout.Theovershootmustbelevelground.AdiagramisatAppendixE

(c) TheOrganiser,afterconsideringgeneralsafety,archers’comfortandthedutiesofscorers,shallusehisdiscretionastothenumberofarchersallocatedtoeachtarget.

(d) AClouteventmaybeshotonthesamedayandatthesamevenueasaFlighteventwithoutcontraveningRule304(j).

(e) AllarchersmusthavereceivedinstructioninCloutshootingpriortocompetitions.Toconfirmthis,eachentryformmustcontainthefollowingcertificatetobesignedbyeacharcherbeforeshootingcommences:

IhavereceivedinstructioninCloutshootingpriortothistournament.Archer’ssignature.…………………………………………

(f) Thebowmustbedrawninsuchawaythattheanglethearrowmakeswiththehorizontalmustneverbegreaterthanthatwhichitmakesatthepointofrelease/loose.

(g) HighTrajectorycloutshootingisBANNEDexceptforLongbows.

HighTrajectorySolutionBANNED (ExceptforLongbows) LowTrajectorySolutionACCEPTABLE701. BowstylesThedescriptionofbowstylesisgiveninPart2.BowstylesapplicabletoCloutArcheryareasfollows:(a) Recurve(Freestyle)–EquipmentasdefinedinRule202.(b) RecurveBarebow–EquipmentasdefinedinRule204.(c) Longbow–EquipmentasdefinedinRule206.(d) CompoundUnlimited–EquipmentasdefinedRule207.(e) (deleted)(f) Crossbow–EquipmentasdefinedinRule210.SECTIONB–ArcheryGBImperialClout702. TargetsThecentreofthetargetshallbemarkedbyabrightlycoloureddistinctiveflag12”square,setascloseaspracticabletogroundlevelonasmoothverticalstick.Thestickshouldnotprojectabovetheflag.703. Shooting(a) Shootingmaybeeither‘twoway’or‘oneway’.(b) Sixsighterarrowsshallbeshotineachdirectionwhenshootingtwoways.

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704. Scoring(a) Scoresshallbedeterminedaccordingtothedistanceofarrowsatpointofentryingroundfrom

centreofflagstickasfollows:Withinaradiusof 18inches – 5points 3feet – 4points 6feet – 3points 9feet – 2points 12feet – 1point

(b) Ringsoftheaboveradiimaybemarkedontheground,thelinesdrawnbeingwhollywithineachcircle.

(c) ArrowswhichhavehitandremainembeddedintheCloutflagshallscore5providedtheyarenotembeddedinalowerscoringringwhereupontheyshallscoreaccordingtotheringinwhichtheyareembedded.

(d) Anarrowlyinglooseonthegroundshallbescoredinaccordancewiththepositionofitspoint.(e) (i) Whereitisnotpracticaltodrawlinesontheground,scoresshallbedeterminedwithanon-

stretch cord or tape looped round the centre stick and clearlymarked tomeasure thevariousradii.Wherethismethodofmeasuringisusedanareashouldbemarkedontheground(convenientlyasquareorcircle)whichwillcontainthewholeoftheCloutscoringzoneandwhichforallpurposesincludedin(f)betermedtheTargetArea.

(ii) Thescorershouldallowadequatetimeforallarchersshootingtodeterminethepositionofthearrowsinthesaidareabeforecarryingoutthefollowingprocedure.

(iii) Thescorershallcarrythetautcordroundatgroundlevelandoneassistantscorerfollowingthecordateach‘colour’shallwithdrawandcarryallarrowsfromthe‘colour’forwhichheisresponsible.

(iv) The arrows shall then be placed in distinct groups on or stuck into the ground at theappropriatesectionofthescoringcordandcompetitorswillcalltheirscoresintheusualmanner,pickinguptheirarrowsastheydoso.

(f) Nopersonotherthantheappointedscorersshallenterthetargetareauntilallarrowshavebeenwithdrawnandplacedintheirrespectivescoringgroups.Anarrowwithdrawnbyanyotherthananappointedscorershallnotbescored.Theappointedscorersshallnottakeanyarrowsintothetargetarea.

(g) ResolutionofTies.(i) Tiesshallberesolvedasfollows:

AwardBasedOn 1stTieBreak 2ndTieBreakScore Hits Clouts(5s)Hits Score Clouts(5s)Clouts(5s) Score Hits

(ii) Ifallelementsarethesame,thearchersshallbedeclaredequal705. Round(a) AnArcheryGBImperialCloutRoundconsistsof36arrows.(b) TheminimumdistancesthatmustbeshotforUKRecordpurposesareasfollows:

Gentlemen 9scoreyards (180yds)Ladies 7scoreyards (140yds)JuniorGentlemenunder18 7scoreyards (140yds)JuniorGentlemenunder16 6scoreyards (120yds)JuniorGentlemenunder14 5scoreyards (100yds)JuniorGentlemenunder12 4scoreyards (80yds)JuniorLadiesunder18 6scoreyards (120yds)JuniorLadiesunder16 5scoreyards (100yds)JuniorLadiesunder14 4scoreyards (80yds)

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(c) UKrecordswillbemaintainedforsingleanddoublerounds,bothonewayandtwoway,subjectto the conditions shown inRule705(b)andprovided that shooting is inaccordancewith theArcheryGBshootingregimesspecifiedintheseRulesofShooting.

