2007/2008 FT Winter League Agenda & Rules
There will only
be one division for the 2007/2008 season, with six (6) rounds plus a showdown.
All shoots
will be held according to normal BFTA rules
As certain
clubs e.g. Newbury will not be able to raise full teams a series of Open Events
was agreed, with top three (3) shooters per club to count towards team
scores. An individual shooter fee of
£4.00 per person per round was agreed, with half the money £2.00 going to the
host club (The club putting on the shoot) and half the fee £2.00 going to
committee to buy any necessary trophies for FT Winter League.
40 target
courses are to be provided by the host club with normal FT scoring of one (1)
for a hit X, and zero (0) for a miss to be applied for all rounds.
A maximum of
10% of the 40 targets are to be positional i.e. 4 targets 2 kneelers, 2
standers.
Handicap on
grading is to be applied as follows:
AA = 0 points
A = 1 point
B = 2 points
C = 3 points
New shooters
will be given C grading and the new October grading list will apply
Prizes will be
awarded 1st to 5th in all grades AA to C, at the end of
the season, 5 rounds to count.
The Gary
Well’s trophy will be awarded to the shooter with the most targets over the
course of the winter league with all 6 rounds, besides showdown to count.
The top three
scores for each club will count towards the team score, with one (1) extra
point for the overall highest score on the day to be added for one shooter. Five
rounds will count towards the Team Trophies.
Handicaps will apply to teams
Five (5)
rounds will count towards Showdown.
The top
thirty-two (32) shooters at the end of the FT winter league series will be eligible
to take part in the CSFTA showdown to be held at a date and venue to be agreed. In the event of qualifiers not wishing to
take part, their places will be filled by going down the non-qualifiers
starting with shooter no. 33. When all
shooters that have shot 5 rounds have been exhausted the top scorer of those
that have shot 4 rounds will be next on the list. This process will continue until all 32
places are filled.
Once selected a shooter has full showdown rights.
The top fifteen
(15) CSFTA shooters will be eligible for the inter-regional finals.
Other stuff
All
participating shooters are required to have current BFTA shooter cards. This is a requirement to comply with certain
clubs Shooters insurance.
It is the
responsibility of the club hosting the shoot to provide a Chief Marshall on the
date. All disputes will be aired and
settled at a Captain’s Meeting. The
final decision will be made in the event of a dispute between the host club
Chief Marshall and Mick Woodhead.
The Shoot
should start at 09:00hrs promptly (Shotgun start) with the Captain’s meeting
taking place at 08:30hrs. The Signing on
should continue until 11:30hrs, sufficient to allow shooters to complete the
course and the host club to get cleared away before dark!
Stopwatches
are to be used with a time limit of 2 minutes per lane of two targets. Watches will be provided and the rule
enforced.
Shooters will
‘Buddy Marshall’ each other, with appropriate help and assistance being given
to new/inexperienced shooters. Shooters
are encouraged to shoot with a member of another club. e.g. Newbury and Bisley.
Each club
responsible for a Round of shooting is to ensure that at least one portaloo is
provided.
Use of
Chronographs is at the discretion of the hosting club. The BFTA limit of 5fps below the 12ft/lbs
limit shall be applied. 795 fps for
8.4grain pellets
Host clubs
should provide hot and hot drinks for purchase.
If this cannot be provided, it is the responsibility to let other clubs
know so that alternative arrangements can be made by club shooters.
Maps of directions
to shooting grounds are to be provided by Hosting Clubs
The normal
BFTA rules apply to the use of Reduced kill sizes.
No forced
positional shoots (Standing/Kneeling) shall be at a distance greater than
45yds.
Shooters can
shoot the course in the BFTA SFT style but in their usual grade and there will be no
separate class.