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Tracey Kobayashi

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San Francisco, CA 94112
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[ General Info ] [ Safety ] [ Terminology]

Archery has some conventions that, while not rules, will apply almost anywhere you shoot. In addition to giving you information specific to our situation, I have listed some of these standard conventions.

TACKLE

Tackle is assigned based on initial measurements. You are responsible for your tackle the whole semester. Hang your bow unbraced from its hook and return your arrows to their bin. You may not take any school equipment home with you. Arrows must be returned in good shooting condition at the end of the semester.

SHOOTING PROCEDURES

• Put arm guard on inside of bow forearm, finger tab or glove on first three fingers of draw hand.
• Straddle shooting line and place ground quiver on the line or hook belt quiver onto clothing. Put arrows into quiver.
• Line-up -- bow side of body toward target. Test by holding arms straight out from shoulders.
• Begin shooting at the signal (one whistle blast).
• More than two consecutive whistle blasts indicates an emergency -- CEASE SHOOTING IMMEDIATELY. To continue shooting one whistle is blown.
• Wait for the clear signal (two whistle blasts) to step forward of the line to score and retrieve arrows.

SCORING

• For target scoring values see diagram.
• A hit is any arrow hitting a scoring area of the target. Arrows hitting the petticoat on the outer edge of the target outside the outer white circle does not count as a score or hit.
• Arrows cutting two colors are scored as having hit the inner (or higher) color.
• Arrows rebounding from or passing completely through the target are scored as witnessed, or seven if no verification.
• Record hits on scorecard from high to low. Determine score for end of 6 arrows. Total ends are added to determine the total score.
• No arrows are to be pulled until scoring is complete.

CLOCK DESIGNATION OF HITS

Archers use simplified terms using a clock face for description of hits. Instead of saying a "blue" hit was high and to the left, you would say it was a ten or eleven-o'clock blue.

RETRIEVING ARROWS FROM TARGET

• Place one hand against the target so the arrow is between two fingers. Grasp the arrow with the other hand close to the target. Push the first hand against the target, and pull the arrow straight out -- don't yank back and forth. You may rotate it along its long axis to aid extraction.
• If an arrow is buried so deep in the target some feathers are caught, pull it through from behind to prevent spoiling the feathers. Pull arrows caught in the grass the same way. If you have plastic vanes, you will probably not use this mithod.

RANGE CONDUCT

Remember common courtesy and maintain an atmosphere of quiet orderliness. In addition:

• Be willing to "give and take" in terms of a desirable shooting position in front of the target.
• Avoid crowding or bumping others when they are nocking or shooting.
• Don't talk while anyone near you is shooting. Visit on the way to and from the target.
• DO NOT walk across the range or behind the targets when anyone is shooting.
• Help others locate lost arrows.
• Appropriate clothing -- no baggy sleeves, bulky coats or loose hair.
• Bring a pencil for recording scores.

[ General Info ] [ Safety ] [ Terminology]