(d) Ajuniormayholdarecordinadistanceofahigheragegroup.(e) Although the distances given above are normally shot, other distances may be shot at the

Tournament Organiser’s discretion and subject to there being no compromise in safetystandards.AnyotherdistancescannotbeconsideredforUKRecordsorSixCloutBadges.

SECTIONC–WACloutandArcheryGBMetricClout706.Introduction.TheWACloutRoundandthejuniorequivalent,theArcheryGBMetricClout,areconductedinthemannerdescribedintheWAConstitution&RulesfortheWAClout,towhichreferenceshouldbemade.707. ArcheryGBMetricClout. TheArcheryGBMetricClout is shotone-way. TheminimumdistancesforUKrecordsaregiveninthefollowingtable.(TheadultWACloutdistancesareshownforinformation)

Gender/Age Compoundbows Non-CompoundbowsGentlemen 185m 165mLadies 165m 125mJuniorGentlemenunder18 165m 125mJuniorGentlemenunder16 125m 110mJuniorGentlemenunder14 110m 90mJuniorGentlemenunder12 90m 75mJuniorLadiesunder18 125m 110mJuniorLadiesunder16 110m 90mJuniorLadiesunder14 90m 75m

708.UKRecords.UKrecordswillbemaintainedforsingleanddoubleWACloutandArcheryGBMetricCloutroundsshotoneway.ShootingmaybeinaccordancewitheithertheArcheryGBshootingregimesspecifiedintheseRulesofShootingortheWAshootingregimes.(a) deleted.(b) deleted

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PART8CROSSBOWTARGETROUNDS800. SpecialCrossbowTargetRounds(a) The following rounds, basedonArcheryGB Imperial Rounds given inPart 3,maybe shotby

crossbowmen:(i) Crossbow Windsor Round shot on a 60cm 10-zone face scoring 9,7,5,3,1. The

ChampionshipRoundshallbeaDoubleWindsor.(ii) CrossbowAmericanRoundshotona60cm10-zonefacescoring10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1.(iii) CrossbowWesternRoundshotonan80cm10-zonefacescoring10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1.

(b) All other aspects of these rounds and the way they are shot shall be in accordance withArcheryGBRulesofShootingforTargetArchery–Outdoor.

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PART9TRADITIONALLONGBOWTARGETARCHERY900. IntroductionInadditiontoparticipatinginarcheryasdescribedinotherPartsoftheseRules,longbowarchersmaypracticetraditionaltwo-waylongbowtargetshootingasdescribedbelow.901. RegulationsArcheryGBRulesofShootingforTargetArchery–Outdoorshallapplyexceptasenumeratedinthefollowingparagraphs.902. BowstyleLongbowsasdescribedinRule206shallbeused,withthevariationthataseparategroundmarkermaybeusedforeachdirection.903. Range LayoutThe range layoutwill be in accordancewithRule301/302with the followingexceptions:(a) Twowayshootingisallowed.(b) Theminimumovershootdistanceis50yardsbeyondthefurthesttargets.(c) Whenshootingtwoways:

(i) Shootinglinesmaybemovedandwaitinglinesomitted.(ii) Wherethepublichasaccess,aparallelsidesafetyareashallberopedoffbetweenboth

overshootsafetylines,ataminimumdistanceof25yardsoutfromtheendsofbothtargetlines.

903A. NumberofArchersonaTargetThemaximumnumberofarchersonatargetshallbeeight.904. ShootingProcedure Theorganiserof a traditional two-way longbow tournamentmayopteither:(a) TofollowtheseRulesofShootinginallrespectsnotdetailedabove.or(b) ToconformtoanyofthefollowingaspectsoftheBritishLong-BowSociety’srulesinrespectof:

(i) Sighters.(ii) Compositionandcontrolofshootingends.(iii) Bouncerrule.(iv) Useofbinoculars.

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PART10OTHERFORMSOFARCHERYA.–PopinjayShooting1000. Set-upforPopinjay(a) ThefullcomplementofaPopinjay‘roost’shallconsistof:

(i) OneCockBird(ii) FourHens(iii) MinimumoftwentyfourChicks

TypicalPopinjay‘roost’showingminimumcomplement.(b) Bodysizeofallbirdsshallbe1½”longand¾”indiameter—onlytheplumageshalldiffer:

(i) ThatoftheCockBirdbeingmostresplendentand10-12”high.(ii) ThatoftheHenBirdsbeingshorter6-8”highandlesscolourful.(iii) ThatoftheChicksbeingshortest3-4”high.

(c) (i) TheChicksshallbeperchedonspikes6” long,not lessthan4”apart, inthreerows,theverticalheightbetweenrowsbeingnotlessthan3feet.

(ii) TheHenBirdsshallbeperchedonspikes18”abovethetoprowandshallbe

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spacednotlessthan8”apart.(iii) TheCockBirdshallbeperchedonacentralspikenotlessthan30”abovethetoprow.

