Tassel Awards

The scores required for each award level are shown below and are dependant solely on the bow type you use.

The Awards run from the White Tassel through to the Purple. The Tassel Awards are open to archers shooting Double One-Way and Two-Way GNAS Clouts at tournaments that have been accorded "Tassel Award" Status by NCAS.

The Tassel is an enameled badge depicting a tassel, the badge is star shaped for all bow types.

		Longbow	Barebow	Recurve	Compound
White		25 - 49	50 - 74	75 - 124	75 - 124
Black		50 - 74	75 - 99	125 - 174	125 - 174
Blue		75 - 99	100 - 124	175 - 199	175 - 224
Red		100 - 124	125 - 149	200 - 224	225 - 274
Gold		125 - 149	150 - 174	225 - 249	275 - 299
Purple		150 +	175 +	250 +	300 +

An individual archer is eligible to claim using all bow types. Once having gained an award at a higher grade, with a particular bow type, an archer may not, when at a later shoot, claim for a lower grade using the same bow type. You also have to claim the award you shoot, not the one below.

Junior Tassel Award. The score bands for awards shall be the same as for the senior awards. Claims can be made if :-

The score is obtained shooting the distance for the juniors own age group, or if the score is obtained shooting a distance above the juniors age group. Once a “higher” Tassel Award is claimed , i.e. Black, Blue, Red or Gold, a claim for the “missing” Tassel award can only be made when the junior moves up to the next age band.

There is no fee for Tassel badges – instead competition organisers have to charge 50p per entry for Tassel status.

Why a Tassel? The Tassel is a traditional accessory in archery, especially for longbow archers, used to clean muad and grass off arrows between ends.  It used to be that each club had their own tassel colour combination although this has now fallen into a beyance at most clubs

Six Clout Badge

Shoot a six clout end (in the 5 scoring ring) at any distance appropriate to the archer's age or gender in a GNAS Clout (either one-way or two-way), and this badge is yours. You need to call a judge over to ratify your claim before any arrows are pulled from the ground. As yet nobody has ever obtained a six clout end and only one person has achieved a five clout end.

GNAS and Scottish Records

GNAS and Scottish records are maintained for both single and double rounds, both one way and two way. Only the distances stipulated in the rules count for record purposes. Records are also maintained for single and double FITA Clout rounds shot one way.

This page contributed by Heather Urquhart (Loreburn Archers), Mel Sullivan (Scottish Graduate Bowman) and James Laing (Links Archers)