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AT TOURNAMENTS!
The GNAS Rules of Shooting are quite specific about what is the correct dress to wear at tournaments. The latest changes permit the wearing of registered club colours for tops at tournaments; however trousers, skirts, shorts etc must be the recognized plain dark green or white.
 At a fun shoot it is sometimes permissible to wear fancy dress but at all other events then it is a matter of good etiquette to wear the correctly coloured clothing. If the tournament is record status then the correct colours are mandatory to the extent that you can be asked to stop shooting if you are not wearing the correct dress. One archer setting a new record might lose their claim if another is not wearing the correct dress for the event. How would you feel if that resulted from your actions?
The correct shade of green can be difficult to get, white is much easier to find but whatever you decide to wear they must be plain. In other words no contrasting stripes, logos or other irrevelent printed matter.
Remember that if you are not wearing the correct dress then you can be asked not to shoot.
Coaching on the line can also bring a disqualification. Once you have shot your arrows and left the line you can talk to whoever you like about whatever you like including things that might affect your shooting. But if while you are on the line and you are constantly turning and looking quizzically at someone behind the waiting line then you will certainly attract a judge’s attention with possible disastrous results.
If you have a bouncer or a problem with your equipment then step back from the shooting line and hold your bow in the air to attract the attention of a judge. This is particularly important if you have equipment failure. Leaving the shooting line will not give you any time you may need to affect a repair. Not claiming a bouncer will result in a miss!
At the targets it is customary for archer C to do the scoring but if C is a junior or someone strong then by mutual agreement one of the other archers may score. Whatever happens though call your own arrow scores starting from the highest down to the lowest scoring arrow. Point to the arrows if you like but in no circumstances must you touch the arrows or the target face. If you have and then ask a judge for a decision you will get the lower score.
Once all the scoring has been done and everyone is satisfied then the arrows can be removed. If you have had a miss then leave searching for your arrow until the scoring has been completed and the other arrows are being removed from the boss. Make sure though that you have some spare arrows in your quiver in case you have a bouncer or your miss can not be found in a reasonable time.
If you are the one doing the scoring then in nearly every case a dozen arrows are scored horizontally across the score sheet, so the second six should be entered alongside the first six of a dozen and not underneath. If a mistake is made in entering the value of an arrow then a judge will correct it with his red pen and initial the alteration but remember that the arrow must still be in the boss. If you make a mistake when adding up then you can correct that yourself. Once arrows have been removed from the boss then their values can not be changed. Remember that you should be scoring with a black or blue pen, not a red pen or pencil.
All of this can look a bit daunting but the main thing is that you enjoy the tournament; all these details are to help you do that. Don’t let any of them put you off.
For more info, check out the ‘Archery Terms’ link on the ‘Links’ page
The above information is an extract from a Newsletter produced by Mike Evans. You can get a copy of this Newsletter by sending
your e-mail address to archerymike@yahoo.co.uk
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