Technical Guidelines

Leaders from the archery and bowhunting industry published the first edition of  the Archery Trade Association Technical Guidelines, March 2009. The book includes 22 archery guidelines based on 50 years of engineering expertise.

The manual is compact and user-friendly, featuring custom illustrations to compliment written guideline descriptions. Each guideline follows a uniform template so readers can easily capture and digest the essence of each recommendation. If the reader delves deeper into the text, he or she will find a short briefing on the scope of each guideline and a section on terminology and definitions. Many of the guidelines also list reference documents.

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To Order

The cost of the 2009 first edition of ATA Technical Guidelines is $20 for ATA members, $30 for non-members. To purchase, e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or contact the ATA office at (866) 266-2776.

Techincal Guideline Experts and Writers

Randy Walk, ATA Technical Committee Chair, President of Hoyt
Darik Bollig, Bear Archery
Bob Deston, BCY Fibers
Chris Deston, BCY Fibers
Norb Mullaney, Bowhunting World
Jeff Pestrue, Eastman Outdoors/Gorilla Inc.
Ken Giles, Easton
Dave Gordon, Gordon Composite
Jason Fogg, Hoyt
Henry Gallops, Mathews Inc.
Gary Simonds, Mathews Inc.
Jon Simonds, Mathews Inc.
David Kronengold, Precision Shooting Equipment
Tom Saunders, Saunders
John Woller Sr., Summit Treestands LLC
Steve Gibbs (deceased), Sure Loc Archery Products