Guides and Documents – Southend and District Archery Club

Rules of Shooting ...
- Archery GB - Rules of Shooting (link updated 11.10.2024)
  > Note Section 308 regarding renamed target rounds. <
  (The Rules are frequently amended. If the link above fails then search here for Rules of Shooting.)
- World Archery (WA) Rules (link updated 27.05.2022)
- World Archery Judge Guidebook (link updated 12.09.2024)
- Rounds, Scoring, Handicaps and Classifications ...
  - Guide to Archery Rounds, Scoring, Handicaps and Classifications (added 17.09.2016)
    Produced by Malcolm North (Herts Group of Archery Coaches). Suggested by Jon Laker ...
    "Useful to have a link which details what each round is (range, target, no. of arrows, etc.) as it can look confusing to see Portsmouth, Warwick, etc.."
  - Example scoresheet - annotated as a training aid (added 23.10.2017)
    Produced by Michael Bush
    Does what it says. Please let me know if changes or updates are required.
- Progress and other award schemes ...
  - SDAC Outdoor Progress Badge Scheme - Plus useful scoresheet (updated 29.09.2016)
    A brief description of the outdoor progress badge schemes ... Plus a useful scoresheet from Russell Sams to help when going for the 252 badge.
  - SDAC Indoor Progress Badge Scheme (added 28.09.2016)
    A brief description of the badge colours and points required.
  - Archery GB progress award schemes etc. (added 17.09.2016)
    An extract from the 'Rules of Shooting' describing the various award schemes and badges that can be won - and what you have to do to achieve them.
  - FITA Feather and Arrow Awards (added 06.03.2017)
    From the 'World Archery Beginners Manual' describing the FITA Feather (young juniors) and Arrow (junior and adult) award schemes.
  - SDAC Indoor Portsmouth Awards (a brief description)
    This scheme, operated by many other clubs, is an incentive to improve your indoor shooting. Badges are available for anyone shooting the relevant Portsmouth score in any given month. Longbows start at 300 points, Recurves at 400 and Compounds at 500. Badge values are: 300, 325, 350, 375, etc., up to 575.
- Set Up and 'How To' Guides ...
  - Olympic Recurve Bow Setup - Greenwood Osterly Archers 2010 (added 17.09.2016)
    A very useful guide to setting up and tuning your bow. Easy to follow.
  - Reference Guide for Recurve Archers Ed 5 - Murray Elliot 2002 (added 17.09.2016)
    (Originally produced for Grange and Balbardie archery clubs.) Suggested and supplied by David Cable ...
    "A comprehensive beginers guide to recurve archers that was produced by a couple of Scottish archery clubs, it covers a great deal of information."
  - FITA Coach's Manual Level 2 - Recurve Bow Equipment Tuning Module (added 17.09.2016)
    An extract from the full guide (available here) with very useful set-up information. Well worth a read.
  - Tuning for Tens (added 06.03.2017)
    Copyright 2000 Rick Stonebraker (http://www.texasarchery.org) - An excellent guide to more advanced tuning.
- Better Shooting and other Training Material ...
  - SDAC Abbreviated Rules and Etiquette (added 17.09.2016)
    The title is obvious - but how many of these do we all forget every now and then?
  - Simple Tips to Better Shooting (added 17.09.2016)
    Another obvious title - but this guide will remind you of many of the very important basic steps.
  - "String picture" - an excellent article (added 21.09.2016)
    A very good article by Andrew Smith (previously of Perris Archery) - clearly explains the principle and how to work out your own "string picture" for improved accuracy.
  - FITA Coach's Manual Level 2 (added 17.09.2016)
    This is the full version - with many chapters of useful and detailed information. Not just for coaches!
  - Archery GB Coaching Videos (added 07.02.2017)
    Very clear training videos - in short, watchable segments - from the Team GB coaches. Highly recommended.
  - Casey Kaufhold in Slow Motion (added 01.11.2021)
    Slow motion video of a top class archer's good form (with permission from ShoreShot Archery).
    I will annotate this to highlight specific points of interest that will clearly illustrate points of form. Also highly recommended.
  - Jake Kaminsky Coaching and How To Videos (added 22.03.2020)
    A large amount of very watchable YouTube videos from a former top class olympic medallist. Recommended.
    Plus three seminars given at Quicks Archery (January 2020) ...
- Miscellaneous ...
  - CS1220XD metal detector user guide (added 17.09.2016)
    Users guide for the two metal detectors that we use for finding lost arrows.
  - Perris Hints and Tips (added 23.09.2016)
    A variety of very useful and readable articles on set up and shooting. Highly recommended.
- Handy links ...
  - Handy Links ...