GNAS Flight Awards
The Grand National Archery Society provides a classification scheme for Flight Shooting. The scheme outlined here is detailed in the Classification Scheme section of the GNAS Shooting Administrative Procedures which are available to download as a PDF from the GNAS website.
Flight Classifications
Archers can qualify as Master Flight Shot or 1st Class Flight Shot at any Flight Shoot organised by GNAS, a Regional Society or County Association under GNAS Rules of Shooting. Archers can qualify for Grand Master Flight Shot at any of the above except that the County Association Meeting must be the County Championships. The distances apply to all bow types and there are no separate classifications for juniors. In British competitions there are 6 types of bow, longbow, target recurve, target compound, crossbow and in addition specialised flight recurve and flight compound bows. Unlike target classifications, flight classifications are retained until an improved classification is awarded.
The qualifying distances are:-
| Ladies | Gentlemen | |
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| Grand Master Flight Shot | 450 yards | 550 yards |
| Master Flight Shot | 350 yards | 440 yards |
| 1st Class Flight Shot | 275 yards | 375 yards |
| 1st Class | Master | Grand Master |  |
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This page contributed by Heather Urquhart (Loreburn Archers) and James Laing (Links Archers)