Ladies and Gents Classifications .... why is there such a difference ?

[SVL]

Topic of conversation in work this morning (four archers in a company of 78)

Why are the classification scores for gentlemen so much higher than those for ladies ?

[Murray]

Because theyre based on percentage spread, and there are fewer ladies.

[SVL]

Originally Posted by Murray

Because theyre based on percentage spread, and there are fewer ladies.

That seems a logical way of doing it, so by getting a classification you are getting into a % band of archer. Do you know what the percentage spread is for each classification group ?

[Murray]

Don't quote me! But I think it's something like:

top 1% - GMB
top 4% - MB
top 15% - Bowman

Or thereabouts.

[Ffish]

Originally Posted by Murray

Don't quote me! But I think it's something like:

top 1% - GMB
top 4% - MB
top 15% - Bowman

Or thereabouts.

Does that percentage spread carry on into 1st, 2nd and 3rd classes too?

[Rik]

Originally Posted by Murray

Don't quote me! But I think it's something like:

top 1% - GMB
top 4% - MB
top 15% - Bowman

Or thereabouts.

I was under the impression that the banding wasn't anywhere near that tight... Off the top of my head, I thought it was something like MB 5%, GMB 2.5%... But I can't recall where I got that notion from.
I also have the impression that it's only MB and GMB which are strictly linked to percentages, as they are a different setup to all the other classifications.

Can anyone point us to some documentation, please?