I'm looking at entering my first FITA tourney, and notice that the start times are MUCH earlier than a GNAS tourney...
A GNAS York/Hereford tourney generally has assembly around 10am or 10:15 with shooting starting at 10:15 or 10:30, but a FITA seems to have assembly at 8am or 8:30 (possibly including inspection), followed by 45 minutes of practice, and shooting starts at around 9:30...
Since the round is still 12 doz arrows, why does a FITA need to start so early? It can't be due to poor light in the evenings as it's still the middle of summer (technically)...
I'd be forced to either travel very early, or the night before - both of which have disadvantages of increased fatigue and/or cost (I'm too old for camping without aches and pains and don't have one of those 'homes on wheels')...
It's really making me think hard about whether I really want to enter the tourney, whereas I'd hardly think twice about entering a GNAS that was up to two hours drive away.
Has a tourney start time ever affected your decision to enter?
How far would you travel / how long would you drive to a tourney that started the same day (i.e. without staying overnight)?
When you need to stay overnight (either because of distance or because it's a 'double'), what option do you take - camp / caravan / B&B / hotel?
A GNAS York/Hereford tourney generally has assembly around 10am or 10:15 with shooting starting at 10:15 or 10:30, but a FITA seems to have assembly at 8am or 8:30 (possibly including inspection), followed by 45 minutes of practice, and shooting starts at around 9:30...
Since the round is still 12 doz arrows, why does a FITA need to start so early? It can't be due to poor light in the evenings as it's still the middle of summer (technically)...
I'd be forced to either travel very early, or the night before - both of which have disadvantages of increased fatigue and/or cost (I'm too old for camping without aches and pains and don't have one of those 'homes on wheels')...
It's really making me think hard about whether I really want to enter the tourney, whereas I'd hardly think twice about entering a GNAS that was up to two hours drive away.
Has a tourney start time ever affected your decision to enter?
How far would you travel / how long would you drive to a tourney that started the same day (i.e. without staying overnight)?
When you need to stay overnight (either because of distance or because it's a 'double'), what option do you take - camp / caravan / B&B / hotel?