GNAS Clasification Scheme

Firstly a summary of the scheme from Rod........

It's a progressive Grading System that requires archers to achieve different levels of scores, which depend on gender, age-group and bow-style. For each gender / age / bow style grouping, the higher the grading, the further you have to shoot. And the more technically sophisticated your bow-style, the bigger the score you need to get to achieve the grading. You can achieve the lower and intermediate grades at quite short distances for your gender or age, but as you get better the bar is set higher and you can only achieve the higher grades at maximum distance for your gender / age group. And if you get really spectacularly good, you can only achieve the two top gradings at major tournaments.

Proposal for Arundown

When we start shooting outdoors on Sundays I would like to start working towards the scheme and I hope others would like to join me. This would mean that we set some of the targets on the field out for appropriate GNAS rounds on Sundays. Participation within the scheme will give you something to work towards each year and adds a bit of purpose and friendly competition to Sundays. It is also very good practice for tournaments. Many clubs participate within this scheme and if you have attended a tournament you have likely seen the classification badges on archers quivers like these http://www.quicksarchery.co.uk/superbasket/product.php?product=712

The other benefit is that you will get a handicap, which comes in useful if you shoot at tournaments which have handicapped awards.

We need to select a recognised round that can be shot on a Sunday within the timescale. The National rounds are shot with 4 dozen arrows (shot in ends of 6) at the longest distance, then 2 dozen arrows shot similarly at the shorter (that's 6 dozen = 72 arrows total).
We can overlap targets, so setting at 80, 60 and 50 yards would suit archers for both a Long National and a National. Junior rounds differ based on age groups.

GNAS National Rounds using 1.2m target face and ends of 6 arrows

A - New National- 4 dozen @ 100 yards + 2 dozen at 80 yards
B - Long National- 4 dozen @ 80 yards + 2 dozen at 60 yards
C - National- 4 dozen @ 60 yards + 2 dozen at 50 yards
D - Short National- 4 dozen @ 50 yards + 2 dozen at 40 yards
E - Junior National- 4 dozen @ 40 yards + 2 dozen at 30 yards
F - Short Junior National- 4 dozen @ 30 yards + 2 dozen at 20 yards

Here are some examples of the score necessary to qualify

Ladies 3rd Class Bowman A=47, B=109, C=205, D=296, E=401
Junior Ladies 3rd Class Bowman A=3, B=12, C=32, D=68, E=145, F=284
Gents 3rd Class Bowman A=106, B=202, C=319, D=403
Junior Gents U16 3rd Class Bowman A=20, B=56, C=121, D=200, E=312, F=440

Notes

1) The scores must be achieved over 3 separate rounds on club days or GNAS events in that calendar year.

2) Archers are re-classified during each calendar year.

If you are interested let me know at the club and we can start to see how many are interested. We have a while yet to iron things out.