(d) Theperchesmaybeattachedto,orhauledupamastorwalltoaheightof90feet(measuredtotheCockBird).Arrangementsmustbemadetoensure,thatwheninpositiontheperchesarefirmlyheldagainstmovementbywind.

(e) Allobstructionsonandwithintheframeworkofperchesmustbesoftenedwithrubberorspongerubber(orsimilarresilientmaterial)tolessentheriskofarrowbreakage.

(f) No hard and fast shooting position is dictated, although it should be pointed out to allcompetitorsthatanearvertical,closetomastattitudewillofferabettertargettothearcher,inasmuchasagreaternumberofbirdswillbeinlineofthearrowflightpath.

(g) EachandeverypartofthePopinjayMastandFrameworkofPerchesmustbemadetobesafefrombreakageand/ordislodgmentbyarrowortheelements.

(h) Wheneverpossiblesheltershouldbeprovidedforcompetitors.Atemporarystructureapprox7'6'’highcoveredontopwith½’’wiremeshissufficientforthispurpose.Ifnoshelterisavailablecompetitorswaitingtoshootmustbemadetowaitoutsidethearrowfall-outarea.

1001. ArrowsOnlyarrowswithblunts¾”to1”indiametershallbeused.1002. Shooting(a) Archerswilldrawfororderofshooting.(b) Onlyonearchershallshootatatime.(c) Archersmustshootinrotation—onlyonearrowbeingshotperend.(d) Disabledarchersmayshootwiththeaidofaprop.1003. MastCaptainAMastCaptainshallbeappointedtoensurethatshootingisconductedinasafeandpropermanner.Thispersonshallhavetheauthoritytoterminateshooting,forinstanceinthe event of inclement weather or technical breakdown of the mast apparatus, and shall haveauthoritytodismissanycompetitorshootingdangerouslyorconsideredtobeincapableofshootingsafely.AssistantstotheMastCaptainmaybefoundnecessary.1004. Scoring(a)Thescoringpointsforhitsare:

CockBird — 5pointsHenBird — 3pointsChick — 1point

(b) Birdsmustbestruckwiththearrowandbedislodgedandfalltothegroundtoscore.1005. RoundResultsmaybedeterminedbytimelimitorbyadeclarednumberofarrows.1006. Regulations for Tournaments Popinjay Tournament Schedules shall bear the followinginformation:(a) Whethercompetitionisdeterminedbytimelimitorbynumberofarrowsshotperperson.(b) Maximumnumberofarchersthatwillbeaccepted.Note: The Archery GB Insurance Scheme does not cover for risks attendant on the erection and

dismantlingofPopinjayMasts.B.–ArcheryGolf1020. Regulations(a) Onlyonebowshallbeusedthroughoutaround.Incaseofbreakageitmaybereplaced.(b) Anyarrowsmaybeused.

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(c) Thearchershall‘holeout’byhittingawhitecardboarddisc4”indiameter,placedonthegroundatleastoneyardwithintheedgeofthegreenlevelwiththehole.

(d) Anarrowlandingoffthefairwayorinabunkershallincuroneextrastroke.(e) Thearchermuststandimmediatelybehindwherehisarrowlandstoshootthenextarrow.(f) Alostarrowincursthenormalpenalty(asingolf)forstrokeplaybutlosestheholeinmatchplay.(g) Thewinneroftheprevious‘hole’takesthefirstshotforthenexthole.(h) ThecurrentGolfRulesandlocalCourseRegulationsshallapplyinallcasesnotcoveredbythe

foregoingrules.1021. RangeSafetyOrganisersmustensurethesafetyofcompetitorsandspectators,inlinewiththesafetyrulesfortargetarcheryRule302forshotsupto100yardsandcloutarcheryRule700forshotsabove100yards.C.–ArcheryDarts1040. Regulations TheRulesofShootingforTargetArcheryshallapplywiththeadditionofthefollowingspecificrulesforarcherydarts.1041. TargetFacesArcheryDartsFaces76.2cm(2’6”)indiametershallbeused.1042. DistanceTheminimumshootingdistanceshallbe13.7m(15yds).1043. GeneralRules(a) TheTargetsshallbesetupsothatthecentreoftheBullisatthecentreofa122cmminimum

diameterboss130cmfromtheground.(b) AnEndshallconsistofthreearrowsunlessagameisfinishedinless.(c) Theorderofstartingshallbedeterminedbythetossofacoin.(d) Eachmatchmust start and finishonaDouble (thenarrowouter ring). The inner ring counts

treble;theinnerBullcounts50;andtheouterBull25.(e) ApracticeendofthreearrowsmustbeshotattheBull.(f) Thevalueofanarrowshallbedeterminedbythepositionofthegreaterpartoftheshaft.(g) Scoringshallbebythesubtractionmethod,sothatthescorerequiredforthecompletionofeach

gameisalwaysshown.(h) IfthescorerequiredtocompletethegameisexceededinthecourseofanEnd,thenthatEnd

ceases,andnoaccountistakenofthescoreobtainedduringthatEnd.(j) LocalvariationstotheseGeneralRulesforarcherydartsmaybeused.

