I think that RU string walking is for wussies. Watson is kissing FITA. I believe at the meeting for RU before the shoot at world IBO the majority said no string walking, nice they were listened to. RU is a tough division and should be kept that way. At the bottom of this post is a section of RU from FITA rules. From What I can tell, in European countries, STRING walking is allowed when the distance to the target is over 40 meters, it may be farther. Adding the RU hunter division was to plasade and keep quiet the ones who did not want string walking. It's a shame to split talented division. The talented RU shooters will adapt quickly and it will not change placements. Actually, the really talented RU shooters have been beating STRING WALKERS for years...........



RU FITA Rules
7.3.1.2.1 which may be of different colors and of the material chosen for
the purpose. It may have a center serving to accommodate the
drawing fingers, a nocking point to which may be added serv-ing(
s) to fit the arrow nock as necessary, and, to locate this
point, one or two nock locators may be positioned. At each end
of the bowstring there is a loop which is placed in the string
nocks of the bow when braced. In addition one attachment is
permitted on the string to serve as a lip or nose mark. The serv-ing
on the string must not end within the archer’s vision at full
draw.

The bowstring must in no way offer aid in aiming through
a peephole, marking, or any other means.