ASTM F1363-07(2011)

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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-May-2011
• ICS: 97.220.40 - Outdoor and water sports equipment
• Technical Committee: F08 - Sports Equipment, Playing Surfaces, and Facilities
• Drafting Committee: F08.16 - Archery Products

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F1363-07 - Standard Guide for Reduction of Risk of Injury for Archery Overdraws
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2011
• Replaced By: ASTM F1363-07(2017) - Standard Guide for Reduction of Risk of Injury for Archery Overdraws
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2017

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F1363 − 07 (Reapproved 2011) An American National Standard
Standard Guide for
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 whether or not it has an overdraw. This condition is dependent
on the length of the arrow and lies entirely within the control
1.1 This guide covers the function of archery overdraws and
of the individual archer. The length of the arrow must be
suggests a limited number of geometric configurations that
selected so that the arrow will not be drawn past the arrow rest.
could decrease the potential risk of injury to the archer.
It is generally possible, within functional limits, to provide
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
some hardware design to further guard against the possible
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
hazard from negligence on the part of the user.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
4.2.2 The location of the arrow rest in relation to the aft end
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
of overdraw is shown in Fig. 2.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
4.2.3 An arrow rest placed at the extreme aft end of the
overdraw (Fig. 2(A)) may allow the arrow to fall off the rest
2. Terminology
and overdraw platform if an archer draws past his or her draw
2.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
length.
2.1.1 acceptable overdraw—an acceptable configuration of
4.2.4 The arrow rest location at the forward end of the
an archery bow overdraw should provide partial or full
platform is shown in Fig. 2(C). In this location the arrow
containment for the arrow if the arrow becomes disengaged
disengagement from the rest should be contained by the
from the arrow rest.
platform to a greater degree than in Fig. 2(A).
2.1.2 archery overdraw—any design configuration, integral
4.3 Arrow Containment Methods Without Full Enclosure of
or added, that permits the extreme forward tip of an arrow to be
the Arrow:
drawn past the pivot point of the hand grip.
4.3.1 A relatively wide horizontal plate extending beyond
the wrist and knuckles of the bow hand may provide adequate
3. Significance and Use
arrow containment if the arrow disengages from the rest (Fig.
3.1 This guide covers only the most obvious areas of
3).
overdraw safety.
4.3.2 A relatively high vertical plate left of the arrow (for a
3.2 This guide is not intended as a comprehensive analysis right-handed archer) may provide adequate containment for an
of the subject.
arrow raised upward from the arrow rest (Fig. 4).
4.3.3 It should be noted that most overdraw designs are a
4. Arrow Containment
combination of Figs. 3 and 4 to some extent, and they provide
various degrees of 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 5. Suggested Guidelines
arrow containment.
5.1 Vertical Plane:
4.1.2 A higher degree of arrow containment may be
5.1.1 An open system with a relatively high vertical plate
achieved by the position in Fig. 1(D) than by that in Fig. 1(A).
could provide adequate levels of arrow containment (Fig. 4),
4.2 Horizontal Plane: should the arrow become disengaged from the rest.
4.2.1 It must be recognized that an arrow can be drawn past
5.1.2 A fully enclosed overdraw system that surrounds the
the support of the arrow rest, regardless of the type of bow and
arrow would shelter the arrow circumferentially at all points in
the vertical plane (Fig. 5
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