British Field Target Association

The British Field Target Association also known simply as the BFTA, is the governing body of field target shooting in England, Scotland and Wales.

Management and Officers

The BFTA elects the positions of chairman, secretary and treasurer at its Annual General Meeting whom hold the position for a period of one year. [1]

Competitions

The BFTA runs several competitions throughout the year.

  • Grand Prix Series
  • British Championships
  • Interregional's
  • Masters & Showdown
  • European Championships

Grading

Shooters are graded on a rolling average of their previous 20 scores from national or regional Field Target events shot to BFTA rule and the grades are banded as follows:

  • AA grade shooters are those with an average score of 85% or above.
  • A grade shooters are those with an average score greater than or equal to 75% and less than 85%.
  • B grade shooters are those with an average score greater than or equal to 65% and less than 75%.
  • C grade is for shooters with an average score less than 65%.

A shooter may elect to be placed into a specific group above the one they are currently graded in, but can only move down as a result of regrading at the start or either the winter or summer season.[2]

Champions

Grand Prix Series

The GP series rankings are calculated by taking the scores achieved by each shooter in the series and dropping the lowest X scores (Dependent on number of GP's held in the season) and adding their GP percentage based score. There are champion across 6 categorisations of shooter AA, A, B, C, P and Open.

In 2014 the already shorter series was reduced by a further GP due to the after effects of Hurricane Bertha.[3]

AA
YearGP's HeldCounting GP'sWinner[4]RegionFinal Score
1987??Richard North??
1988??Nick Jenkinson??
1989??Nick Jenkinson??
1990??Andy Taylor??
1991??Nick Jenkinson??
1992??Nick Jenkinson??
1993??Nick Jenkinson??
1994??Tim Finley??
1995??Mick Dakin??
1996??Andy CalpinNEFTA?
1997??Tim Finley??
1998??Martin Hutchinson??
1999??Martin Hutchinson??
2000??Martin Hutchinson??
2001??Dave Baines??
2002??Josh Garwood??
2003??Stu Hancox??
2004??James WoodheadCSFTA?
2005??James OsborneMFTA?
2006??Tim Finley??
2007??James OsborneMFTA?
2008??James OsborneMFTA?
2009??Andrew GillottMFTA?
2010??John CostelloNEFTA?
2011??Neil DanielsMFTA?
201297John CostelloNEFTA581.2[5]
201397Andy CalpinNEFTA591.4[6]
201464Andy CalpinNEFTA391.41[7]

A
YearGP's HeldCounting GP'sWinnerRegionFinal Score
201297Colin RichardsonFFTA527.4
201397Steve WilsonNWFTA525.6
201464Chris KeyworthWAFTA366.0

B
YearGP's HeldCounting GP'sWinnerRegionFinal Score
201297Paul DunwoodyNWFTA522.9
201397Robert LongMFTA491.8
201464David WilliamsWAFTA352.1

C
YearGP's HeldCounting GP'sWinnerRegionFinal Score
201297Gary FisherMFTA354.5
201397Andrew GoughMFTA411.3
201464Ian BurtonMFTA287.3

P
YearGP's HeldCounting GP'sWinnerRegionFinal Score
201297Steve PrivettCSFTA485.7
201397Brian SamsonNEFTA503.5
201464Brian SamsonNEFTA341.7

Open
YearGP's HeldCounting GP'sWinnerRegionFinal Score
201297Richard BakerFFTA437.2
201397Ian ChallisSEFTA590.9
201464Ian ChallisSEFTA400.0

References
  1. "BFTA Constitution Ratified 2012". British Field Target Association. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  2. "2013 BFTA Grading Frequently Asked Questions". British Field Target Association. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  3. "Grand Prix 6 and Tropical Storm Bertha". BFTA. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  4. "BFTA Grand Prix Series Champions". British Field Target Association. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  5. "BFTA 2012 Grand-prix Series Results". British Field Target Association. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  6. "BFTA 2013 Grand-prix Series Results". British Field Target Association. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  7. "BFTA 2014 Grand-prix Series Results". British Field Target Association. Archived from the original on 3 December 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
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