Should AIUK Actively Lobby GNAS To Change Colours

[Dave]

Originally Posted by andrew.paterson

Is it worth getting Archery Interchange to act as a lobby group with GNAS? So instead of moaning we can get our opinions heard as a sizable collective?

What's everyone's view on this. Personally I'm all for it but wouldn't have the first idea how to go about it - so if someone's willing to take this on (and if people on the board are in favour of this) let me know.

Dave

[Sponge]

Happy to puit a vote up if one has not already been done. Issue is, should only GNAS people be able to vote?

Sponge.

[Tarkwin]

Although we have approaching 500 members, that number is small in comparison to the GNAS membership - aacording to a news piece on their website 28500. Would any approach...

1 - be taken seriously, I can see one of two things taking place, the first being any communication being filed with the empty sandwich packets in the round filing cabinet under the desk, the other being eventual despatch of a form letter thanking us for our comments and suggestions and nothing futher then happening.

2 - alienate our community, depending if they are a vengeful God.

If support of one or more regional societies could be garnered or the question tabled at the GNAS AGM - Though according to the AGM Booklet (Here), no time was allocated to questions from the floor/AOB, though time would be given if available. If you *wanted* to be heard in this time questions had to be submitted at least a week before as prepared answers were given priority. There might be a higher chance of success with this approach as at least it would be minuted - letters get lost in the post/misfiled/lost/eaten by dogs don'tyaknow.

just my thoughts...aimless though they may be.

T.

[Sponge]

There is one other problem with AGMs. Votes are taken at them and the people who attend are not the kind of people who have an interest in upsetting the status quo. Sample 1000 members will give you a huge difference to the 100-200 at an AGM.

Anyone know any committee members, or better still, are there any one here?

Sponge.

Ok I'm confused! Ok I know that probably does not take much, but can someone please explain what this is all about? Should AIUK Actively Lobby GNAS To Change Colours? Why? Am I missing something here??

[Rik]

If a national survey didn't get GNAS to change their minds about colours, why do you think a small on-line forum would do any better?

I'm reluctant to suggest that this forum should get politicized. It might put people off joining, if they think it's stacked with activists...

[Tarkwin]

Originally Posted by Sponge

There is one other problem with AGMs. Votes are taken at them and the people who attend are not the kind of people who have an interest in upsetting the status quo. Sample 1000 members will give you a huge difference to the 100-200 at an AGM.

According to the linked booket, there were only 69 members present at the 2003 meeting, but not all attendees are entitled to vote - my understanding is that personally arranged (individual membership) allows voting, but not club arranged membership ( club member) - see p ii. Not to mention they would probably not allow voting on matters raised from the floor.

T.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by rgsphoto

Ok I'm confused! Ok I know that probably does not take much, but can someone please explain what this is all about? Should AIUK Actively Lobby GNAS To Change Colours? Why? Am I missing something here??

rgsphoto, it's a continuation of the thread at:

http://www.archery-interchange.com/f...2112#post12112

Someone suggested that AIUK could actively lobby GNAS regarding colour of clothing at shoots.

[Radar_UK]

I would happily support any action we did to try and change the dress code because I don't think that it is really relevant or worthwhile.

Though being a cynical so and so I suspect that like Tarkwin says anything we produce will be filed away in the bin !!

[Tinkerbell]

Originally Posted by andrew.paterson

My wife has just started archery, a case of if she wanted to see me then she might as well, and is totally enjoying it.

However, her only complaint about the sport is the rule regarding white/green trousers which, as some of the female contributors have already mentioned, is a difficulty. There are two aspects to this:
i) Women generally care more about how they look than us guys (my wife's words not mine). I know that when I go out I'll just throw this first thing on that I find - clean and ironed is my priority not colour and style (well that's what I am told).
ii) The 'official' coloured clothing found from archery suppliers are not at all flattering.

How many people have bought bits of kit for our bows because it looks good? So why can't we all wear things that make us feel good as well?

Is it worth getting Archery Interchange to act as a lobby group with GNAS? So instead of moaning we can get our opinions heard as a sizable collective?

Green and white are the most annoying colour of trousers to find for a woman. It's not really the colours i'm against its just the difficulty of finding a pair that aren't to big that you look like your wearing a tent but aren't so tight that ou end up with a VPL (visible pantie line for those who don't understand)

The job of finding a pair have been extra difficult for me as i have long legs. I bought a pair of white Fred Perry ones but they were too short and I kept getting remarks asking if the cat had died (trousers at half mast)

However, there is a happy ending to this story, The other day i went to Meadow Hall and in Dorothy Perkins, to my delight, was a pair of green combat trousers and whats more they were in the TALL section.

So any you lasses have long legs and need a pair of trussies for comps, Go to DP.

Helen x