ASTM F1363-02

Standard Guide for Reduction of Risk of Injury for Archery Overdraws

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: 09-Nov-2002
• 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 F1363-91(1997)e1 - Standard Guide for Reduction of Risk of Injury for Archery Overdraws
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-2002
• Replaced By: ASTM F1363-07 - Standard Guide for Reduction of Risk of Injury for Archery Overdraws
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2007

Standards Content (Sample)

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An American National Standard
Designation:F1363–02
Standard Guide for
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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 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.
of the individual archer. The length of the arrow must be
2.1.2 archery overdraw—any design configuration, integral
selected so that the arrow will not be drawn past the arrow rest.
or added, that permits the extreme forward tip of an arrow to be
It is generally possible, within functional limits, to provide
drawn past the pivot point of the hand grip.
some hardware design to further guard against the possible
3. Significance and Use hazard from negligence on the part of the user.
4.2.2 The location of the arrow rest in relation to the aft end
3.1 This guide covers only the most obvious areas of
of overdraw is shown in Fig. 2.
overdraw safety.
4.2.3 An arrow rest placed at the extreme aft end of the
3.2 This guide is not intended as a comprehensive analysis
overdraw (Fig. 2(C)) may allow the arrow to fall off the rest if
of the subject.
an archer draws past his or her draw length.
4. Arrow Containment
4.2.4 The arrow rest location at the forward end of the
platform is shown in Fig. 2(A). In this location the arrow
4.1 Vertical Plane:
disengagement from the rest should be contained by the
4.1.1 In the vertical plane, Fig. 1 shows that increasing
platform to a greater degree than in Fig. 2(C).
levels of arrow enclosure will provide increasing levels of
4.3 Arrow Containment Methods Without Full Enclosure of
arrow containment.
the Arrow:
4.1.2 A higher degree of arrow containment may be
4.3.1 A relatively wide horizontal plate extending beyond
achieved by the position in Fig. 1(D) than by that in Fig. 1(A).
the wrist and knuckles of the bow hand may provide adequate
4.2 Horizontal Plane:
arrow containment if the arrow disengages from the rest (Fig.
4.2.1 It must be recognized that an arrow can be drawn past
3).
the support of the arrow rest, regardless of the type of bow and
4.3.2 A relatively high vertical plate left of the arrow (for a
whether or not it has an overdraw. This condition is dependent
right-handed archer) may provide adequate containment for an
on the length of the arrow and lies entirely within the control
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
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F08 on Sports
various degrees of arrow containment.
Equipment and Facilities and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F08.16 on
Archery Products.
5. Suggested Guidelines
Current edition approved Nov. 10, 2002. Published January 2003. Originally
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approved in 1991. Last previous edition approved in 1997 as F 1363 – 91 (1997) . 5.1 Vertical Plane:
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F1363–02
FIG. 5 Fully Enclosed Overdraw System
FIG. 2 Increasing Levels of Arrow Disengagement, Horizontal
Plane
FIG. 6 Adequate Overhang of the Arrow Relative to the Rest
5.2 Horizontal Plane:
5.2.1 In the horizontal plane (looking down on the archer),
FIG. 3 Extended Width of the Horizontal Plate
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
greater than the maximum distance that the bow can be
reasonably drawn. An extra-long arrow would give
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