Another insurance issue

[TJ Mason]

Something I found out recently - don't have chapter and verse to hand, but my source is reliable. I'll try to get a proper reference, but this is something clubs should be aware of with beginners courses coming up for many.

The insurance cover for beginners courses (and have-a-gos) stipulates that the club must use equipment that has been checked over by the club and passed as safe for use. Effectively, this means that you should NOT let beginners shoot with their own equipment - they must use club equipment only.

[Random_guy]

We always insist on checking over the bows of those who come along to join the club, even if they're experienced. Guests we don't check, as it's a little rude, but otherwise we do a thorough check. Altho, when i started a guy turned up with a compound, which our then equipments officer knew nothing about. Hasn't happened to me yet, (now equip officer) but fortunatley our current secretary and next years captain now has and knows about compounds, so it's all good

[Dave]

What if the club checks the beginner's equipment and passes it as safe to shoot?

[Schme1440]

Originally Posted by Dave

What if the club checks the beginner's equipment and passes it as safe to shoot?

Well then under interpritation from TJ masons statement (ture or not) then yes it would be ok. I think they have one that at my club in the past checked the guy's equipment he inherited and it was ok so they taught him with this own kit.

[ThePinkOne]

Originally Posted by TJ Mason

Something I found out recently - don't have chapter and verse to hand, but my source is reliable. I'll try to get a proper reference, but this is something clubs should be aware of with beginners courses coming up for many.

The insurance cover for beginners courses (and have-a-gos) stipulates that the club must use equipment that has been checked over by the club and passed as safe for use. Effectively, this means that you should NOT let beginners shoot with their own equipment - they must use club equipment only.

Our beginners ONLY use club kit for duration of the course.

After that, if they join the club and already have their own stuff it will be checked over and advice given as to suitability.

Makes it simple.

P.

[TJ Mason]

Originally Posted by Dave

What if the club checks the beginner's equipment and passes it as safe to shoot?

Perhaps depends on who checks it, how thoroughly etc. But the safest thing from the club's point of view is not to let beginners use their own equipment.

[jojo]

That happened in the club I was in a few years ago, where a couple of 18 year olds turned up one night and wanted to join the club, one of them had brought his own compound bow with him and I whom was in charge at the time banned the use of the bow for the first six weeks, on the grounds that it was an old bow which had plastic coated cables on it, and there was no way I was going to allow a bow like that on the range where it had no history. At the end of the day in my oppinion its down to a coach of the given dicipline to check out the equipment and to pass or fail it. Generally in the past I have always prefered that any beginner use club equipment as the basic equipment can enforce the archer to learn the basics and the dynamics of a basic archery. The chances that anything would go wrong otherwise is slim, but do you want to be the first for it to happen to you in your club.

[Florence]

Beginners have to use club equipment for the beginners courses, and we provide basic / intermediate kit for them to use if they join the club afterwards to get them started.

Any newbie bringing their own kit in, gets it checked out before they can use it.