The Adrian Empire, Inc. CONTINUING CROWN WRIT #2 ARCHERY MANUAL As adopted September 1999 Amended July 2001, January 2002 © 2002 The Adrian Empire Inc., all rights reserved. Anyone is welcome to point out any error or omission that they may find. Imperial Minister of Archery archery@adrianempire.org Empress empress@adrianempire.org Emperor emperor@adrianempire.org Page 2 of 9 Continuing Crown Writ 2: Archery Manual as adopted September 1999 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface............................................................................................................................................................... 4 I. The Competition ...................................................................................................................................... 4 A. Method of Competition................................................................................................................... 4 B. Lists................................................................................................................................................. 4 C. Scoring ............................................................................................................................................ 4 II. The Equipment......................................................................................................................................... 4 A. Bows ............................................................................................................................................... 4 B. Other Equipment............................................................................................................................. 4 C. Equipment Limitations ................................................................................................................... 4 D. Arrows ............................................................................................................................................ 4 E. Target Backstop .............................................................................................................................. 5 F. Equipment Ownership .................................................................................................................... 5 III. Range Safety ............................................................................................................................................ 5 A. Range Master .................................................................................................................................. 5 B. Signaling Readiness ........................................................................................................................ 5 C. Hold ................................................................................................................................................ 5 D. Bows Past the Shooting Line .......................................................................................................... 5 E. Quivers............................................................................................................................................ 5 F. Side Clearance ................................................................................................................................ 5 G. Spectator Line ................................................................................................................................. 6 H. Archer Qualification ....................................................................................................................... 6 I. Unsafe Shooting.................................................................................................................................... 6 IV. Personnel......................................................................................................................................... 6 A. Range Master .................................................................................................................................. 6 B. Minister of Archery......................................................................................................................... 6 V. Combat Archery....................................................................................................................................... 6 A. The Equipment................................................................................................................................ 7 1. Bows ...................................................................................................................................... 7 2. Other Equipment.................................................................................................................... 7 3. Arrows ................................................................................................................................... 7 B. Combat Rules.................................................................................................................................. 7 1. Killing an Archer ................................................................................................................... 7 2. Pole Weapons Range ............................................................................................................. 7 2. Hitting a Combatant............................................................................................................... 7 4. Dropping Their Bow .............................................................................................................. 7 VI. Knighthood ................................................................................................................................................. 7 Appendix A: Competition Examples................................................................................................................ 8 A. Tiered elimination........................................................................................................................... 8 B. Shooting Difficulty ......................................................................................................................... 8 C. Optional Targets.............................................................................................................................. 