as per title, where is 2011 ft worlds?

Is it in italy?

Any ideas of dates?

Ta

any one else not able to get not able bfta this morning?

I was told that a lot of the BFTA committee are standing down . tony , roger and so on . i expect there will be a knock on my door shortly asking me to take over as chairman ??? HOLLY

Hello Chaps

I'm back! Well I'm back as a part timer. I used to be fairly active here a few years ago but unfortunately developed gout which seemed to be mainly in my neck making shooting 'a bit painful' so I packed the rifles away and haven't touched them for a couple of years. The gout has settled so I pulled out the pro sport, put it in a new stock and have been chipping paint off face plates for the past few weeks at the Buccaneers!

So I thought I should rejoin, I even got my old login. Woohoo!

Nice to see some old friends are still here, RobF seems to have taken my advice and has become half decent and glad to see that Holly hasn't popped his clogs!

See you on the CSFTA winter leage circuit, once I sort out this hitting the target lark!

Monty

Gents i reckon it is about time that the older and bolder rifles were brought out of the cupboard and got some use . time the collectors were de-bagged and made to shoot their hallowed pieces . the myth that the latest rifles are the greatest should be shown up for what it is . how can this come about ? simple . the BFTA can introduce a classic class into the GPs . possibly rifles before the year of 1990 . ideas gents . it will bring more bums onto more seats at shoots i reckon . whaddahyah think ??? HOLLY

hi up all . there is a bit of a debate going on . on the BFTA site proper , over whether you can or cannot take a FAC air rifle off ticket and use it in comps . anybody know what's what on the subject ??? HOLLY

Even though many reading this feel it has nothing to do with them i urge you to please talk to your club as insurance is a big issue and im sure you wouldnt want to find out the hard way that your club hasnt done anything about insurance.

I have sent e.mails out to clubs(please e.mail me if your club didnt get one) that have taken this insurance. This is to say that your cover stops 1st March and the BFTA will no longer hold this.

You must find another place for your insurance.

The NSRA will have an offer for those that were under the BFTA umberella of £30.00 discount for their cover which starts January.

http://www.nsra.co.uk/index.php?option=com...240&Itemid=

i will send a hard copy of the forms needed which should reach early next week. As before im on the end of an e.mail and will carry on being insurance and developement officer on behalf of BFTA.

Lyndeen

Could a shooter enter the Am session of a Gp as a sporting shooter, then shoot the pm in their normal Ft class?

Were there any rule changes for Gp / bfta events at the recent bfta comms meeting?

I asked that the following letter be read out at the AGM in November -

Dear Roger & Committee Members,

As I am 70 at my next birthday and have not competitively shot for nearly 10 years now, I feel it is about time I retired from the Committee.

I have been continuously on the Committee since about 1986 and will be sorry to call it a day but, my ‘feel’ for the sport is now beginning to deteriorate due to not being involved on a day to day basis.

I will continue to assist Steve in running the forum for as long as you wish me to, but I will no longer be attending any of the Committee meetings.

I wish all of you the best and may the sport continue to grow.


All the best.

Alan

Roger asked me what retirement gift I would like, so I suggested a Perpetual Trophy to be presented annually to the highest scoring Junior at the European Open, junior to be defined as under the age of 16 on the first day of the shoot - I think this was accepted.

So this is to say farewell to my many friends made over the past 25 years.....but, although you may not seem me around at Newbury anymore, I will still be on the BFTA Forum for a while!

Hello Everyone

I am looking for a picture of Mike Williams with the European Trophy.

If you can help, please drop me a pm.

Thanks in advance

Roger.

It has come to my attention that a proposal is to be or was to be put to the BFTA meeting to get shooters to kneel on a piece of matting rather than their bean bag . now while this idea has some merit insomuch as to stop any missuse of the bean bag when kneeling . what about the older shooters who NEED that bean bag to support aging limbs , or dissabilitys . i think there are more older shooters than young in comps today ??? HOLLY

Just recieved text from Rob as follows

Via text

James Woodhead is World Champion after shootoff with John Costello, Berty took third after shootoff.. The shootoff target was 13mm dia at 21 yards...Standing...Nerves got the better of the boys and they went to kneeling to decide it..But berty pushed the SA boys into fourth and fifth by dropping it standing ..Oh and the england team kept the title....

