13 Bow Types
Bow Style Summaries
- American Flatbow (AFB), one-piece Flatbow, no sight, wooden arrows, finger release only ("Mediterranean" loose, one finger above the nocking point two below), no stabilisers, no draw checks, no memoranda.
- Barebow (BB), non-compound bow, no sight, no arrow restrictions, finger release only,
and single stabiliser allowed, no draw checks. - Bowhunter (BH), compound bow, no sight, no arrow restrictions, finger release only ("Mediterranean" loose), a single stabiliser of no more than 12 inches, no draw checks,
no memoranda. - Compound Limited (CL), compound bow, a 5 fixed-pin sight allowed, no arrow restrictions, finger release only ("Mediterranean" loose), stabilisers permitted, no draw checks.
- Freestyle (FS), non-compound bow, adjustable sight, finger release only, memoranda allowed.
- Hunting Tackle (HT), non-compound bow, no sight, wooden arrows, finger release only ("Mediterranean" loose), no external stabilisers, o draw checks, and no memoranda.
- Longbow (LB), wooden longbow ("D" or oval section), no sight, wooden arrows, finger release only ("Mediterranean" loose). No stabilisers, no draw checks., no memoranda.
- Primitive (PV), hand bow made using natural materials, no crossbows, no sight, wooden arrows, any form of hand loose may be used including Mediterranean, two finger, pinch, thumb ring etc, no release aids, no stabilisers, no draw checks, no memoranda.
- Traditional Bowhunter (TB), non-compound bow, no sight, non-wooden arrows, finger release only, no external stabilisers, no draw checks, no memoranda.
- Thumb Draw (TD), one piece bow, no stabilisers, no sights thumb loose only.
- Traditional Crossbow (TXB), crossbow with a wood stock, no sight, and wooden bolts limits on bolt length, natural material or feather fletches only.
- Unlimited (UL), any bow (including compounds but excluding crossbows), adjustable sight allowed, no arrow restriction, release aids allowed, memoranda or binoculars allowed.
- Crossbow (XB), non-compound crossbows only, prod must not be aluminium alloy, minimum bolt length is 14", bolt weight must not exceed 500 grains, a cocking rope may be used, full trigger guard, manual or automatic safety mechanisms and bolt retaining clip are all required, limitations on telescope sights (please see full rules), memoranda allowed