National Outdoor Championships - What round?

[grantwomack]

There has been some debate on this forum and throughout the archery community about the round(s) that should be shot at the National Outdoor Championships. What do you think?

The idea of introducing a Team H2H round from clubs or regions would mean clubs could be national team champions as well. And it would allow people some practice at shooting the team round.

(You'll note I haven't included a FITA 720 round. If you feel this should be the format, you'll need to vote for "Other".)

I can't seem to find a poll that reflects people's feelings. If there already is one, feel free to delete this one.

[Schme1440]

Fita no questions. Why have ou national champs rounds different to what the rest of the world shoot? Just helps to distance us from the rest of the FITA community.

[moo-mop]

The same format as the masters. FITA and FITA 70m plus h2h.

Edit:just individual so I voted other, can't think you'd get enough people for a worthwhile team event too, or if so you would have certain teams that would just dominate easily.
Personally I'd want the individual h2h element, and don't fancy doing that after a fita qualifying round, as that's too much archery on one day, they don't do that internationally.... not quite sure what format you are proposing here Grant?
There's no point practising for an 'team' event you'll never do at a higher level - you might have done so Grant, most of the rest of us haven't and won't.
Therefore, it would only be a bit of fun, like the current GNAS premier event, not a serious thing. The only team event I've done is the unis BUTC event, many teams each with a strong sense of identity as belonging to that team. That worked well. If England etc need more team practice then they should organise it. Can't see it happening at lower levels, and selecting your own team as you have suggested before just means the keen gang together!

[Schme1440]

Originally Posted by moo-mop

The same format as the masters. FITA and FITA 70m plus h2h.

Yep. Right on.

[whisky]

when I asked an official I was told it was 'tradition' - standard answer for most things

[Wrexham Exile]

i dont see whats wrong with how it is now.

why not have our national champs as our rounds?
if they are gonna change it may aswell get rid of all the gnas rounds as they will seem redundant.

[moo-mop]

Originally Posted by DMU_AC

may aswell get rid of all the gnas rounds as they will seem redundant.

You may find this is precisely what a few people would want, personally I think you can shoot imperial rounds if you like, but I vote with my feet and usually don't go to the national outdoors. I find doing loads of fita 70m dull and tend not to go to 'double 70m' comps too.
I find the FITA more meaningful and more challenging as well as being the respected international round and enjoy the masters and other similar comps that adopt a 'best of both policy' between the full fita and a more random h2h format.
As a stepping post, so that all could be happy you could have it like the juniors and do a fita one day and a york/hereford the other?

[ASW1973]

reason that the british outdoors is a york is because when it changed to a FITA in the 90's nobody went
I agree with James (excellent shooting yesterday by the way!) vote with your feet but dont try and change what is one of the biggest attended tournament in britain. There is only two county or higher championships that are FITA's in UK that I know of and that is the SAA and NIAS. The SAA changed to a fita to fall in line with GNAS and then GNAS changed back to a York. Nothing wrong with a bit of tradition so if you want to be GB champion go win the double York and dont moan about a format that works well and for so many
Personally I know of no one that has complained about it being a double york that has/can win it in that sense it is rather like the BUSA outdoors and we wait with baited breath to see how much of a disaster that will be as a FITA
The British outdoor champs is for the masses and they like it just the way it is.
P.S. as both a recurve and a compound I have shot the British champs and feel little desire to do again so I guess.... I just wont go

[napolienne]

I voted for the FITA because scores would then be more easily comparable to those shot outside the UK, something that would be desirable for a national shoot. However, as I have said before, at the end of the day you go to the Nationals to try and become British champ - its the title and not the round which I would suggest is the primary incentive.

[Schme1440]

I voted for FITA or FITA + H2H cos I cant stand yorks. Have always hated them and doubt I will ever like them. Besides that i dont care about being champ. My ultimate goal is to represent GB once again. UK Champ is irrelivant for me.