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PART11RULESOFSHOOTINGTHATCONCERNARCHERSWITHADISABILITY1100Policy.Archerswithdisabilitiesshouldbeinapositiontoparticipateandcompetetothebestoftheirability.IftheyareunabletocomplywithaRuleofShootingthentheywillbealloweddispensationfromthatRuleandanyreasonableadjustmentsnecessarywillbemade.Anyvariationsmustberelatedtotheneedsofthepersonconcerned.1101Implementation.(a) InClubsandatnon-UKRecordStatusTournaments;archersmayself-declaretheirdisability

anduseanyvariationfromourRulesofShootingprovidedthatitissafe.Evidenceofdisabilityshouldonlybeaskedforinexceptionalcircumstances.Clubsshallallowsucharcherstoaccesstheclub-basedhandicapandarcherclassificationsystems.

(b) AtUKRecordStatusTournamentsarchersmayalsoself-declaretheirdisability.Forautomaticdispensation,thedisabilitymustbeseentomakecompliancewiththeruleimpractical.(Note.TournamentOrganisersshouldcollectthisinformationviathemandatoryrequirementsofentryformsunderSAP3)(i) Incaseswherethedisabilityisnotobvious,thenanydocumentationwhichdemonstrates

eligibilityshallbeacceptedasevidence.E.g.a“BlueBadge”.Somearcheryrelateddocumentationislistedbelow:a. AWApara-archeryClassificationofanydatewhichallowedorallowsthearcherto

competenationallyorinternationally.b. ANotEligiblepara-archeryclassificationwhichpermitstheuseofanassistive

device.c. AnArcheryGBdispensationcardwhichpermitsanassistivedevice.

(c) Anyvariationfromtherulemustnotcompromisethesafetyofothersorthatofthearcherwithdisabilities.

(d) Anyvariationfromtherulemustnotgiveanadvantagetotheimpairedarcheroverotherarchers.(E.g.usingamechanicalreleaseaidwitharecurvebow)

(e) Incasesofdoubt,disputeorcomplaint,thearchershouldbeallowedtoparticipatewiththedispensationclaimedandthematterreferredtotheChairmanoftheDisabilitiesCommitteeasbelow.He/shemaychoosetocollectadditionalevidenceandanydecisionreachedwillbefinal.

1102Insurance.InsurancecoverwillnotbeinvalidatedinthecaseofanarcherwithdisabilitieswhoisunabletocomplywiththeArcheryGBorWARulesofShooting,PROVIDINGthepersoninchargeoftheshootingissatisfiedthatsafetyisnotbeingcompromised.1103Guidance.Foradvicewhetheranyvariationtotherulesisallowable,theChairmanoftheDisabilitiesCommitteeshouldbeconsulted.AllwrittencommunicationshouldbeaddressedtoMembershipServicesmarkedforthe“AttentionoftheChairmanoftheDisabilitiesCommittee”ore-mailchairman.disabilities@archerygb.org

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PART12RULESOFSHOOTINGFORVISUALLYIMPAIREDARCHERS1200.Introduction(a) These rules have been prepared in consultation with British Blind Sport to enable Visually

Impaired(VI)archerstoshootinfullaccordancewiththeArcheryGBRulesofShooting,andtotake a more active part in the sport during practice, at club target days, competitions andtournaments.

(b) TheserulesareaimedatintegratingVIarchersintothesport.(c) AVIArchershallbedefinedasfollows:

(i) Thearchermustberegisteredorregisterableasblindorpartiallysighted(medical formBD8)

(ii) Thearchermustholdarecognisedsightclassificationcertificate.Theclassificationwillbedonewithbestvisualcorrectionaccordingtothemostfunctionaleye,withoutconsideringwhetherthearcherisleftorrighthanded.

(iii) Therearemorespecificsightcategorydivisionswithindisabilityevents,whichcanbeobtainedonrequestfromtheArcheryGBDisabilitiesCommitteeorBBS.

1201.RulesofShooting–General(a) The Archery GB Rules of Shooting for Target Archery shall apply to VI archers except as

enumeratedinthefollowingparagraphs.1202.Shooting(a) ExceptwhentheBurntwoodmetricroundequivalentisbeingshot(Rule1205)aVIarchermay

shootacompleteend(sixarrowswhereappropriate)beforereturningfromtheshootingline.Ata competition this allowance shall be at the discretion of the tournament organiser, afterconsultationwiththeJudge.

(b) Whenpossible,VIarchersshallbepermittedtoshootanendofsightingarrowsateachchangeofdistance(exceptwhentheBurntwoodRoundequivalentisbeingshotRule1205).

(c) WhenVIarchersshootinonedetail,aVIarchermaybepermittedtoutilisethetimeallowedforsightingarrows,byshootingmoresightingarrows,butmustnotholduptheshootingline.

(d) AVIarchershallbepermittedtohaveapersonactingasaspotterwhoshallbeallowedtostandbetweenthewaitingandtheshootinglines.ThespottermayonlygivetheirVIarchersattheshootinglineinformationastothefallofeacharrow(includinga‘bouncer’)andanynecessarysafetywarnings,butnootheradvice. Aspottershallpassinformationtothearcherinsuchamannerastoavoiddisturbancetootherarchersontheshootingline.

(e) AssistanceinadjustinganysightingdevicemaybegiventoaVIarcherbyathirdpartyonlyduringsightingendsandbetweenshootingends.

