NK - FW: [Archery]: full target draft (D)
Chris Merle
Chris.Merle at prevuenet.com
Tue Mar 16 11:40:35 PST 1999
For those of you interested in target archery attached is the most recent
rules draft from the Society Archery Marshall.
The appendix will follow in a separate message.
Kostia
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Edgerton [SMTP:sirjon at netcom.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 7:33 AM
> To: Chris Merle
> Subject: [Archery]: full target draft (D)
>
> Here are the latest draft rules with the changes.
>
> comments?
>
> Jon
>
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>
> SCA TARGET ARCHERY RULES
> (draft 3/16/99)
>
> I. Requirements for Target Archery Marshals (TAM).
>
> A. All Target Archery Marshals shall have a knowledge of range
> safety, target archery and of SCA, kingdom and local archery
> rules.
>
> B. All Target Archery Marshals are officers of the SCA and shall
> maintain membership as required by the SCA By-Laws (By-Laws
> V.C.2.b Eligibility for Office) and shall be warranted by their
> kingdom as required by SCA Corpora (Corpora Appendix D. Warrants
> & G&P 9. Rosters)
>
>
>
> II. Responsibilities of Target Archery Marshals.
>
> A. The kingdom archery marshal shall insure that their minimum
> kingdom target archery rules include: Basic range safety
> standards, archery equipment standards, warranting procedures for
>
> TAMs, reporting procedures for TAMs and injury reporting
> procedures.
>
> B. The kingdom archery marshal shall report quarterly to the
> Society Archery Marshal.
>
> C. No target archery activities are to take place at an event unless a
> target archery marshal(TAM) is present on the range.
>
> D. In the case of any disagreement, the Target Archery Marshal in
> Charge
> (TAMIC) shall have complete say and control in resolving any
> dispute. Any appeal may be done via the appropriate procedures as
> per kingdom law and Corpora.
>
> E. The TAM's commands are to be followed explicitly while on the
> target
> archery range. Failure to follow the TAMs instructions may result
> in
> removal from the range.
>
> F. The TAMIC may request the assistance of other Marshals in the
> performance of their duties. But the responsibility for
> safely setting up and running the range remains with the TAMIC.
>
> G. The TAMIC or the assisting Marshals have the authority to inspect
> all
> bows and arrows/bolts for safety and compliance with kingdom
> rules.
>
> 1. Equipment that does not adhere to the limitations laid out in
> the
> rules shall not be used.
>
> 2. Equipment deemed unsafe by the TAMIC shall not be used.
>
> H. On duty TAMs are responsible for taking all reasonable steps for
> the
> enforcement of the rules and safety standards for archery
> activities
> or events.
>
> I. The TAMIC at an event shall report, as per their kingdom rules and
> also to the kingdom archery officer, all injuries derived from
> activity on or about the range that required professional medical
> treatment.
>
> J. The kingdom archery officer shall report to the Society Archery
> Marshal any injuries which required professional medical treatment
> and any potentially dangerous circumstances or incidents in
> kingdom archery and their outcome.
>
> K. On-duty TAMs are responsible for ensuring that all archers
> are familiar with and comply with the SCA, Kingdom and local
> Target Archery Rules. This may be done either by verbal briefings
> by a TAM or by requiring the archers to read the posted rules.
>
>
>
> III. EQUIPMENT STANDARDS
>
> A. All equipment should reflect the spirit of period, pre 17th
> century, archery in looks and function. The construction, use and
> knowledge of period style equipment and its safe use are among the
> primary goals of SCA archery. However, the use of modern equipment
> is still allowed as per the following equipment standards.
>
> B. Nothing in the rules shall be interpreted as preventing a kingdom or
> branch from making rules requiring the use of period style equipment
> in a period division or a specific competition. The rules allow the
> use of modern style bows, but do not require that all competitions
> allow their use.
>
> C. Each archer has the ultimate responsibility for the proper care,
> inspection and safe use of their own weapons: to know and
> follow the SCA, kingdom and local target archery rules.
