ASTM F1363-07(2017)

Standard Guide for Reduction of Risk of Injury for Archery Overdraws

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.
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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.  
1.3 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 30-Nov-2017
• 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(2011) - Standard Guide for Reduction of Risk of Injury for Archery Overdraws
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2017

Standards Content (Sample)

This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation: F1363 − 07 (Reapproved 2017) 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 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).
1.1 This guide covers the function of archery overdraws and
4.2 Horizontal Plane:
suggests a limited number of geometric configurations that
could decrease the potential risk of injury to the archer. 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
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
whether or not it has an overdraw. This condition is dependent
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
on the length of the arrow and lies entirely within the control
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
of the individual archer. The length of the arrow must be
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
selected so that the arrow will not be drawn past the arrow rest.
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
It is generally possible, within functional limits, to provide
1.3 This international standard was developed in accor-
some hardware design to further guard against the possible
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
hazard from negligence on the part of the user.
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
4.2.2 The location of the arrow rest in relation to the aft end
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
of overdraw is shown in Fig. 2.
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
4.2.3 An arrow rest placed at the extreme aft end of the
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
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
length.
2.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
4.2.4 The arrow rest location at the forward end of the
2.1.1 acceptable overdraw—an acceptable configuration of
platform is shown in Fig. 2(C). In this location the arrow
an archery bow overdraw should provide partial or full
disengagement from the rest should be contained by the
containment for the arrow if the arrow becomes disengaged
platform to a greater degree than in Fig. 2(A).
from the arrow rest.
4.3 Arrow Containment Methods Without Full Enclosure of
2.1.2 archery overdraw—any design configuration, integral
the Arrow:
or added, that permits the extreme forward tip of an arrow to be
4.3.1 A relatively wide horizontal plate extending beyond
drawn past the pivot point of the hand grip.
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).
3.1 This guide covers only the most obvious areas of
4.3.2 A relatively high vertical plate left of the arrow (for a
overdraw safety.
right-handed archer) may provide adequate containment for an
3.2 This guide is not intended as a comprehensive analysis
arrow raised upward from the arrow rest (Fig. 4).
of the subject.
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
4. Arrow Containment
various degrees of arrow containment.
4.1 Vertical Plane:
5. Suggested Guidelines
4.1.1 In the vertical plane, Fig. 1 shows that increasing
levels of arrow enclosure will provide increasing levels of
5.1 Vertical Plane:
arrow containment.
5.1.1 An open system with a relatively high vertical plate
could provide adequate
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