(f) AspottermaybenominatedasanassistantasprovidedinRule306(r)whoshallatalltimesbeunderthecontrolanddisciplineoftheJudge.

(g) AVI archer shall only approach the targetwhenaccompaniedbyhis/her spotterorwith theexpressconsentoftheJudge.(Safetyissue)

(h) Inthecaseofadditionalphysicalimpairments,awheelchair,perchingstoolorstandardchairisallowed.

1203.HandicapandClassificationSchemes(a) Any handicap or classification scheme in use by visually impaired archers shall, in general,

conformtotheprocedureslaiddownforsightedarchers

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(b) Ifavisuallyimpairedarcherfromtimetotimeusesmorethanonetypeofsightingaid,aseparatehandicap/classificationrecordsheetmustbemaintainedforeachsightingaid.Whentakingpartinanyhandicap/classificationcompetitionthearchermustuseonlythehandicap/classificationobtainedwiththetypeofsightingaidusedinthatcompetition.

(c) ForNationalRecordsonVIarchery, theBBSrecordsofficershouldbecontactedandshallberesponsibleforthemaintenanceandadministrationoftheserecords.

1204.Equipment(a) EquipmentusedbyaVIarchermustgenerallyconformtothespecificationgiveninPart2.In

addition,aVIarchermayuseatactilesightingdeviceandfootlocationdeviceprovidedthattheysatisfytheconditionslaiddowninthefollowingsub-paragraphs.

(b) Atactilesightingdevicemustnotactasasupporttothebow,bowhandorarm(unlessrequiredbythearcher’sphysicaldisability).

(c) Atactilesightingdevicemustbecapableofbeingadjustedbythearcherwithoutmovingfromtheshootingline.

(d) Thetactilesightingdevicemaytouchuponanypartofthebowhandorarmbutnopartofitshallbefurtherfromthearcher’sbodythanthebowhandwhenthebowisfullydrawn.

(e) Where the tactile sighting device works in conjunction with a long-rod stabilizer, then Rule202(f)(ii)shallnotapply,providedthatnopartofthedeviceshallbemorethansixinches(15cm)forwardofthearcher’sbowhandwhenthebowisfullydrawnandthesupportingequipmenttowhichthatdeviceisattachedstandsonthegroundontheoppositesideofthebowtothearrowrest.Inadditionthedevicemustbefittedwithabarsoastopreventthebowbeingloweredbymorethanthreeinches(7.5cm)atthetimeofreleaseofanarrow.

Note:Thepurposeofthisruleistopreventanarrowreleasefrominadvertentlystrikinganypartofthesightingdevice.Ifthedimensionsofabowaresuchthatthedistancebetweenthestabilizerandthearrowrestislessthan4inches(10cm)asmeasuredintheverticalplane,thenthebarreferredtoabovemustbesopositionedthatthebowcannotbeloweredbymorethanoneinch(2.5cm)lessthanthedistancebetweenstabilizerandarrowrest.

(f) The sighting device stand/foot location device must not represent an obstacle to othercompetitors.

(g) Thetotallengthofthefootlocationdeviceshallbenomorethan110cm(43inches)(h) Thetotalwidthofthetripod/footlocationdeviceshallbenomorethan75cm(29.5inches)(j) Themaximumdepthofthefootlocationdeviceshallbenomorethan3cm(1.25inches)(k) Generally,tactilesightingdevicesmayonlybeusedbyVIarcherswhocannotuseabowsightor

adaptedbowsight.Exceptionally,whereanarcherwhoisregisteredblindwishestoshootforanIPCperformancescore,atactileaidmaybeusedbutthearcheristowearablindfoldwhichmustbeinplacewhilstthearcherisinfrontofthewaitingline.

(l) AbowsightmaybeadaptedtosuittheresidualvisionofthearcherandthusinthiscaseRule202(e)(i)shallnotapply.

(m) Abowsightmayincorporateprisms,lensorothermagnificationdevice,enlargedsightring/pin,andmayprovideformorethanonesightingpoint.TheseadaptationsmaybemadetoallbowtypesusedbyarecognisedVIarcher(asdefinedinrules1200(c)(d)and(e)).

(n) Equipment may include electronic sighting devices (otherwise prohibited by Part 2) utilisingelectro-magneticradiationsoutsidethevisiblewavelengthsprovidingthattheydonotinterferewithotherarchersontheshootinglineoratthetarget.Suchdevicesmaybeattachedtothebossbutnotinthescoringarea.Anysignalgeneratedmustbeuniquetotheindividualandnotdistractothercompetitors.

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1205.Rounds(a) ThefollowingtabledefinesroundsakintotheArcheryGBImperialroundsandtheWAVIrounds.Thenumberofdozenarrowsisshownunderthegivendistanceandfacesize.

