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Paul  Sutton, Gent, Recurve

Rounds Shot Each Year
Handicap Attained Each Year

Date Round     Score Hits Golds Xs HCap Class Status
25 Sep 16 FITA 70m
648
72
27
6
18
1st 
World Record Status Tournament 
21 Aug 16 FITA 70m
644
72
16
7
19
1st 
World Record Status Tournament 
25 Sep 16 FITA 70m
639
72
27
6
20
1st 
World Record Status Tournament 
19 May 19 FITA 70m
633
0
13
4
22
1st 
World Record Status Tournament 
29 Jun 19 FITA 70m
633
72
16
5
22
1st 
World Record Status Tournament 
24 Jun 17 FITA 70m
617
72
12
2
25
1st 
World Record Status Tournament 
24 Sep 17 FITA 70m
610
72
12
5
26
1st 
World Record Status Tournament 
19 May 19 FITA 70m
609
0
13
3
26
1st 
World Record Status Tournament 
21 May 17 FITA 70m
608
72
12
3
26
1st 
World Record Status Tournament 
19 Sep 15 FITA 70m
605
72
18
8
27
1st 
World Record Status Tournament 
19 Sep 15 FITA 70m
603
72
16
4
27
1st 
World Record Status Tournament 
23 Aug 15 FITA 70m
599
72
10
3
28
1st 
World Record Status Tournament 
29 Sep 19 FITA 70m
590
72
11
5
29
1st 
World Record Status Tournament 
27 Aug 18 FITA 70m
584
72
13
2
30
1st 
World Record Status Tournament 
24 Sep 17 FITA 70m
575
71
13
5
31
1st 
World Record Status Tournament 
13 Sep 15 Gents FITA
1240
144
42
14
24
MB 
World Record Status Tournament 
06 Sep 15 Gents FITA
1235
144
36
12
25
MB 
World Record Status Tournament 
10 Jun 17 Gents FITA
1223
143
36
16
26
MB 
World Record Status Tournament 
30 Aug 15 Gents FITA
1219
144
30
13
26
MB 
World Record Status Tournament 
30 Jun 19 Gents FITA
1218
144
34
10
26
MB 
World Record Status Tournament 
29 Sep 15 Gents FITA
1217
144
32
0
26
MB 
World Record Status Tournament 
06 May 17 Gents FITA
1217
144
47
17
26
MB 
World Record Status Tournament 
25 Jun 17 Gents FITA
1215
144
28
6
27
MB 
World Record Status Tournament 
12 Aug 15 Gents FITA
1211
144
32
8
27
MB 
World Record Status Tournament 
12 Aug 18 Gents FITA
1168
144
26
9
30
Bowman 
World Record Status Tournament 
31 Jul 21 Gents FITA
1099
144
25
11
35
Bowman 
World Record Status Tournament 
12 Feb 17 Combined FITA
1075
119
42
0
29
UK Record Status Tournament 
14 Feb 16 Combined FITA
1069
117
42
0
30
UK Record Status Tournament 
04 Sep 16 FITA 70m
644
72
23
6
19
1st 
UK Record Status Tournament 
13 Aug 16 FITA 70m
638
72
22
6
20
1st 
UK Record Status Tournament 
15 May 16 FITA 70m
628
72
15
3
22
1st 
UK Record Status Tournament 
22 May 16 FITA 70m
627
72
14
9
23
1st 
UK Record Status Tournament 
03 Jun 17 FITA 70m
622
72
9
4
24
1st 
UK Record Status Tournament 
14 May 16 FITA 70m
620
72
11
8
24
1st 
UK Record Status Tournament 
15 Jul 18 FITA 70m
620
72
8
2
24
1st 
UK Record Status Tournament 
04 Jun 16 FITA 70m
618
72
8
7
24
1st 
UK Record Status Tournament 
02 Jun 18 FITA 70m
617
72
13
4
25
1st 
UK Record Status Tournament 
11 Aug 18 FITA 70m
615
72
13
1
25
1st 
UK Record Status Tournament 
12 Aug 17 FITA 70m
612
72
10
3
26
1st 
UK Record Status Tournament 
09 Jul 17 FITA 70m
611
72
11
2
26
1st 
UK Record Status Tournament 
30 Jul 17 FITA 70m
611
72
10
0
26
1st 
UK Record Status Tournament 
14 Jul 18 FITA 70m
608
72
11
2
26
1st 
UK Record Status Tournament 
08 Jul 17 FITA 70m
602
72
11
3
27
1st 
UK Record Status Tournament 
24 May 15 FITA 70m
597
72
13
6
28
1st 
UK Record Status Tournament 
29 Jul 17 FITA 70m
558
72
3
2
33
1st 
UK Record Status Tournament 
14 Aug 16 Gents FITA
1266
144
30
7
22
GMB 
UK Record Status Tournament 
06 Jun 16 Gents FITA
1259
144
28
16
22
GMB 
UK Record Status Tournament 
14 May 17 Gents FITA
1209
144
32
13
27
MB 
UK Record Status Tournament 
13 Aug 17 Gents FITA
1192
144
18
10
28
MB 
UK Record Status Tournament 
04 Jun 17 Gents FITA
1183
144
20
9
29
Bowman 
UK Record Status Tournament 
03 Jun 18 Gents FITA
1172
144
25
6
30
Bowman 
UK Record Status Tournament 
06 Nov 16 Portsmouth
589
60
39
0
16
 
