KALAMUNDA GOVERNOR STIRLING ARCHERS
ARCHERY
RULES, ETIQUETTE
&
INFORMATION
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GENERAL
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KGSA Saturday shooting for members starts at 12.30pm.
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Members may shoot during the morning sessions as
long as they shoot to the whistle and do not hold up the morning
beginner sessions (AJAD = Australian Junior Archery Development). All shooting stops at 12.00pm so
that the targets can be set up for the afternoon shoot.
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The shoot for the day is on the calendar displayed
in the clubhouse. Each
person is responsible for deciding which distance they shoot (ask
if you do not know) and for helping to set up and put away their
own target.
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The DOS (Director of Shooting) controls the shooting once the afternoon shoot has
started.
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DOS will announce when it is 5 minutes before shooting
begins – both at the start of the shoot and also at the end
of the mid-time break.
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Please do not bring your equipment ie. quiver or
bow, even if you are wearing your quiver, into the club house as
they can cause harm to people especially when the clubhouse is full
of people.
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If you have equipment that needs repair then it
may be taken into the clubhouse for repair if you need to use the
specialised equipment.
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The club has many items that are used for various
tasks eg: arrow cutter, fletching jig, and compound bow press. If you require help in using any of the
equipment there are many club members who will be able to help you. All you need do is ask one of the long
standing members and they will point you in the right direction.
Do not attempt to use something you are unsure of how to operate – it
could cause injury to yourself or result in damage of the often expensive
equipment.
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SAFETY
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One must always use a bow
stringer for longbows and recurve bows. This will reduce the possibility
of damage to the bow and injury to the archer.
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A bow must not be loaded
with an arrow unless standing on the “Shooting Line” and
the signal to start shooting has been given.
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A loaded bow must only be
pointed at the assigned target. It must not be pointed at another
person.
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An arrow must not be shot
straight up into the air. It
can end up hitting another person or yourself.
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Archery equipment must only
be used in places that are especially set up for target practice.
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A cracked or bent arrow must
never be shot.
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Walk forward to collect the
arrows, never run.
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Always walk up to the side
of the target butt, so as not to accidentally walk into the rear
of the arrows lodged in the target.
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Open shoes, camouflage (in field shoots) or no shirt is not suitable for
wear while shooting.
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WHISTLE
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Two whistle blasts indicate moving to the shooting
line.
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One blast of the whistle indicates you may begin
shooting. Do not raise
your bow until this whistle is blown.
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Three whistle blasts signify that the end is complete
and you can move forward to score your arrows.
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Multiple blasts of the whistle during shooting means
that everyone needs to put their bows down WITHOUT SHOOTING ANY LOADED
ARROWS, move back from the line and wait for the DOS to signal to
move to the shooting line again. This
will happen if there is any danger or if something needs to be rectified
on the target butts.
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SHOOTING – Target
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Most club shoots start with 2, 3 arrow ends for
sighting before the 6 arrow scoring ends begin.
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Feet straddle the shooting line. Both feet are not allowed beyond the shooting line at any
time before the whistle to signal that the end is finished.
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An end of 6 arrows must take no more than 6 minutes. This
is not enforced at our club unless someone is excessively slow; then
timing is brought in. Tournament
ends are 4 minutes.
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Once you have finished all 6 arrows move back from
the shooting line. DO
NOT stop to look through your scope at the last arrow. Even if you have put your bow down, this
may obscure whether other archers are still shooting, and the DOS
cannot tell whether everyone has finished.
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If you have an equipment
failure while shooting an end make the DOS aware of this so that
you can be given more time.
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If you have something that needs to be fixed on
your target butt, please make the DOS aware of this so that the whistle
can be blown to move people back from the line and the target fixed
in safety.
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Once all arrows have been scored and collected move
back behind the shooting line (at least 1 metre) so that the DOS can see that the shooting area is clear
and shooting can begin again.
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Sometimes during the year there are fun shoots which
don’t necessarily follow the rules of a normal shoot. In this case the rules will be explained
to you on the day of the shoot.
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SHOOTING – Field
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Shooting for field is not controlled by a whistle or central DOS,
therefore it is up to individual groups to ensure that they and those
around them are safe at all times.
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Groups of (max) 4 archers proceed around the field course in forward
number order (ie: 1-12), and shoot 3 arrows at targets when they
come to them.
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Depending on the group, archers may not start at Target 1, however
they must proceed forward from whichever target they do start from.
Never ever walk backwards around a field course for any reason, as
you may walk behind targets being shot, or in front of other archers.
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Archers shoot from different pegs, which mark the distance to the
target. There are White, Blue and Red pegs, in increasing difficulty.
Check the Rulebook in the Clubhouse for information on which age
divisions shoot which pegs.
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Archers may stand at a max distance of 1 metre away from the peg,
as long as no part of their body is in front of it, this means that
you do not straddle the shooting “line” as is done in
target – both feet must be behind the peg.
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In field, your detail is very important – this is a letter you
are assigned and in club shoots is usually decided by the group.
This letter (A,B,C or D) determines what order you shoot in.