VIRoundsSeeRu

le

1205

(b)

Indoor Outdoor

Distance 18m 30m 30m 30m 30m

FaceSize 60cm 40cm 60cm 80cm 122cm

5ZoneScoring

Burntwood-Yorkround 6 4 2

Burntwood-Hereford/AllBristolrounds 6 4 2

Burntwood-StGeorgeround 3 3 3

Burntwood-Albion/Windsorrounds 3 3 3

Burntwood-AllWesternrounds 4 4

Burntwood-AllNationalrounds 4 2

Burntwood-AllWarwickrounds 2 2

Burntwood-Americanround 2½ 2½ 2½

Burntwood-St.Nicholasround 4 3

10ZoneScoring

X WAVIOutdoor(1440) 3 3+3 3

X WA30m 6

WAVIOlympic sets

X WAVIIndoor 5

WAVIIndoormatch sets

JuniorarchersshoottheBurntwoodroundsatadistanceof15m(b) Records.SingleroundrecordsmaybeclaimedforroundsdesignatedbyanXincolumn1ofthetableinRule1205(a)aboveandforthePortsmouthroundasdescribedinPart4

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APPENDIXAAPPROVEDSCORINGSYSTEMS1. Theapprovedscoringsystemsaregivenbelow.However,noneofthesesystemsabsolveallthearchers, and in particular the Target Captain, from their responsibilities to ensure that all scorerecordingisdonecorrectly.PART12. AtRecordStatustournamentsoneofthefollowingscoringsystemsmustbeused:(a) Non-competingscorerstorecordscores.(b) Doublescoreboardswherebytwoarchersonthetargetrecordallthescoresandifthereisa

discrepancybetweenthetwoboardsthelowerscoreisadopted.(c) Separate score boards for each archer exchanged between the archers so that no archer is

recordingtheirownscore.(d) Singlescoreboardpassedroundbythearcherssothateacharcherrecordsoneotherarchers

scorewhothenhasthechancetocheckthecorrectrecordingoftheirownscorebeforerecordingthenextarchersscore(TheRedruthsystem.).

PART2.3. Atnon-RecordStatustournamentsandclubtargetdays,thescoringsystemsshownatPart1arerecommended.Inaddition,thefollowingscoringsystemispermitted:(a) ArcherswillidentifyandcallthescoreoftheirownarrowswiththeTargetLieutenantconfirming

thearchers’accuracy.TheTargetCaptainwillrecordthescoresandwillconfirmtheaccuracyoftheLieutenant’scallofhisarrowvalues,andtheLieutenantwillrecordtheCaptain’sscoreandconfirmtheaccuracyofhiscallofthearrowvalue.

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APPENDIXBMINIMUMSTANDARDFORJUDGEINCHARGE1.(a) Inordertopreservetheintegrityoftournamentsandtheperformancesachieved,theminimumstandardforthejudge-in-chargeofatournamentshallnormallybeasfollows:

TournamentType MinimumStandardofJudge

(i) NationalTournaments NationalJudge

(ii) WorldRecord/WAAwardStatusTournamentsthatincludeaHead-to-Head

NationalJudge

(iii) UKrecordstatustournaments,andWorldRecord/WAAwardStatusTournamentsthatdonotincludeaHead-to-Head

NationalJudgeorRegionalJudge

(iv) Non-recordstatusRegionalTournaments RegionalJudge

(v) Non-RecordStatusCountyTournaments CountyJudge

(vi) Non-RecordStatusClubTournamentsandclubtargetdaytournaments

CountyJudgeorFieldCaptain

(b) Judgesinchargeoftournamentsmusthaveexperienceofthediscipline.(c) Exceptionally,dispensationmaybesoughtfromtheArcheryGBJudgessub-CommitteewherethereisdifficultyinobtainingtherelevantqualifiedJudge-in-charge.2.AtrecordstatustournamentsArcheryGBofficialsaretoberecognisedArcheryGBjudges;thisincludesdirectorofshooting,whererequired.Atworldrecordstatus/WAawardstatuseventsjudgesmaybefromotherWAmemberassociations.3.Thenumberofjudgesatarecordstatustournamentshouldbecommensuratewiththenumberoftargets.Therecommendedminimumnumberofjudgesisajudge-in-charge,adirectorofshooting(whererequired),plus:(a) UKrecordstatusandWorldRecordstatus/WAawardtargettournaments:onejudgeforeach10targets.(b) UKrecordstatusclouttournaments:onejudgeforeach3targets.(c) Allrecordstatusfieldshoots:onejudgeforeach8targets.(d) Allrecordstatusflighttournaments–onejudge.Candidatejudgesareinadditiontotheseminimumnumbers.

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APPENDIXCTARGETARCHERYOUTDOOR–RANGELAYOUTRefertoPart3

10 yds

Overshoot Line See Rule 302(b)

Tent Line

3m line Shooting Line

15yds Waiting Line

Side safety area

20yds

100 yds

Target distances as required

10 yds

20yds

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AppendixECloutArchery–RangeLayout

