2009/2010 FT Winter League Agenda & Rules
There will only be
one division for the 2009/2010 season, with six (6) rounds plus a showdown.
All shoots will be
held according to normal BFTA rules
STOPWATCHES TO BE USED
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 £6.00 per person
per round was agreed, with £2.75 going to the host club (The club putting on
the shoot) and £2.75 going to the region to buy any necessary trophies for FT
Winter League. 50p will go to a Bonus Bunny fund (part
of entry fee), the target to be a full size kill, no more than 35yds
placement. Money to be split into either one or two cash prizes. Win by hitting
the nominated target and then having scorecard drawn “from the hat” at the end
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 20% of the 40 targets
are to be positional i.e. 8 targets. 4 standers and 4 kneelers.
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.