Rob...


Well done lads.
Chris

Good luck to all Britons competing this year but............


C'MON ENGLAND!!!!!!!!!

Hi all. I thought I'd pop a thread on concerning the above at the risk of everyone thinking that I'm a big plonka, just incase anyone else makes the same mistake but doesn't find out till they arrive at Weston Park.
I applied & got my tickets for the Euros's a few weeks ago but didn't think to check that everything wasn't working as it has in the past, I assumed that the camping pass would be with the tickets & left it at that.
It was brought to my attention yesterday at Castle that I would need to apply for my camping pass & considering how close we are to the event now I think it unlikely that I would get it on time, mea culpa, no one elses fault but mine I should have checked!
Just incase you do intend to camp at Weston Park though check you have the necessary passes to do so, don't assume as I did that it will be working as it did last year.

I wonder if anybody knows what is happening with the shooting rules . there was gonna be a commitee raised when i last heard to sort em out ??? HOLLY

Could someone please provide us with some details relating to the BFTA showdown / masters (start time, format, costs, location etc). Can't seem to find anything further than a date, rules and history on the official web site or its forum?!
Many thanks

Hello Everyone

If you have booked to shoot at GP9 or you intend shooting at GP9.

Please have a look at the front page of the BFTA Website.

Best wishes, Roger

Is the Bfta chrono not effected by direct sunlight?

I ask as when i checked my gun before lunch, it did 806 -811 (mozzie). Chrono was in shade under tent.

Before shooting lane 1 for the Pm session at Gp8 Sunday, my first shot read 835, the 2nd and 3rd 819fps so just in, given 827 is the limit = 822 Bfta. This time though there was direct sunlight on the Chrono.

There was no sign of any point of impact change (ie higher) from a gun running over on the zero range i had just left or the course

However, I heard lots of reports of high readings yesterday and know of one young sft shooter who was over and his Gun disqualified.

So, would direct sunlight on the chrono have effected readings sunday?