UK Record Status Tournament 
03 Nov 19 Portsmouth
581
60
42
0
22
 
UK Record Status Tournament 
17 Jan 16 Portsmouth
579
60
43
0
23
 
UK Record Status Tournament 
29 Jan 17 Portsmouth
577
60
38
0
24
 
UK Record Status Tournament 
25 Jan 15 Portsmouth
575
60
40
0
25
 
UK Record Status Tournament 
26 Jan 20 Portsmouth
574
60
34
0
25
 
UK Record Status Tournament 
28 Jan 18 Portsmouth
564
60
30
0
30
UK Record Status Tournament 
20 Nov 16 Portsmouth
476
60
42
0
52
 
UK Record Status Tournament 
12 Jun 16 York
1142
144
85
0
23
MB 
UK Record Status Tournament 
17 Jul 16 York
1142
144
2
0
23
MB 
UK Record Status Tournament 
30 Jul 16 York
1138
14
74
0
23
MB 
UK Record Status Tournament 
31 Jul 16 York
1134
144
78
0
23
MB 
UK Record Status Tournament 
04 Aug 19 York
1126
142
76
0
24
MB 
UK Record Status Tournament 
16 Jul 16 York
1116
144
76
0
25
MB 
UK Record Status Tournament 
22 Jul 18 York
1116
144
69
0
25
MB 
UK Record Status Tournament 
09 Jun 19 York
1088
144
68
0
27
MB 
UK Record Status Tournament 
05 Aug 18 York
1081
143
59
1081
27
MB 
UK Record Status Tournament 
11 Jun 17 York
1048
144
56
0
29
Bowman 
UK Record Status Tournament 
02 Aug 15 York
1045
143
51
0
30
Bowman 
UK Record Status Tournament 
07 Oct 18 York
1012
142
60
0
32
Bowman 
UK Record Status Tournament 
05 Sep 21 York
1004
144
50
0
32
Bowman 
UK Record Status Tournament 
14 Jun 15 York
973
143
52
0
34
Bowman 
UK Record Status Tournament 
17 Apr 16 Albion
870
108
62
0
30
1st 
Open Tournament 
15 Apr 18 Albion
800
108
48
0
37
1st 
Open Tournament 
12 Apr 15 Albion
784
108
39
0
39
1st 
Open Tournament 
15 Jan 17 FITA 18
552
0
0
0
24
Open Tournament 
05 May 18 FITA 70m
600
72
11
2
28
1st 
Open Tournament 
10 May 15 Gents FITA
1189
72
33
9
29
Bowman 
Open Tournament 
09 May 15 Gents FITA
1124
72
23
12
33
Bowman 
Open Tournament 
29 Mar 15 National
592
72
52
0
31
2nd 
Open Tournament 
16 Oct 16 Portsmouth
583
60
43
0
20
 
