Notes - Equipment standards

These equipment standards are reworded from the Society Target Archery Marshal's Handbook (October 2016), and Society Thrown Weapons Marshal's Handbook (October 2016)

General standards

This rewords the section on general equipment to highlight that period archery is actually the goal, and that it is up to the marshal in charge of the shoot to decide what equipment they will allow in the competition. Modern equipment is essentially a concession to having more people participating.

Arrows and Bolts

Exemption: Children can use non-wood arrows with plastic vanes in practice and competition. If you are a new adult archer, until you can get your own wooden arrows, you can use non-wood arrows with plastic vanes in practices, but not in competitions.

We are allowed to make some exemptions from the Society standards, and so we have allowed children to use arrows which are more durable, and for adults who already own some equipment (eg from belonging to an archery club) to use what they have until they know better. Modern aluminium or carbon fibre arrows have an advantage over wood arrows, so shouldn't be allowed in competition amongst adults.

Bamboo-like means bamboo or other grasses/cane, such as rattan. Fibreglass that looks like bamboo is not allowed.

Bows

There was discussion at Society level about banning PVC for bows, however this proposal was not passed by the Board when the Society rules were updated in October 2016, and Society does not prohibit the use of PVC for target archery bows (but they are prohibited from combat).

Throwing weapons

There aren't any restrictions on what materials can be used for throwing weapons, but the marshal can set standards for their competition.

1 June 2018 - 2.8.1.1 was edited to remove the phrase "Throwing knife, and replace it with "Knife" - due to knives _designed_ for throwing being illegal in many places, such as Victoria, but knife throwing as an activity not being illegal