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• An archer's waiting area,big enough for the shooting group and perhaps the next group <br /> which has overtaken them. <br /> • The sections of the course trail which approach and lead from the shooting lane. <br /> A simple depiction of a shooting lane and its components is illustrated at figure 6 to illustrate these parts. <br /> Preliminary Siting Work. During the planning stage and initial forays over the property, <br /> notes and sketches will be invaluable.They will help you retrace your steps accurately later. Use <br /> surveyors tape of various colours to identify each lane feature to help you keep track of details.At this <br /> stage you should temporarily mark the predicted end and sides(at the widest point)of the danger area for <br /> each target.This will give visible reference points in case your trail loops on itself and the danger areas of <br /> two targets happen to overlap.This would present a danger to archers seeking missed arrows near one <br /> target or the other,drawing arrows from the nearby targets or moving on the adjacent trails.Repeatedly <br /> ask yourself:could I(or my wife,my son or . . . even my dog)comfortably look for arrows around this <br /> target while the targets on all sides are being shot? <br /> SITING THE TRAIL <br /> The Trail. How will the trail run?The safest and most flexible option has a continuous trail <br /> with shooting stations off to the sides.This allows free movement on the trail without interrupting shooting. <br /> If the trail incorporates the lanes from shooting station to target care must be taken that each shooting <br /> station is safely sited outside the template of the previous target.Figures seven and eight illustrate the two <br /> basic approaches to course design;all shooting lanes can lay off the course trail or the path from shooting <br /> station to target may be part of the course trail. <br /> Trail Options. For the purpose of describing the trail options I will discuss two basic types <br /> of trail layouts. I prefer to call these the"continuous"and the"linked"trail designs.Some 3-D courses <br /> combine aspects of both design types but inconsistency in design can be very confusing to the archers on <br /> the course. <br /> THE SHOOTING LANE <br /> TRAIL FROM TARGET <br /> POR"LINK"TRAIL <br /> TRAIL FROM SHOOTING STATION <br /> FOR"CONTINUOUS"TRAIL <br /> PI.Acnvc sow HANGERS <br /> TARGET ♦ AT THE TRAIL,JUNCTION <br /> TELLS ARCHERS WHERE <br /> THE TRAIL CONTINUES <br /> SHOOTTN�` r <br /> ♦ ... <br /> ' EACH SHOOTING STATION <br /> "SAFETY ZONES"IDENTIFIED AROUND SHOULD BE IDENTIFIED BY <br /> EACH TARGET AND SHOOTING LANE A HIGHLY VISIBLE NUMBER <br /> SHOULD BE POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AND PLACARD,PERHAPS INCLUDING <br /> SHOULD NOT OVERLAP. SCORING AND RULES REMINDERS <br /> "SAFETY ZONE"INCLUDES ANY AREA <br /> WHERE A MISSED ARROW MAY LAND <br /> AROUND THAT TARGET. <br /> 1 TRAIL FROM PREVIOUS <br /> TARGET <br /> The Continuous Trail. With this course design,the trail forms a continuous loop on which <br /> it is safe to walk during the use of the course.This type of trail may even double back on itself.At no time <br /> does a shooting lane lie along,across,or dangerously near the trail,see figure 7. <br />