Advanced Progress

Advanced Progress

I’ve been shooting for a while, how do I progress further?
You may want to carry on within the club or compete in external competitions. There are records to break at various levels, trophies to win and rankings to achieve.

External competitions
There are competitions all around the country but we are fortunate in that there are plenty in our local area. A number of our members regularly enter competitions and can advise you on the best ones to start with. The Records Officer emails club members with details of local tournaments. Lists of tournaments can also be found in the AGB members magazine.

Records

Rivernook Records

We hold 2 different sorts of records for the various bow disciplines. They are:

  • External records: these are set at tournaments
  • Club records: these are usually set at Rivernook, but may also be set at other clubs in a non-tournament setting

In both cases you need to submit your claim to the Records Officer along with the official scoresheet. Lists of both sets of records can be found in the Members Area.

Surrey County Records

Rounds eligible for County Records or Rankings must be shot in accordance with the Archery GB (AGB) Rules of Shooting and must be shot at:

  • External Tournaments or Competitions, or
  • Inter Club Competitions or Club Competition days, such as:
    • A Club Championship day or Handicap shoot being shot at a date and time published in advance and open to all Club members
    • Formal results published by the Club listing all competitors and verified by the Club Records Officer
    • Scoring compliant with AGB Rules of Shooting
    • Score sheets signed by scorer and archer with a clear legible signature

Normal Club Target Days and practice sessions are not eligible. In addition, to claim a record, you must submit your claim to the Rivernook Records Officer along with the official tournament results sheet. This will then be checked before being  forwarded to the Surrey Records Officer.

SCAS Records
These are held on the SCAS website. Claims for records should be sent directly to the SCAS Target Records Officer. Please also inform the Rivernook Records Officer so that your achievement can be publicised within the club.

UK Records and World Archery Records
Wow! That would be quite an achievement. These are claimed via the tournament organiser at UK record status shoots or World Archery record status shoots. Again please also inform the Rivernook Records Officer so that your achievement can be publicised within the club.

Rankings

There are currently 2 types of rankings that you can achieve, County and National.

Surrey County Rankings
The ranking system is explained on the Surrey Archery website. In essence the eligibility rules are the same as for the Surrey County records as described above.
You need to shoot a 12 dozen round (144 arrows) at the longest distance for your age group/gender. Your best three scores over the season determine your placing in the rankings.
As with Surrey records, all scores must be submitted to the Rivernook Records Officer along with the official results sheet. This will then be checked before being  forwarded to the Surrey Records Officer.

The Archery GB National Rankings
The rules for this are explained on the Archery GB website. In essence your ranking is decided by the number of points you gain from up to five World Record Status events within the UK although only one ranking score is needed to qualify. All scores are submitted automatically by the tournament organiser.

Archery GB National Tour rankings

These are the elite shoots with their own rankings leading to a Grand Final’s day for the top 8 archers in each discipline. There are 6 National Tour events around the country. Anyone can attend them and it’s worth it for the experience alone – there can be up to 200 archers shooting on 50+ bosses. More information is on the AGB website.