Handicaps & Classifications
Handicaps.
Archery GB classification badges/awards.
Archery GB runs an award scheme every year during the summer season. This classification ranks archers in the UK by their skill level. We like to list our classification winners too, and these are shown at the bottom of this web page.
Handicaps
Our records officer accepts all correctly completed scorecards from GNAS rounds shot by our members. There are used to calculate the handicap standings of each individual archer and are shown in tables which are produced so the club members can see how they are doing throughout the year. Below are links to the documents our Records Officer produces.
These are PDF versions of the current member standings. Click on the file image to open them.
Classification Scores & Handicaps
Handicap Tracker
Submitted Scorecards
Handicap Improvement Medal
The National Handicap Scheme is administered by each participating Archery GB club of which Wyke Archers is one, and is open to all club members shooting outdoors. It is awarded to the club member who achieves the greatest handicap improvement over a calendar year and is theirs to keep until it is awarded again the following year.

Handicap Improvement Medal Winners
Name | Year | Handicap Reduction |
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Finlay Clark | 2017 | 17 Points |
Archery GB Qualifications
Wyke Archers take part in the Archery GB Classification Scheme which enables archers to be awarded badges signifying their current shooting standard. To qualify for a particular outdoor badge an archer needs to obtain appropriate scores in 3 rounds of the sport which must be at recognized club shoots or tournaments. The rounds need not be all the same, but must be shot in the same season. They do not however have to be shot consecutively.
For outdoor rounds, the classifications are:
3rd Class, 2nd Class, 1st Class, Bowman, Master Bowman and Grand Master Bowman with suitable awards for Juniors.
Only Archery GB can award the top two levels of Grand Master and Master Bowman (both at senior and junior levels). Once you have recorded 3 scores at a certain level on a club target day or at a tournament you will be awarded a badge.

Archery GB Qualification Winners
Name | Date | Qualification Gained | Season |
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Ian Clark | 02/07/17 | Archer 1st Class | Summer 2017 |
Finlay Clark | 09/07/17 | Archer 1st Class | Summer 2017 |
Tony Ostler | 21/07/17 | Archer 1st Class | Summer 2017 |
Toby Martin | 04/08/17 | Archer 2nd Class | Summer 2017 |
Peter Herdsman | 11/08/17 | Archer 2nd Class | Summer 2017 |
Finlay Clark | 07/05/18 | Junior Bowman Class | Summer 2018 |
Hannah Fox | 07/05/18 | Junior Master Bowman | Summer 2018 |
Ian Clark | 27/05/18 | Bowman Class | Summer 2018 |
Rowen Herdsman | 01/06/18 | Junior Bowman Class | Summer 2018 |
Rebecca Stephenson | 03/06/18 | Archer 2nd Class | Summer 2018 |
Basic Rules
Our Records Officer must be made aware of any record attempt so the target size and distance can be checked. All submitted scores must have been verified by another club member at the time of the attempt, then the score sheet form handed to the club Records Officer for inclusion to these lists if the score is higher than the one currently recorded. You will be issued confirmation once your score has been entered into the club records. Scores sheet forms must be handed over at the end of the session to our Records Officer, and must be completed correctly to be valid. Smartphone scoring apps can also be used and details of which work best can be found on our downloads page (not all apps are suitable). Ask at the club if you require more details on smartphone use. Digital score sheets should be emailed to records@wykearchers.co.uk which is also the email address our Records Officer can be contacted on.
Further details of our club records can be gained from our Records Officer at any club session, just ask!
On our downloads page you will find a couple of Excel sheets you might find useful for keeping your own score records. There you will find a Score Sheet Calculator and a Personal Highest Score Record to keep on your own computer and update as you progress. We even have a supply of 40 sheet score pads that can be purchased from our Records Officer as every club session if you require one. The current cost is £1.50 per pad.