Archery Safety Briefing

Briefing

  • Hazards Shooting someone/self, standing on a fallen arrow, carrying arrows
  • Range markings No shooting unless standing at shooting line,  arrows to be left on shooting line not brought to waiting line
  • Whistle signals 1 whistle = shoot, 2 whistles = collect, long blast, “Stop!”, “Cease” = stop shooting & lower bow
  • Eye test Check eye dominance
  • Arm braces Place arm brace on bow arm – opposite of dominant eye
  • Bows Stringing (if necessary), correct hold
  • Finger position Correct finger position on bow – finger tips middle three fingers
  • Arrows Index flight/feather, nocks. Measure arrows to archers