Does GNAS need to recosider the dress code?

[JohnK]

Originally Posted by English Bowman

People need to realise that it's club tournament organisers that are requesting that we wear green and white, not the GNAS. If the shoot is not record status then dress rules do not apply. The organisers are requesting that we wear green and white.

Do GNAS need to make it clearer than this?
"(a) Members of the Society shooting and officiating at tournaments granted National or World Record Status by GNAS are required to wear the accepted dress of the society as detailed below."

All very well in practice, but as I said before, clubs usually explicitly state that they are applying GNAS dress regulations to their shoots. By entering the tournament, you're agreeing to that. They will be quite within their rights to turn anyone away who refuses to comply.

You may think this is wrong and stupid, and in fact it may be, but it happens to be the case.

[English Bowman]

Originally Posted by JohnK

All very well in practice, but as I said before, clubs usually explicitly state that they are applying GNAS dress regulations to their shoots. By entering the tournament, you're agreeing to that. They will be quite within their rights to turn anyone away who refuses to comply.

You may think this is wrong and stupid, and in fact it may be, but it happens to be the case.

I agree, so it's the tournament organisers who we need to loby not GNAS.

Daniel

[Jenny]

Originally Posted by Rik

Foreign Nationals can compete in non-GNAS colours, so long as they are the correct colours for *their* national governing bodies, at any competition shot under FITA rules (FITA *s, 70m rounds, FITA18s, FITA 900s etc).

So, would they actually ask you for proof of your nationality? Or do you think you could get away with saying...'oh yes, I'm from Monaco and our correct colours are red & white'


~Jenny~

[Bald Eagle]

There is no finer sight than an archery field, properly set out, with archers wearing green and/or white, or even their own club coloured tops, it makes a stunning scene. However, it seems to me that a lot of our top archers think they can turn up in khaki or light green attire, I've seen this at loads of competitions and the judge in charge has turned a blind eye "cos they're top archers" Balderdash, they should be setting an example and if I have to comply so should they. I take pride in my whites(for FITA) and greens (for GNAS rounds) Come on folks, it's not too much to ask, Tesco sell polo shirts for£3.99 and white bottoms to match.let's do our sport proud .

[clickerati]

Originally Posted by Bald Eagle

There is no finer sight than an archery field, properly set out, with archers wearing green and/or white, or even their own club coloured tops, it makes a stunning scene. However, it seems to me that a lot of our top archers think they can turn up in khaki or light green attire, I've seen this at loads of competitions and the judge in charge has turned a blind eye "cos they're top archers" Balderdash, they should be setting an example and if I have to comply so should they. I take pride in my whites(for FITA) and greens (for GNAS rounds) Come on folks, it's not too much to ask, Tesco sell polo shirts for£3.99 and white bottoms to match.let's do our sport proud .

I know what you're saying, BE, but it could look just as nice with team shirts and khaki trousers or dark trousers. I understand the concept behind the green and white, but we're torn between tradition and keeping things modern and accessible. If the GNAS is going to be so picky about the shade of green, it should put it's seal of approval on a few clothing manufacturers. That way if you show up and they don't like your green, you can prove it's from an GNAS approved manufacturer!

[tel]

Are there any such restrictions stateside, Click?

[clickerati]

I don't know much about it, tel. I can't even find a club to shoot with here. I don't think it's the same kind of club system as the UK. I think the university clubs have standards like team shirts and khaki trousers. I think a lot of serious archers wear team shirts and anything from jeans to shorts. From the photos I've seen of some shoots, anything goes, really. Of course, there are a lot more compound shooters (many who hunt) and it's a different mindset to recurve target shooting. I've seen a lot of photos with women in skimpy clothes, which I'm sure is for publicity. A lot of companies hire women to do that. I'm sure the guys love it, but I know it puts a lot of women off and perpetuates the attitude that women are there as decoration and not competition.

[grantwomack]

Is it just me or have others realised that the UK has around the most strict dress code in the world when it comes to shooting colours? I thought the field in Australia was perfectly respectible when archers were wearing whatever the hell they wanted.
Again, in Amsterdam at a tournament where top archers from around the world were shooting, it looked very nice indeed to see a mixture of colours and clothing from all competitors. I think I was the only one there in all white!

[Bald Eagle]

Grant,
I agree, multi colours are great, surely they were shooting in team colours at these international comps? I don't think we have a strict dress code, it's just " a British thing" a lot of folks don't like to comply with rules and reg's

[grantwomack]

Some of them were shooting national colours, some were shooting in their sponsors shirts, some of them were shooting in whatever they wanted. But trust me, the UK is strict.