10 yds

Overshoot Line Minimum overshoot of 50yds for

target at 100yds or more For targets below 50yds see 302

Shooting Line

Side safety area

30yds

180 yds

180yd target line

10 yds

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INDEXTomaintaincontinuitywithpreviouseditionsoftheseRules,thisindexcontainsreferencestotheseparatepublicationShootingAdministrativeProceduresAbbreviations app =appendix p =paragraph SAP =ShootingAdministrativeProcedure1stclassclassificationclaimSAP7p32ndclassclassificationclaimSAP7p33metreline301(g)(ii)3rdclassclassificationclaimSAP7p350mround308(a)6-cloutbadgeSAP6p46-goldbadgeSAP6p160mround308(a)70mround308(a)900round308(a)accessories201(b)accessories,field502(k)&(l)advertisingonclothing307(d)agegroups clout705(b) crossbow104(c) field500(b) target308(b)Albionround308(a)amendmentspageiiAmericanround308(a) crossbow800(a)(ii)anglemeasuring,flight607arbalist,1st&2ndclassSAP7p9archersnumberpertarget clout700(c) field504(b) field504(f) target304(d) target304(h)archerssolitary103(b),304(c)archerswaitingtoshoot field504(d)&(f) target304(h)archerydarts1040ArcheryGBarrowawardSAP6p3ArcheryGBchallengetrophiespagevarcherygolf1020arrowawardseeArcheryGBarrowawardorWAarrowbadgearrowbadgeseeWAarrowbadgearrowspotting201(a),502(l)arrowheadround508arrows bodkin201(c)

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broad-head201(c) edged201(c) popinjay1001 silverspoon201(c) unshot304(q) withcompoundbows207(g) withlongbows206(d) withrecurvebows202(g) withrecurvetraditionalbows205(a)assembly305(c),503(b)(iii)assistants,flight605(b)biggameround512biggameroundfaces504(c)binoculars201(a),502(l),904(b)(iv)birds1000(a)BL-BSrules904(b)bolts210(e)bouncers306(h)504(h)bows,weighingofflightbows602(g)bowstylespart3 AmericanFlatbow206A clout701 compoundbarebow209 compoundlimited208 compoundunlimited207 crossbow210 field502 flight600 flightbowcompound212 flightbow,conventional211 flightweightdivisions601 longbow206 recurve(freestyle)202 recurvebarebow204 recurvetraditional205 target303 WAstandardbow203Brayrounds405(a)Bristolrounds308(a)BritishTargetChampionshipsSAP4p4Burntwoodrounds1205chicks1000(a)-(c)classificationscheme alldisciplinesSAP7 claimsSAP7p3&4 crossbowSAP7p9 fieldSAP7p7 flightSAP7p8 juniorsSAP7p2 regulationsSAP7p1 targetindoorSAP7p6 targetoutdoorSAP7p5 visuallyimpaired1203

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closedmeeting315cloutrounds705 rangelayout–appEclubtargetdays313cockbird1000(a)-(c)competitionbetweenbowstyles213compoundmatchround308(a)courselayout501crossbow agelimit104(c) andthelaw210(l) competitionwithotherbows213(b) fieldtargets501(e) rounds800 safety104directionindicators501(a)dispensation,disabledarcher1100disputes305(b)503(b)(v)disqualification305(e)distancerecords308(b)(iv)distancetolerances field-seedescriptionofround507-515 targetindoor402(d) targetoutdoor301(e)dopingcontrolSAP2doublerounds308(b)(iii),405(b)(ii)dressregulations field504(n) flight608 target307drugsSAP2ends composition flight605(c) target304(e),403(a) visually-impairedarcher1202(b) lossof104(m)&(r) timing targetindoor403(d) targetoutdoor304(f)equipmentpart2 field504(l) flight604(a) target305(m)&(n) field504(l) flight604(a) target304(n)equipmentinspections305(h)equipment,visuallyimpairedarcher1204etiquettepvEuropeanrecordsSAP5p2faces field506

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multiple401(c) target300,401 Vegas409(b) Worcester408(b)fast102(c),305(o)fieldcaptain305(a)fieldglasses201(a)(i)firstclassclassificationclaimSAP7p3FITA–seeWAflags301(d)flags,flightrange603footmarkers201(b)foresterroundfaces506(b)forestersround510four-shotforestersround511genderreferencespvgoldprizes305(d)grandmasterbowmanclaimsSAP7p7GrandNationalArcheryMeetingSAP4p3groundmarker206(c),902handicapimprovementmedalSAP6p6handicapscheme targetseeseparatepublication visuallyimpaired1203hangingarrows306(o)henbird1000(a)-(c)Herefordround308(a)insuranceSAP1intervals305(g)independentranges302(e) independentrangelayoutappdjudgeappointment305(a),503(a),appBjudgeduties field503(b) target305judgesstandardsfortournamentsappBjuniormasterbowmanSAP7juniors,supervision103(c)ladyparamountduties316(b)latearrivals304(r)linecuttingarrows306(e),505(f)localrounds312,406516longmetricrounds308(a),304(e)loudspeakers305(j)mastcaptain1003mastheight1000(d)masterarbalistSAP7p9masterbowman claimsSAP7p4 drugstatementSAP2Matchround Indoor405

