GNAS Rule 307 Dress Regulations

The infamous Rule 307 basically outlines an acceptable dress code which should be worn at tournaments.

If you speak to archers who have been in the sport for many years they will tell a familiar tale of a lapsing adherence to the dress codes. I have recently attended a record status shoot where some archers turned up wearing camouflage trousers or denim jeans. The judge did take the offenders names and said they would be removed from the line if the wore non-conforming clothing at any future event.

These cases are most likely a blatant disregarding of the rules and not a simple case of misunderstanding them. Much time and effort is put into setting up a tournament and most are run at little or no profit, so the least an archer can do is turn up in appropriate clothing.

My personal concern with this rule relates to an acceptable green (dark green to be precise). At the event I mention I did wear green trousers, although they were light and not dark green. Technically I felt I could have been as guilty as those wearing blatantly incorrectly coloured clothing, so I felt it necessary to clarify an acceptable green.

I contacted GNAS and after some discussion, the person responding agreed that Olive Green would be an acceptable green in their eyes. However, GNAS don't believe it is necessary to go into further details. Ultimately, what is acceptable is down to the judge attending on the day. So, as far as green is concerned any green which is not Khaki and a form of dark green (including Olive Green) should be acceptable. However, I have now purchased whites (that's real white - white and not cream - white) so I don't have the dilemma of an acceptable green playing on my mind at the shooting line.

So, if you attend a tournament please wear appropriately coloured clothing!