Opgesteld door Hans Schuurman
Een traditionele handboog is vervaardigd van hout, al of niet voorzien van een of meerdere lagen natuurlijk (organisch) materiaal, zoals bijvoorbeeld hoorn, pees of leer. Cosmetische delen van de boog, zoals handgreep(bekleding), boognokken e.d. maar ook beschilderingen c.q. versierselen mogen van synthetisch materiaal of moderne metalen zijn vervaardigd, mits zij de werking van de boog niet wezenlijk beïnvloeden. De boog dient links/rechts (nagenoeg) symmetrisch te zijn; semi-centershot of centershot is dus niet toegestaan. Een eventuele oplegger c.q. pijlsteun is geoorloofd. er mogen geen richtmiddelen zijn aangebracht, met uitzondering van een ring bij de clout verschieting (zie reglement van de BLBS). Pees. Lak en lijm mogen uit synthetisch materiaal bestaan.
Pijlen dienen een houten schacht en natuurveren te hebben. De lossing dient met de hand, zonder mechanismen te geschieden; een duimring is toegestaan.
De bron, die als basis is gebruikt voor de definitie:
Society for the Promotion of Traditional Archers
- AIMS OF THE SOCIETY -to entourage interest in the shooting skills, history and crafts associated with traditional archery equipment-
- English Longbow.
- American Longbow (American flatbow).
- Hunting Style Recurve (timber riser)
- Primitive 'and' ‘classic' Bows
- all shot without sighting aids or stabilisers, in the instinctive style, with wooden shafted arrows, feather fletched.
- to support a variety of events for the above equipment.
- demonstrations, competitions, workshops, displays, exhibitions, tuition
- *to foster enjoyment in the sport by encouraging members to organise their own events, and keep people in touch through the
- Society newsletter: "Keeping TABS"
- Bureaucracy and regulations are kept to the minimum necessary to promote safety whilst maintaining the aims of the Society.
- HELP KEEP THE TRADITIONAL SPIRIT
- STRONG AND SPREAD THE WORD!
- EQUIPMENT GUIDE
- Currently there are four classes of bow, outlined below. Bows in any class can be of any draw weight. No sight- marks, stabilisers, draw checks, release aids allowed in any class. Final decisions regarding equipment are made by the event organiser.
English Longbow
- Wooden bows only (i.e. no fibreglass or carbon), self horn/hardwood nocked. No recurve. 'D' section as illustrated-
- Based on British Longbow min.,518x Soc. Specification
American Longbow (AFB):
- Min. length 60in. Fibreglass laminations allowed. reflex & reflex/deflex bows allowable but string must onlv touch nocks when braced. Includes straight limbed fibreglass bows. Shelves/rests allowed.
- Hunting style Recurve
- Self or composite bows, but with timber risers only, shelf/arrow rests allowed; one piece or take down. .ncludes beginners recurved fibre-lass bows.
- Primitive Flatbow (Simple)' elf bows of natural materials, shot around the can have backings of natural materials (e.g.
- sinew/rawhide/snakeskin/linen). Reflex or setback allowable, but string must touch bow only at nocks when braced. No shelves/rests.
- Arrows
- In ALL cases timber shafts and real feather fletching-s
- ONLY, plastic/self nocked. Permissible arrowheads at event organiser's discretion.
- Loose
- All styles of Finger/thumb releases acceptable. Including thumb rings for; suitable 'eastern' style bows.
- 'JUNIORS: bow lengths proportionately reduced.
- 'Primitive classes may be subdivided at organiser's
- discretion e.g. to include recurves without shelves
Regulations
SPTA was founded to encourage interest and participation in the simpler forms of archery, its history and associated crafts rather than groom future Champions Consequently SPTA promotes a variety of events that all archers can enjoy with relatively simple equipment. SPTA tries to 'keep things simple' as far as possible, Shooting, Rules for competition are kept to a minimum, although SPTA has guidelines intended to encourage the use of 'less efficient' bows. There are few hard and fast rules, except that events must be in the proper spirit! Safety is paramount,. Event organisers are ‘in charge' within a set of guidelines intended to keep things true to archery traditions as promoted by SPTA.
Membership
Membership includes insurance (see later) and the Society quarterly newsletter "Keeping TABS" which includes features and articles, shoot dates, information etc. The SPTA Handbook is issued on joinin-, and sets out guidance on types/rules of shooting, classes of equipment, and safety; members are expected to read and observe these,safety being paramount. Membership runs one year from the month of joining.
