United States Archery League - Olympic Barehand Division Official Webpage

United States Archery League - Olympic Barehand Division Official Webpage

Barehand Archery Rules and Regulations


  • Barehand Archers must be 16+ years old in order to participate.
  • All archers must sign the U.S.A.L. release waiver in order to participate in official tournaments and club sports teams.
  • All archers must be registered with U.S.A.L. in order to participate in any official events.
  • All archers must follow all posted and mentioned range rules at any archery range.
  • Gloves are now required to be worn in the throw hand during official tournaments and highly recommended during the archer's practice times due to reports of severe neck injury.
  • As of June, 2017, all competitive team archers will be required to wear identical team jerseys/uniforms to aid and quicken the identification process on the throwing line.
  • Arrows must be stored properly and away while the barehand archer is off the throwing line to prevent injury of other archers.
  • Team Captains and individual archers must pre-register their team four (4) months before pre-registration opens.