Open Tournament 
15 Oct 17 Portsmouth
579
60
40
0
23
 
Open Tournament 
21 Oct 18 Portsmouth
565
60
31
0
29
 
Open Tournament 
15 Oct 17 Portsmouth
544
60
25
0
37
 
Open Tournament 
21 Oct 18 Portsmouth
483
60
9
0
51
 
Open Tournament 
07 Feb 15 FITA 30m
333
36
19
0
26
 
Frostbite 
17 Jan 15 FITA 30m
332
36
17
0
27
 
Frostbite 
07 Dec 19 FITA 30m
329
36
12
0
29
 
Frostbite 
09 Nov 19 FITA 30m
328
36
12
0
29
 
Frostbite 
06 Dec 14 FITA 30m
327
36
8
5
30
 
Frostbite 
07 Mar 20 FITA 30m
327
36
12
0
30
 
Frostbite 
08 Nov 14 FITA 30m
325
36
14
0
31
 
Frostbite 
04 Jan 20 FITA 30m
322
36
7
0
32
 
Frostbite 
03 Dec 16 FITA 30m
321
36
7
0
33
 
Frostbite 
05 Mar 16 FITA 30m
320
36
8
0
33
 
Frostbite 
09 Jan 16 FITA 30m
319
35
13
0
33
 
Frostbite 
05 Dec 15 FITA 30m
311
36
8
0
37
 
Frostbite 
18 Sep 16 Gents FITA
1295
144
30
22
19
GMB 
FITA STAR 
03 Jul 16 Gents FITA
1287
144
35
12
19
GMB 
FITA STAR 
17 Sep 16 Gents FITA
1269
144
61
36
21
GMB 
FITA STAR 
07 May 16 Gents FITA
1245
144
42
14
24
MB 
FITA STAR 
01 Aug 15 Gents FITA
1244
144
45
17
24
MB 
FITA STAR 
02 Jul 17 Gents FITA
1226
144
27
13
26
MB 
FITA STAR 
03 Aug 19 Gents FITA
1216
144
41
12
26
MB 
FITA STAR 
14 Sep 14 Gents FITA
1215
144
20
7
27
MB 
FITA STAR 
25 Aug 18 Gents FITA
1214
144
36
20
27
MB 
FITA STAR 
04 Aug 18 Gents FITA
1212
144
29
9
27
MB 
FITA STAR 
08 May 16 Gents FITA
1196
144
34
14
28
MB 
FITA STAR 
13 Jun 15 Gents FITA
1183
144
33
13
29
Bowman 
FITA STAR 
26 Aug 18 Gents FITA
1183
144
28
12
29
Bowman 
FITA STAR 
05 Jul 15 Gents FITA
1114
144
20
7
34
Bowman 
FITA STAR 
17 May 15 Gents FITA
1105
144
23
6
34
Bowman 
County Match UK Record Status 
04 Oct 15 York
1012
144
47
0
32
Bowman 
County Match UK Record Status 
27 Sep 18 FITA 30m
338
36
19
8
23
 
Club Round 
16 Nov 16 FITA 30m
335
36
17
5
25
 
Club Round 
06 Sep 18 FITA 30m
334
38
17
8
26
 
Club Round 
24 Apr 15 FITA 50m
618
72
30
11
23
3rd 
Club Round 
13 Aug 19 FITA 70m
648
72
26
5
18
1st 
Club Round 
12 May 16 FITA 70m
645
72
26
7
19
1st 
Club Round 
15 Sep 14 FITA 70m
634
72
51
4
21
1st 
Club Round 
19 Jul 16 FITA 70m
632
72
17
6
22
1st 
Club Round 
04 Jul 17 FITA 70m
627
72
16
3
23
1st 
Club Round 
29 Aug 16 FITA 70m
608
71
11
3
26
1st 
Club Round 
26 Aug 19 FITA 70m
608
72
10
1
26
1st 
Club Round 
24 Apr 16 FITA 70m
605
72
13
5
27
1st 
Club Round 
19 Jun 19 FITA 70m
604
72
10
4
27
1st 
Club Round 
19 Aug 14 FITA 70m
603
72
13
7
27
1st 
Club Round 
17 May 18 FITA 70m
585
72
9
5
30
1st 
Club Round 
18 Apr 15 FITA 70m
584
72
7
2
30
1st 
Club Round 
26 Apr 18 FITA 70m
567
72
3
3
32
1st 
Club Round 
08 Sep 19 Gents FITA
1234
144
40
10
25
Club MB 
Club Round 
09 Apr 17 Gents FITA
1230
144
32
8
25
Club MB 
Club Round 
23 Jul 15 Gents FITA
1229
143
41
15
25
Club MB 
Club Round 
30 Jul 15 Gents FITA
1211
142
36
16
27
Club MB 
Club Round 
06 Mar 16 Gents FITA
1206
144
32
12
27
Club MB 
Club Round 
28 May 15 Gents FITA
1192
144
30
10
28
Club MB 
Club Round 
29 May 15 Gents FITA
1174
144
28
4
30
Bowman 
Club Round 
10 Oct 14 New Warwick
306
48
9
0
35
2nd 
Club Round 
02 Nov 22 Portsmouth
572
60
36
0
26
 
