ASTM F1363-07
(Guide)Standard Guide for Reduction of Risk of Injury for Archery Overdraws
Standard Guide for Reduction of Risk of Injury for Archery Overdraws
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This guide covers only the most obvious areas of overdraw safety.
This guide is not intended as a comprehensive analysis of the subject.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers the function of archery overdraws and suggests a limited number of geometric configurations that could decrease the potential risk of injury to the archer.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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An American National Standard
Designation:F1363–07
Standard Guide for
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Reduction of Risk of Injury for Archery Overdraws
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1363; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This guide covers the function of archery overdraws and
suggests a limited number of geometric configurations that
could decrease the potential risk of injury to the archer.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
2. Terminology
2.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
2.1.1 acceptable overdraw—an acceptable configuration of
an archery bow overdraw should provide partial or full
FIG. 1 Increasing Levels of Arrow Containment, Vertical Plane
containment for the arrow if the arrow becomes disengaged
from the arrow rest.
4.2.1 It must be recognized that an arrow can be drawn past
2.1.2 archery overdraw—any design configuration, integral
the support of the arrow rest, regardless of the type of bow and
or added, that permits the extreme forward tip of an arrow to be
whether or not it has an overdraw. This condition is dependent
drawn past the pivot point of the hand grip.
on the length of the arrow and lies entirely within the control
of the individual archer. The length of the arrow must be
3. Significance and Use
selected so that the arrow will not be drawn past the arrow rest.
3.1 This guide covers only the most obvious areas of
It is generally possible, within functional limits, to provide
overdraw safety.
some hardware design to further guard against the possible
3.2 This guide is not intended as a comprehensive analysis
hazard from negligence on the part of the user.
of the subject.
4.2.2 The location of the arrow rest in relation to the aft end
of overdraw is shown in Fig. 2.
4. Arrow Containment
4.2.3 An arrow rest placed at the extreme aft end of the
4.1 Vertical Plane:
overdraw (Fig. 2(A)) may allow the arrow to fall off the rest
4.1.1 In the vertical plane, Fig. 1 shows that increasing
and overdraw platform if an archer draws past his or her draw
levels of arrow enclosure will provide increasing levels of
length.
arrow containment.
4.2.4 The arrow rest location at the forward end of the
4.1.2 A higher degree of arrow containment may be
platform is shown in Fig. 2(C). In this location the arrow
achieved by the position in Fig. 1(D) than by that in Fig. 1(A).
disengagement from the rest should be contained by the
4.2 Horizontal Plane:
platform to a greater degree than in Fig. 2(A).
4.3 Arrow Containment Methods Without Full Enclosure of
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the Arrow:
This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F08 on Sports
Equipment and Facilities and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F08.16 on
4.3.1 A relatively wide horizontal plate extending beyond
Archery Products.
the wrist and knuckles of the bow hand may provide adequate
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2007. Published November 2007. Originally
arrow containment if the arrow disengages from the rest (Fig.
approved in 1991. Last previous edition approved in 2002 as F1363 – 02. DOI:
10.1520/F1363-07. 3).
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5. Suggested Guidelines
5.1 Vertical Plane:
5.1.1 An open system with a relatively high vertical plate
could provide adequate levels of arrow containment (Fig. 4),
should the arrow become disengaged from the rest.
5.1.2 A fully enclosed overdraw system that surrounds the
arrow would shelter the arrow circumferentially at all points in
the vertical plane (Fig. 5) and provide a still greater degree of
arrow containment.
5.2 Horizontal Plane:
5.2.1 In the horizontal plane (looking down on the archer),
an arrow might be disengaged from the arrow rest, even in a
fully vertically enclosed system.
5.2.2 The length of an arrow overhanging in front of the rest
at full draw should be long enough to prevent disengagement
of the arrow if the archer pulls past his or her draw length (Fig.
6). On a compound bow, this distance may be made equal to or
FIG. 2 Increasing Levels of Arrow Containment, Horizontal Plane
greater than the maximum distance that the bow can be
reasonably drawn. An extra-long arrow would give a greater
degree of arrow containment.
6. Overdraws on Bows without
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An American National Standard
Designation:F1363–02 Designation:F1363–07
Standard Guide for
1
Reduction of Risk of Injury for Archery Overdraws
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1363; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This guide covers the function of archery overdraws and suggests a limited number of geometric configurations that could
decrease the potential risk of injury to the archer.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
limitations prior to use.
2. Terminology
2.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
2.1.1 acceptable overdraw—an acceptable configuration of an archery bow overdraw should provide partial or full containment
for the arrow if the arrow becomes disengaged from the arrow rest.
2.1.2 archery overdraw—any design configuration, integral or added, that permits the extreme forward tip of an arrow to be
drawn past the pivot point of the hand grip.
3. Significance and Use
3.1 This guide covers only the most obvious areas of overdraw safety.
3.2 This guide is not intended as a comprehensive analysis of the subject.
4. Arrow Containment
4.1 Vertical Plane:
4.1.1 In the vertical plane, Fig. 1 shows that increasing levels of arrow enclosure will provide increasing levels of arrow
containment.
4.1.2 A higher degree of arrow containment may be achieved by the position in Fig. 1(D) than by that in Fig. 1(A).
4.2 Horizontal Plane:
4.2.1 It must be recognized that an arrow can be drawn past the support of the arrow rest, regardless of the type of bow and
whether or not it has an overdraw. This condition is dependent on the length of the arrow and lies entirely within the control of
the individual archer.The length of the arrow must be selected so that the arrow will not be drawn past the arrow rest. It is generally
possible, within functional limits, to provide some hardware design to further guard against the possible hazard from negligence
on the part of the user.
4.2.2 The location of the arrow rest in relation to the aft end of overdraw is shown in Fig. 2.
4.2.3 An arrow rest placed at the extreme aft end of the overdraw (Fig. 2(C))(A)) may allow the arrow to fall off the rest and
overdraw platform if an archer draws past his or her draw length.
4.2.4 The arrow rest location at the forward end of the platform is shown in Fig. 2(A).(C). In this location the arrow
disengagement from the rest should be contained by the platform to a greater degree than in Fig. 2(C). (A).
4.3 Arrow Containment Methods Without Full Enclosure of the Arrow:
4.3.1 Arelatively wide horizontal plate extending beyond the wrist and knuckles of the bow hand may provide adequate arrow
containment if the arrow disengages from the rest (Fig. 3).
4.3.2 Arelatively high vertical plate left of the arrow (for a right-handed archer) may provide adequate containment for an arrow
raised upward from the arrow rest (Fig. 4).
4.3.3 It should be noted that most overdraw designs are a combination of Figs. 3 and 4 to some extent, and they provide various
degrees of arrow containment.
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F08 on Sports Equipment and Facilities and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F08.16 on Archery
Products.
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Current edition approved Nov. 10, 2002. Published January 2003. Originally approved in 1991. Last previous edition approved in 1997 as F1363 – 91 (1997) .
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2007. Published November 2007. Originally approved in 1991. Last previous edition approved in 2002 as F 1363 – 02.
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FIG. 1 Increasing Levels of Arrow Containment, Vertical Plane
FIG. 2 Increasing Levels of Arrow Containment, Horizontal Plane
FIG. 3 Extended Width of the Horizontal Plate
5. Suggested Guidelines
5.1 Vertical Plane:
5.1.1 An open system with a relatively high vertical plate could provide adequate levels of arrow containment (Fig. 4), should
the arrow become disengag
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