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- Get your entry in after deciding when and where you want to compete
The earlier you enter the better, especially for indoors as they fill up quickly
- Remember to take the right clothing, only white and/or green may be worn. The shade of green is not properly defined but is often described as dark green or bottle green. A Stafford Archers sweatshirt is a good guide.
- Check your equipment before you go and remember to take it all! Your equipment will be checked at the tournament.
- Always carry your GNAS membership card. You will need to to register at the tournament.
- Food!- Make sure you pack a supply of energy food. Bananas are the best and keep you going longer. Sugary things and chocolate are quick acting but not only have short effect but are bad for your teeth! If the tournament goes on all day remember to take a packed lunch too. There may be bacon butties on site but you cannot rely on them everywhere.
- Get there early, so that you have plenty of time to get your bearings, find a good spot for your kit, register, find your shooting peg, and meet your co-competitors. It always pays to say "hello". Don't forget the Assembly of Archers" where your will be briefed and given safety instructions and so on.
- You will be allowed "sighters" before the main shoot to get your eye in and check your site marks. Take full advantage of this opportunity. It's a confidence boost knowing that your first competition arrow will hit the target!
- Safety First! Remember that Archery Etiquette and Safety Rules go hand in hand to make the competition enjoyable and safe. Don't forget that although you compete for yourself you are also an ambassador for the club.
- Judges. Remember that they are in charge, but feel free to talk to them if you have a question or concern. They are there to help you and make sure the competition is fair.
- Make sure you know how the scoring system works at a competition (see extract from the GNAS Rules of Shooting below) and never touch an arrow until they have been scored. You could be disqualified!
Take turns pulling the arrows out.
- Extras - useful things to take are folding chairs, (outdoors) wet weather clothing (especially a hat) and a tent if you have one
- And lastly, enjoy the competition. Come home a winner, just by taking part.
APPROVED SCORING SYSTEMS (from “Rules of Shooting”)
1. The approved scoring systems are given below. However, none of these systems
absolve all the archers, and in particular the Target Captain, from their responsibilities to
ensure that all score recording is done correctly.
PART 1
2. At Record Status tournaments one of the following scoring systems must be used:
(a) Non-competing scorers to record scores.
(b) Double score boards whereby two archers on the target record all the scores and if
there is a discrepancy between the two boards the lower score is adopted.
(c) Separate score boards for each archer exchanged between the archers so that no
archer is recording their own score.
(d) Single score board passed round by the archers so that each archer records one other
archers score who then has the chance to check the correct recording of their own
score before recording the next archers score (The Redruth system.).
PART 2.
3. At non-Record Status tournaments and club target days, the scoring systems shown at
Part 1 are recommended. In addition, the following scoring system is permitted:
(a) Archers will identify and call the score of their own arrows with the Target Lieutenant
confirming the archers’ accuracy. The Target Captain will record the scores and will
confirm the accuracy of the Lieutenant’s call of his arrow values, and the Lieutenant will
record the Captain’s score and confirm the accuracy of his call of the arrow value.
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