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For field, archers shoot in alternating details, that is, archers
A and B will shoot the first target first, then CD second. For the
next target, CD will shoot first, AB second etc.
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Your detail determines which target(s) you shoot. This is important
for the 20cm and 40cm faces, for which there are multiple targets
on the one butt.
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If you are shooting first on 40cm faces (4 Spot), you and your partner
will shoot the top two faces, and the two following archers will
shoot the bottom two. This will vary from target to target, as different
archers will be shooting first each time.
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If you are shooting first on 20cm faces (Bugseyes) you and your partner
will shoot the 1st and 3rd columns of faces
from the left hand side of the target respectively. The following
archers will shoot the 2nd and 4th columns
of faces from the left. Again, this will vary from target to target,
as different archers will be shooting first each time.
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Field may appear complicated at first, however it can be a very exciting
and fun way to shoot. If ever you are unsure, do not hesitate to
ask other members of your group, and make sure you all agree which
face to shoot before shooting as if you shoot the wrong
face, you will lose the entire score for that arrow.
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SHOOTING – Clout
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When moving up to the clout to score please walk
around the arrows on either side and NOT through the centre of arrows.
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When pulling arrows out of the ground they need
to be pulled straight and carefully in the opposite direction they
went in. ie. If an arrow
is lying very flat then pull it out flat. This
is to prevent bending the arrow. Bend with your knees rather than your back otherwise your
back will be very tired by the end of the day.
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Each scoring area on the rope has one person who
needs to collect all the arrows in that zone as the rope moves around. If
an arrow is on a division then the higher score is taken.
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Once all the arrows are collected they are laid
across the rope so that the arrows are pointing in the opposite direction
to the arrows in the scoring areas on either side. This is determined by the person collecting
the 10s. This becomes
clearer when you are actually down at clout.
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A few people take the score for many. Find
your arrows in the different scoring zones and when your name is
called call the arrows as for target scoring.
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Only once all the scores are taken the DOS of the
shoot will ask people to collect their arrows.
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SCORING
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One person per target scores for all the archers
on that target. Score
sheets must be filled in correctly with all details EVERY time even
if you think that everyone knows who you are or what the shoot is.
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Each person shooting is responsible for ‘calling’ their
own score or asking someone to do it for them if they can’t.
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Arrow scores should be announced clearly so that
the scorer can hear.
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If you have more than one arrow scoring the same
eg. 3 arrows in the blue 6 zone, say ‘six, six, six’ and
do not say ‘three sixes’ otherwise the scorer might mistake
the score for a 3 and a 6.
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If you have missed with any arrows, they also must
be ‘called’ as a ‘miss’ so that the scorer
writes down the results for 6 arrows. A
miss has an ‘M’ not 0 written for the score.
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Arrows are called from the highest scoring one to
the lowest. Eg.
“ten, nine, seven, six, six, miss”
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You are not allowed to touch any arrows or the target
face, until all the scores for everyone have been recorded.
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If there is an arrow in the very centre circle of
the gold this is called as an ‘X’ and counts as a 10:
the scorer records an X, and the value of the arrow is 10 points.
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For shoots designated as
‘championship’ shoots for our club the scorer needs to total up
the number of 10s and Xs scored. The
number of 10s includes Xs.
Eg.
If you have scored X, 10, 9, 7, 6, 6
this would count as 1 X and 2 10s.
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If any arrow is touching a line between two zones
then the arrow is scored in the higher zone.
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If you cannot decide whether the arrow is touching
the line or not then ask your fellow archers at the target. If you are at a tournament then a judge
will be called to decide.
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One or two people at the target pull all the arrows
once scoring is done. This
is done while standing to the side of the arrows. If you are not pulling arrows then stand
clear of the target and not in front where you can be poked by an
arrow!
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If an arrow is hit directly down the shaft by another
arrow (known as a Robin Hood) then both arrows score whatever the
arrow in the target face scores.
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If you are shooting in a tournament you will often
be asked to ‘mark the arrow holes’. That means put a mark on the target face next to each arrow
AFTER it has been scored but before pulling them out. This is in case an arrow has bounced out of the target. An un-marked hole will indicate where
it hit the face.
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RANKING
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Every time an archer completes a
‘shoot’ he must sign the score sheet so that the club recorder
can record his score.
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Scores are ranked according to the Archery Australia
Handbook.
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There are different categories of archer depending
on gender, age group and bow type. Each category has a specific ranking level and criteria which
are used to determine the class of archer. Any long standing club member would be happy to explain how
the ranking works in more detail.
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Archers will be presented with badges and awards
as they attain each class or beat any records which may be at club,
state or National level.
Kalamunda has a reputation of being a very friendly club. We would like
to keep it that way!
Be pleasant to others, making everyone’s day a good one
regardless of how they score.
HAPPY SHOOTING - SEE YOU ON THE
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KALAMUNDA
GOVERNOR STIRLING ARCHERS
Based in the beautiful foothills of Maida Vale, KGSA
archery club offers excellent shooting in target, field and clout. The
grounds are set in quiet bushland and provide an excellent backdrop
to field shooters and target alike. All
interested parties are welcome.