Club Round 
19 Jun 15 Windsor
936
108
90
0
26
2nd 
Club Round 
18 Sep 21 FITA 70m
611
72
14
0
26
1st 
Club Competition 
11 Apr 15 Long National
498
72
22
0
37
1st 
Club Competition 
03 Sep 16 New National
554
72
35
0
23
Bowman 
Club Competition 
05 Oct 19 New National
495
71
20
0
31
Bowman 
Club Competition 
11 Oct 14 New National
443
69
19
0
36
Bowman 
Club Competition 
15 Aug 15 New Western
680
96
37
0
30
Bowman 
Club Competition 
22 Apr 18 Western
796
96
65
0
31
2nd 
Club Competition 
26 Mar 17 Western
792
96
64
0
31
2nd 
Club Competition 
23 Apr 16 Western
778
96
58
0
33
2nd 
Club Competition 
30 Aug 18 FITA 70m
621
72
12
6
24
1st 
Club Comp 1 
09 Aug 18 FITA 70m
581
69
9
1
31
1st 
Club Comp 1 
05 Jul 18 Stafford
672
72
37
11
25
Club Comp 1 
17 Aug 15 FITA 70m
625
72
15
5
23
1st 
70m League 
27 Sep 16 FITA 70m
624
71
18
6
23
1st 
70m League 
15 May 15 FITA 70m
617
72
6
4
25
1st 
70m League 
18 Sep 15 FITA 70m
617
72
10
0
25
1st 
70m League 
22 Aug 15 FITA 70m
611
72
14
2
26
1st 
70m League 
04 Sep 15 FITA 70m
606
72
19
9
27
1st 
70m League 

Classifications & Handicaps in Archery

As archers improve they can measure their progress by looking at their handicap and by gaining GNAS classifications.

In the 1980s David Lane developed a set of handicap tables that ranged ability from beginning juniors to international compound archers. Any score shot on any outdoor round has a corresponding handicap, ranging from 100 to 0.

The main use of handicaps is that they enable different rounds to be compared. If an archer scores 700 on a Albion they should expect to score about 437 on a FITA 70M round, for example. An archer's current handicap is the rolling average of their three best scores in any given year.

Ranging from 3rd Class to Grand Master Bowman (GMB), GNAS classifications are set at various handicap levels, with minimum distance requirements. For example, a Lady Recurve archer will achieve her second class when she shoots three scores of handicap 57 or better at distances of at least 50 yards.

GNAS classifications and requirements do change, but the handicap tables remain constant.

We use a reverse engineered version of the D.Lane tables and there are some very minor variations. GNAS numbers are used for classification calculations.

 
Ladies
  Recurve  
Ladies
  Compound  
Ladies
  Longbow  
Gents
  Recurve  
Gents
  Compound  
Gents
  Longbow  
 
   
3rd Class HCap
65
56 82
58
48
74
Dist. Including:
40 yards
50 yards
 
   
2nd Class HCap
57
49 73
50
38
69
Dist. Including: 
50 yards
60 yards
 
 
1st Class HCap
50
8 70
44
32
65
Dist. Including:
60 yards
80y/70m
 
   
Bowman HCap
41
29 65
36
23
60
Dist. Including:
80 yards / 70 metres
100 yards / 90 metres
 
   
Master Bowman
33
21 62
28
16
55
UK Record Status:
Hereford / Ladies FITA
York / Gents FITA
 
   
Grand Master Bowman
27
15 59
22
10
52
UK Record Status:
Hereford / Ladies FITA
York / Gents FITA