>
> 1. An archer shall not knowingly use unsafe equipment.
>
> 2. If an archer is unsure of the safety of their equipment they
> shall request the assistance of a Target Archery Marshal(TAM) in
> inspecting their equipment.
>
> 3. The TAM assisting in the inspection shall make a reasonable
> attempt to locate any unsafe conditions or violations of kingdom
> rules and inform the archer of what is found and how to correct
> it.
>
> 4. The inspection by the TAM may not find all equipment faults and
> is conducted as a service to all the archers on the line. It
> does not remove the archer's primary responsibility for the safe
> condition of their equipment.
>
> 5. Any equipment observed by a TAM to be unsafe shall not be used
> until it is made safe and is reinspected by a TAM.
>
> D. Exceptions to the use of prohibited equipment.
>
> 1. The kingdom archery officer or his/her designee, may approve the
> use of prohibited equipment by class, such as the use of plastic
> vanes or non wood arrows for children's archery.
>
> a. Such exceptions shall be reported in the kingdom archery
> marshal's quarterly report to the SCA Archery Marshal.
>
> 2. The Target Archery Marshal in Charge of an event may allow the
> temporary use of prohibited equipment for an archer on an
> event by event basis, such as the use of aluminum arrows with
> plastic vanes for a new archer.
>
> 3. The Target Archery Marshal in Charge shall make necessary
> allowances for handicapped archers, provided that range
> safety is not compromised by these allowances.
>
> E. Bows
>
> 1. Bows of most any materials are allowed, provided they are
> judged safe to shoot by the TAM.
>
> a. Bows of unusual materials or construction may be required
> to pass the inspection of the TAMIC.
>
> b. No compound bows are allowed in competition. This is not
> subject to exception.
>
> 2. Adjustable or fixed sights are not allowed.
>
> a. If adjustable or fixed sights are attached, they shall
> either be removed or made inoperative.
>
> b. Sighting and/or ranging marks on the limbs or riser are
> allowed, except in divisions or competitions which exclude
> their use.
>
> 3. There are no draw weight limits for target archery bows. However,
> should a TAM observe that an archer is using a bow too heavy or
> overdrawn for them to safely shoot, the TAM will disallow the
> archer to continue using the bow.
>
> 4. No modern spring/flipper rests or plunger buttons are allowed.
>
> a. The use of simple rests is allowed, such as:
>
> 1) simple one piece plastic or non adjustable wire rests
>
> 2) feather, bristle, leather, etc rests
>
> 3) built out shelves or rests
>
> b. The use of the shelf in a cut out window is allowed.
>
> 5. No stabilizers, clickers, or modern string release devices are
> allowed.
>
> 6. Bows with cut-out risers (i.e., those you can see through from
> the side, often found in take down bows with metal risers)
> must have the openings covered so as to present a solid surface
> and
> an appearance more in keeping with medieval archery.
>
> F. Crossbows
>
> 1. No center shot trackless styles are allowed.
>
> 2. No compound prods or break-cocking styles are allowed in
> competition. This is not subject to exception.
>
> 3. No archer shall continue to use a crossbow that is observed by
> a TAM to have too heavy a draw for them to use safely.
>
> 4. Prods of most materials are allowed, provided they are judged
> safe to shoot by the TAM.
>
> 5. Prods of unusual material or construction may be required to
> pass the inspection of the TAM.
>
> 6. Simple rear sights are allowed. Front sights are not allowed.
>
> 7. Stocks may be of any material.
>
> 8. Modern stocks must have any openings that you can see through in
> profile, filled or covered to appear more period. Openings
> which are intended for gripping the stock need not be covered.
> Openings may be covered with tape, leather, cloth, etc.
>
> G. Strings
>
>
> 1. All strings shall be appropriate in length and strength for the
> bow type and weight.
>
> a. Linen, silk, artificial sinew, and any modern bowstring
> material is acceptable, as long as strings are properly
> constructed.
