Tournament Rules

No wizardry on bows or arrows
1. Only recurve and longbows allowed
2. All bows must have a wooden core
3. If the bow is a take down bow, modern parts need to be covered
4. Arrows must have wooden shaft and field points
5. No electronics allowed on bows or arrows
Archers must be dressed appropriately
1. Event appropriate attire is to be worn during tournament
2. Clothing cannot cause a hazardous situation
Archers must provide verified tournament appropriate gear
1. Equipment will not be provided by Ravenwood
2. All archers are required to have equipment verified by a Ravenwood Marshal before tournament begins
All Archers must qualify with a Marshal
1. Qualifying will take place during pre tournament practice round
2. At tournament range Archer must score half of end on target (e.g. out of a six arrow end, three arrows must hit the target)
Archers must attend safety brief
1. Safety brief will be conducted before tournament
2. Tournament scoring and round structure for event will be explained
3. If you are not able to attend the safety brief due to conflict with planned event show, a safety brief can be given to guild earlier in the day before the tournament
Archers conduct will be civil and safe
1. No disrespectful arguing with Marshals
2. Archers will not shoot if impaired in any way
3. Archers can joke between each other in a sportsmanship conduct

Traditional Longbows Only
1. Only longbows allowed
2. All bows must have a wooden core
3. Bows appearance needs to be historical appropriate colors
No Wizardry on Arrows
1. Arrows must have wooden shaft and field points
2. No electronics allowed on arrows
3. Arrow fletching, banding, or both needs to be unique to archer
Archers must be dressed appropriately
1. Event appropriate attire is to be worn during tournament
2. Clothing cannot cause a hazardous situation
Archers must provide verified tournament appropriate gear
1. Equipment will not be provided by Ravenwood
2. All archers are required to have equipment verified by a Ravenwood Marshal before tournament begins
All Archers must qualify with a Marshal
1. Qualifying will take place during pre tournament practice round
2. At tournament range Archer must score half of end on target (e.g. out of a six arrow end, three arrows must hit the target)
Archers must attend safety brief
1. Safety brief will be conducted before tournament
2. Tournament scoring and round structure for event will be explained
3. If you are not able to attend the safety brief due to conflict with planned event show, a safety brief can be given at guild earlier in the day before the tournament
Archers conduct will be civil and safe
1. No disrespectful arguing with Marshals
2. Archers will not shoot if impaired in any way
3. Archers can joke between each other in a sportsmanship conduct