To the best of my knowledge we have never had a droped arrow rule. nor do i see a need for one. If ypu drop an arrow and it falls beyond the shooting line it is covered be the line rules, you can not cross a live shooting line so you can not pick it up until the line is closed to retrive arrows . If it falls behind the line and you can pick it up safley you may do so. as far as making a droped arrow count as a missed shot we are out here for fun so why penilize archers for a dropped arrow?
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From: Garth G. Groff <ggg9y@virginia.edu><br>
Sent: 8/27/2010 1:58:12 PM <br>
To: Archers@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org <Archers@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org><br>
Subject: [Archers] Dropped arrows rule <br>
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<div class="PlainText">Lady Lorelei and friends,<br>
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I've been looking for a rule concerning dropped arrows on the shooting <br>
line, and haven't found anything. On our range, a dropped arrow always <br>
counted as a shot, or maybe I'm going back 30 years to college rules. I <br>
was corrected by the MIC last spring at a tournament when I told a <br>
shooter to leave the arrow and count it as a miss. So what is the <br>
kingdom rule on this?<br>
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Whether the archer is allowed another shot, or has to count a dropped <br>
arrow, is a separate issue from whether they should stoop over to pick <br>
it up. I contend they should let it lay as it is until bows go down, <br>
since stooping over to pick up the arrow could cost them a poke in the <br>
eye if the person next to them is nocking. Yes, it might get stepped on, <br>
but that is a smaller concern than safety of the line.And there is no <br>
question that an arrow beyond the line says put until "Bows down" is called.<br>
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Lady Lorelei, should this become an addition to our safety rules at the <br>
next update?<br>
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Kind regards,<br>
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<br>
Lord Mungo Napier, Shire of Isenfir Target Archery Marshal<br>
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