Archery Rules

1. Shoot on signal only.
2. Retrieve on signal.
3. Stay behind shooting line.
4. Nock arrows only after archers have returned to the shooting line.
5. Always use arm guards, and finger tabs.
6. Wear no buttons, pins, etc. on left side of uniform.
7. Inspect all equipment before using it.
8. Never overdraw an arrow (past the corner of the mouth).
9. Never draw a bow without an arrow in it.
10. Use bows and arrows only in places meant for them: An arrow can go completely through a deer.
11. In bracing, stringing the bow, avoid letting the fingers came between the string and the bow.
12. Keep bow arm slightly bent to avoid injury.
13. Keep bow off ground. Unbrace bow when through shooting.
14. Never use anyone else's arrows, or any arrows not assigned to you.
15. Be sure that your bow is correctly strung before shooting.
16. Limber a bow up with several short draws before pulling to full draw.
17. Never bend bow backward.
18. Clear people away from target when removing arrows.
19. To withdraw the arrow, place one hand against the target, palm out, with the arrow between the first and second fingers; with the other hand grasping the arrow close to the target, pull the arrow out at the same angle it went in.
20. Arrows with feathers partially driven into the target should be pulled through from behind the target pile first.
21. When arrows become buried in the grass, pull them forward from the pile and.

ALWAYS BE CONSCIOUS OF THE POSSIBLE DANGER OF BOWS AND ARROWS!