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Outdoor308 VI1205measurements,flight607metricconversionspimetricrounds308(a) standards311miss,recording306(a)(iv)nationalanimalround513nationalanimalroundfaces506(d)nationalrecordsSAP5 clout705(c)-(e),707,SAP5p7 fieldSAP5p5 flightSAP5p6 targetindoor405(b) targetindoor405(b)(iii) targetoutdoor308(b)(iv)&(v)nationalrecordsqualifyingtournamentsSAP4p1nationalrounds308(a)nationaltournamentsSAP4openmeetings314overshootareas302(b)passthrougharrows field504(h) targetindoor404(c) targetoutdoor306(j)penalty excessarrows field505(g) target304(p),404(b) timelimit field504(k) target304(g)photographers305(j)pistolcrossbows210(k)popinjay1000Portsmouthround405(a)practice304(j)prizes316(a),500(c)publicaccess103(a)publicliabilityinsuranceSAP1publicseespectatorsrangecaptain606rangefinders502(k)(iii)rangelayout flight603 longbow903 target301rangeline603(a)rangesafety archerygolf1021 clout700(b) flight603(c) target302,403A,AppC

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reboundedarrows306(h)504(h)recordsclaims europeanrecordsSAP5p2 initiationSAP5p1 nationalrecordsSAP5p3 worldrecordsSAP5p2records,qualifyingrounds clout705 targetindoor405(a) targetoutdoor308(a)refreshmentareas301(k)resultsabandonedtournaments306(t)retirement304(s)roost1000(a)roseawardsSAP6p2roseawardsqualifyingtournamentsSAP3p2rounds clout705,706 field506-515 local312 targetindoor405 targetoutdoor308roundsforhandicapandclassification308(c),405(a)rulesofshootinginterpretation305(b),503(b)(v)rulesofshooting,changespiisafetylines302(c)safety,bowpart1safety,crossbow104scorer field505(a) target306(d)scoring alterationofscores field505(b) target306(g) approvedscoringsystemsappA arrow inanotherarrow306(l),505(k)(i) inboss306(b) position306(e),505(f) reboundfromanotherarrow306(n),505(k)(ii) assistants306(r) delegation306(q) excessarrows field505(g) flight605(c)(ii) target305(p),404(b) identificationofarrows306(b) judgesrole306(f) line-cutters306(e),505(f) points306(a),404(a) popinjay1004

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tiesseetiessecondclassclassificationclaimSAP7p3shooting alone103(b) aloneattournaments304(c) groups504(b)-(d) lanes301(g)(i) line301(e) marks301(f) order304(b) position field504(g) flight605(a) popinjay1000(f) target304 posts501(c),504(g) suspension305(g)(ii)shootingtimelimits field504(k)(ii) targetindoor403(d) targetoutdoor304(f)shortmetricrounds308(a),304(e)sighters clout703(b) targetindoor403(b) targetoutdoor304(j)sixcloutbadgeSAP6p4sixgoldbadgeSAP6p1soloshooting103(b)spacingcompetitors,flight605(a)spectators301(j)501(b)spotter1202(d)StGeorgeround308(a)StNicholasround308(a)Staffordround405(a)stoppegs501(c)targetcaptain designation fieldarchery504(b) targetarchery304(b)(i) duties fieldarchery504(c) targetarchery304(b)(i)targetfacesseefacestargetlieutenant designation304(b)(i) dutiesappAp3targets clout702 faulty305(f) flags301(d) height301(a),402(b) inclination301(a),402(a)501(f)

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numbering301(d)501(c) spacing301(b),402(c)tasselawardsSAP3p5telescopes201(a)(i)tents301(j)thirdclassclassificationclaimSAP7p3ties clout704 field505(l),507(h) target306(s)timelimits field504(k)(ii) penalties field504(k)(i)&(iii) targetindoor403(d)(vi) targetoutdoor304(f)(iv) targetindoor403(d) targetoutdoor304(f)tournamentsdrawingofbow102(a)tournamentsintervals305(g)(i)tradeareas301(k)trajectory,clout700(g)transportofcrossbows210(l)trophiespvtwo-wayshooting clout703(a) longbow903UKMasterstournamentSAP4p5UKrecordsSAP5 clout705(c)-(e),708,SAP5p7 fieldSAP5p5 flightSAP5p6 targetindoor405(b) targetindoor405(b)(iii) targetoutdoor308(b)(iv)&(v)unshotarrows304(q),504(j)Vegasround405(a) conductofround409visualaids201(a) field502(k)&(l)VisuallyImpaired1200WA -ArcheryGBrelationshippv arrrowbadgeSAP6p8 arrrowheadbadgeSAP6p10 awardstatusqualifyingtournamentsSAP3p3 rounds WA1440ladiesandgents308(a) WA18m405(a) WA25m405(a) WA3-Danimal WA50m308(a) WA60m308(a) WA70m308(a)

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WA900308(a) WAarrowhead508 WAclout706 WACombined WAfieldface506(a) WAfieldround508 WAforestround514 WAStandard308(a) indoormatch405(a) Olympicround308(a) starawardsSAP6p7 targetawardSAP6p9 tournamentsstandards targetindoor407 targetoutdoor310waitingline301(h),402(e)warm-up504(a)warningflags603(b)Warwickrounds308(a)waterproofs307(b)(iv)westernround,crossbow800(a)(iii)westernrounds308(a)Windsorround,crossbow800(a)(i)Windsorrounds308(a)Worcesterround405(a) conductofround408worldrecordstatusqualifyingtournamentsSAP3p3worldrecordsSAP5p2Yorkround308(a)