Archery
Etiquette
A good archer does not
- Talk in a loud voice whilst others are shooting.
- Talk to another archer who prefers to be silent.
- Offer advice unless asked.
- Exclaim on the shooting line, for themselves or
others, in joy or disgust.
- Walk off the shooting line while a neighbour is
at full draw.
- Touch another archers equipment without their
permission.
- Walk up and down the line comparing scores.
- Shoot distances beyond their capability,
continually missing and holding up shooting.
- Takes into account other archers shooting on the
same target when positioning his foot markers, and allows
sufficient space for them.
- Disturb people with loud mobile phone ringtones
or speaking on the phone on or around the shooting line.
- Smoke near the shooting or waiting line.
- Leave litter on the archery ground.
A
good archer always
- Helps to put out the equipment and put it away.
- Pays to replace another's arrow damaged through
their carelessness.
- Does not go behind the target to retrieve arrows
before the scores have been taken.
- When calling scores, does so in groups of three,
and in descending order, for example, 'X-10-9' pause '9-8-7'.
- While calling scores, points to each arrow as it
is called, without touching the arrow or target face
- Does not touch any arrow or the target face until
all arrow values have been recorded and checked.
- When required to do so, takes their turn at
scoring.
- Only withdraws the arrows of others if this has
been agreed by them.
- At the end of the round thanks the Target Captain
for the work done by them.