>
> b. Strings that have become knotted, or those that have been
> repaired by knotting strands together shall not be used. This
> rule does not forbid those string designs which incorporate
> knots in their original design, such as a bowyers knot.
>
> 3. A nocking point may be attached to the string.
>
> a. Both metal and tie-on nocking points are allowed.
>
> b. A single nocking point is allowed. The nocking point may
> consist of one or two locators, which may be of any type.
>
> c. The locators may not extend above or below the arrow nock in
> such a way as to allow them to be used as sighting
> mechanisms.
>
> 4. Peep sights or kisser buttons mounted on the string are
> not allowed.
>
> H. Arrows and Bolts
>
> 1. All shafts shall be of wood or of bamboo like materials.
>
> 2. Both self and footed shafts are permitted.
>
> 3. No broadheads or tips that cause excessive damage to the targets
> shall be used, except for special competitions using these
> heads with the permission of the Target Archery Marshal in
> Charge and the Kingdom Archery Marshal.
>
> 3. Fletching
>
> a. Arrows and bolts, when fletched, shall use feathers or any
> pre-17th century material.
>
> b. Plastic vanes are not allowed.
>
> 4. Nocks
>
> a. Nocks for arrows may be of any material.
>
> b. Caps, rings or nocks for bolts may be of any material.
>
>
>
> IV RANGE SET UP
>
> A. Rope, poles, signs, tape, etc may be used to mark off the range and
>
> safety zone.
>
> B. The range and safety zone should be posted with signs in addition to
> the perimeter markers.
>
> C. At events where large numbers of archers are shooting, the Target
> Archery Marshal in Charge shall be easily identifiable.
>
> D. There shall be a safety zone behind and to the sides of the
> shooting line and targets of reasonable size to prevent injury
> to bystanders. It must be free of traffic, camp sites, list
> fields, parking areas or other hazards.
>
> E. The distance of the safety zone behind the targets may be
> reduced, if there is a hill, permanent back stop, archery
> netting, etc, that will stop stray arrows.
>
> F. If there are roads or paths within the safety zone or range,
> they shall be blocked off to traffic at both ends during shooting.
>
> G. The shooting line shall be clearly marked and must not present a
> tripping hazard.
>
> H. So that no archer unduly endangers another by shooting from behind,
> all archers will line up the same way, either all toeing the
> shooting line or all straddling it. Archers shooting from prone,
> kneeling, seated, etc postiions shall have the head of their arrow or
>
> bolt, at full draw, in the same line as the other archers on the
> line and should be placed together at one end of the line.
>
> I. Each archer shall have, at a minimum, three feet of space on the
> line, with reconmended spacing being at least four feet.
>
> J. During shooting, all spectators shall remain outside the marked
> safety zones and/or at least ten feet to the rear of the shooting
> line.
>
>
> V. RANGE PROCEDURES - Number of Tams on duty on range
>
> A. A TAM shall not allow more archers on a line than they feel
> they can reasonably and safely supervise.
>
> B. Experienced archers, known to and approved by the TAMIC, may
> be used to help assist the TAMs. When this is done, the
> ratio of TAMs to archers on line may be reduced.
>
> C. At shoots with many inexperienced archers shooting, such as
> children or at Pennsic, etc. It may be necessary to increase the
> ratio
> of marshals to archers as needed. If experienced archers, as well
> as TAMs, are used to supervise the inexperienced archers, the
> number of TAMs may be reduced.
>
> D. Conditions around the range and safety zone may require the use
> of additional TAMs or assistants to observe and prevent traffic
> through the area.
>
> E. At speciality shoots where the archers are shooting under unusual
> conditions, such as: off handed, with restricted vision, etc, the
> ratio of TAMs or assistants may have to be increased to one to one
>
> if needed.
>
> F. Any conditions or artificial handicaps which create a safety
> hazard, even with an increased TAM/assistant to archer ratio of
> one to one are forbidden.
>
> G. Archers exhibiting unsafe behaviour may be removed from the
> range by the TAMIC.
>
>
>
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