8 D. Combat archery............................................................................................................................... 8 E. Regional Limitations....................................................................................................................... 8 Continuing Crown Writ 2: Archery Manual as adopted September 1999 Page 3 of 9 Appendix B: Equipment care and safety........................................................................................................... 9 A. Dry-Firing a Bow ............................................................................................................................ 9 B. Inspecting Arrows ........................................................................................................................... 9 C. Stringing a Bow .............................................................................................................................. 9 D. Finger Tabs ..................................................................................................................................... 9 E. Loose Clothes, Long Hair ............................................................................................................... 9 F. Arm Guards..................................................................................................................................... 9 Page 4 of 9 Continuing Crown Writ 2: Archery Manual as adopted September 1999 PREFACE Being a Manual of the procedures for the Minister of Archery within the Adrian Empire Revised during the reign of their Imperial Majesties, Stefanus Imperator and Katayana Imperatrix being the year Thirteen anno Adriano by Sir Morgan Blackthorne, Baron von Lagersuufer. I. THE COMPETITION A. METHOD OF COMPETITION Creativity is suggested. Any structured tournament style is acceptable so long as it is conducted in a safe manner. Safety is the primary concern in tournament. Several suggested activities for tournament purposes are described in Appendix A. B. C. LISTS There are two lists: The Bowman (beginners) and the Huntsman (more experienced) . SCORING Based on the structure of the competition. The Range Master will arbitrate any disputes. II. THE EQUIPMENT A. BOWS Limited to recurve, straight, semi-recurve, and longbows only. Bows should be made of materials available in the time-period of the archer. Fiberglass bows should be avoided if possible, except for use in combat archery where one may not want to endanger their "favorite" bow. There are no draw weight limits in target archery. Combat archery has a maximum bow weight of 35lbs. The local Minister of Archery and their Range Masters are required to enforce this rule. B. OTHER EQUIPMENT Gloves, arm guards, finger gloves, finger tabs, arrow rests, nock locators, bowrests, and quivers. These items are suggested, but not required. C. EQUIPMENT LIMITATIONS No compound bows, mechanical sights, spectacle sights, counter weights, stablizers, levels, or string trigger releases may be used unless the item is documented as being used by someone in the period of the archer. D. ARROWS 1. There are two types of arrows that are that are allowable depending on the type of tournament: a) Standard target arrow shafts must be made of wood. Fletchings should be of a natural color. Solid plastic fletching should be avoided in favor of actual feather or segmented synthetic fletching. Arrows must have target tips. No hunting tips are allowed. b) Combat arrows are made of fiberglass shafts and foam tips. The arrows must be made as described in the combat arrow construction guide (available from the Minister of Archery (local or Imperial), or on-line at http://www.adrianempire.org/documents/manuals/Arrows.pdf.) Continuing Crown Writ 2: Archery Manual as adopted September 1999 2. Page 5 of 9 Arrows should be clearly identified by colored banding on the shaft. Archers are encouraged to use personal/household colors for marking arrows. E. TARGET BACKSTOP The backstop should be one of the following (for standard target archery using real arrows): · Three bales of straw/hay · An eight- (8) to twelve- (12) inch closed-cell foam block · A standing thirty-six (36) inch round woven grass mat · A cardboard box tightly filled with cardboard at least ten (10) inches thick F. EQUIPMENT OWNERSHIP Each person must supply their own equipment. Each person is responsible for the condition and maintenance of their equipment. III. RANGE SAFETY This section describes range safety when using standard target arrows. Range safety is much more relaxed when archers are using combat arrows. A. RANGE MASTER A Range Master must be present at all times when archery is taking place. The Range Master will be responsible for range safety. The Range Master is the ultimate authority on the Archery Range. The Range Masters may participate in the archery. B. SIGNALING READINESS No shooter is to fire their bow until the Rangemaster has checked for safety and given the okay to fire. When the archers on the shooting line are ready to begin their round they will signify their readiness by having one hand raised. This will insure that everyone is ready. Verbal acknowledgement of readiness is not acceptable. C. HOLD When the word "HOLD" is called, all archers on the shooting line will immediately lower their bows, un-nock their arrow, and step back five (5) yards from the shooting line. D. BOWS PAST THE SHOOTING LINE No bows will go past the shooting line at any time. When retrieving arrows, the bows must be left behind the shooting line. No one will occupy the space between the shooting line and the spectator line during arrow retrieval. When the archer returns from retrieving their arrows, they will not pick up their bow, instead they will step behind the spectator line and wait for the Range Master to give the okay to retrieve their bows. E. F. QUIVERS Arrows should be carried in a quiver. SIDE CLEARANCE Side clearance must be at least five (5) yards. Back clearance must be at least thirty-five (35) yards in depth unless there is a suitable backstop, i.e. a hill or barrier. Page 6 of 9 Continuing Crown Writ 2: Archery Manual as adopted September 1999 G. SPECTATOR LINE There will be a spectator line five (5) yards behind the shooting line. Spectators must stay behind this line at all times. Spectators are not allowed in the side areas at any time. H. ARCHER QUALIFICATION Archers must be qualified by the Range Master or Minister of Archery. Archers will be tested on archer ...