Latest update kindly sent out by Pat from wafta

WELSH GRAND PRIX 2009 - AM SHOOT

LANE No GRADE NAME CLUB BTFA No.
LANE 1 1 A Tony Cook 20073
2 A Pat Isaacs 50034
3 AA Mark Basset 50057
LANE 2 4 AA Bobby Banks 20088
5 B Michael G Cotter 70911
6 AA Neale Marklew 20528
LANE 3 7 AA Steve Mason 20037
8 AA Richard Shaw 40762
9 A Carl Davies 40762
LANE 4 10 B Michael G Cotter 70911
11 A Ian Stoddart 20577
12 B Pete Moore 20231
LANE 5 13 PC Matthew Hurst 40390
14 PC Paul Wheatley
15 A Tony Fouracres 60278
LANE 6 16 A John Walker 70429
17 B Darren Moore 20527
18 A David Purcell 562
LANE 7 19 AA Pete Dutton 41091
20 AA Neil Daniels 20352
21 A Peter Clarke 21259
LANE 8 22 A Robert Walker 70492
23 AA Trevor Ryan 40076
24 C Stephen Brown 50xxx
LANE 9 25 A Andy Williams 60532
26 AA Andrew Gilliott 20533
27 AA Dave Schofield 10167
LANE 10 28 AA Chris Jones 60272
29 A Shaun Shore 21181
30 B Peter Montanez 60284
LANE 11 31 A Paula Schofield 10168
32 AA D Hollingdale 70131
33 B Vince Bowen 50294
LANE 12 34 B Peter Montanez 60284
35 AA Jeremy Stamp 60383
36
LANE 13 37 A Carl Hill 21145
38 A James Griffiths 20115
39 A David Gage 50110
LANE 14 40 A Des Edwards 20114
41 SFT Ian Harford 21378
42 AA Clive Marsh 40094
LANE 15 43
44 AA David Williams 50244
45 AA Kev Sayers 20166
LANE 16 46 A Cedric Smith 20090
47 B Scott Robinson 41950
48 AA Martin Jones 50403
LANE 17 49 A Russ Sneddon 20521
50 B Jamie Fisher 41391
51 C Kate Green awaiting
LANE 18 52 AA Russ Spencer 40091
53 A Sarah England 461
54 AA James Woodhead 60
LANE 19 55 B Derek Bendon 50526
56 AA Alan Chambers 30060
57 AA Phil James 20097
LANE 20 58 A Steave Swift 21243
59 AA Mark Gowing 50037
60 AA John Bytheway 21067
LANE 21 61 A Mick Woodhead 59
62 SFT Gary Baillon 50597
63 B Jim Nee 21070
LANE 22 64 AA Stuart Hancox 20084
65 B Scott Robinson 41950
66 AA Conor McFlyn 50604
LANE 23 67 AA Lee Marshall 20864
68
69 AA Keith Worboyes 70813
LANE 24 70 B Simone Callan 70850
71 SFT David Parton 50472
72 SFT Tom Morgan 50574
LANE 25 73 SFT Neil Parton 50471
74 C Peter Jacob
75 AA Chris Briscoe 70696
LANE 1A 76 AA David Penman 30043
77
78
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WELSH GRAND PRIX 2009 - PM SHOOT

LANE No GRADE NAME BTFA No.
LANE 1 1 B Pat Osborne 40025
2 B Beryl Noon 40045
3 A Simon Evans 50515
LANE 2 4 SFT Richard Green 50578
5 SFT Martha Jones 1117
6 SFT Clive Graham 740
LANE 3 7 SFT Bill Musselwhite 50513
8 B Mike Noon 40044
9 PC Mark Brewitt 21123
LANE 4 10 B Jonathan Saunders 971
11 C Roy Boliver 21287
12 A Carl Clarke 20454
LANE 5 13 C Debbie Clarke 20453
14 A Barry Smith 60519
15 A Michael Brown 20460
LANE 6 16 AA Nick Murphy 20122
17 AA Glen Newman 834
18 C David Robinson 41529
LANE 7 19 AA Steve Page 20184
20 AA Jonathan Noon 40046
21 AA Mark Shepherd 50134
LANE 8 22 AA James Osborne 20692
23 A Shawn Shore 21181
24 AA Michael Kelly 791
LANE 9 25 B Lyndeen Calvert 792
26 AA Dorian Falconer 50062
27 A Justin Wood 1065
LANE 10 28 AA Tim Goodall 832
29 B Simon Higgins 41975
30 A Hugh Osborne 40024
LANE 11 31 A Shaun Richardson 41532
32 AA Rob Farnworth 923
33 A Clinton Bedding 447
LANE 12 34 B James Tipping 50482
35 B Jim Nee 21070
36 C Martin Hancock 42099
LANE 13 37 B Johnathan Hawes 449
38 A Simon Tipping 50482
39 A Shaun Richardson 41532
LANE 14 40 C Geoff Hawes 448
41 C Jack Harris 50593
42 C Johnathan Crocker 50616
LANE 15 43 C Jason Harris 50594
44 A Charlie Morrison 60514
45 C Dave Oakes 21286
LANE 16 46 A Neil Rogers 50548
47 AA Dave Harrison 20003
48 A Chris Land 50075
LANE 17 49 A Phil Tetstall 21049
50 A Philip Johanson 21321
51 B Andrew Slade 402
LANE 18 52 C Tony Jones 50563
53 B John Thomas 50466
54 AA Darren Tomes 20885
LANE 19 55 C John Kocumbas 50540
56 A Jason Davies 50448
57 A Dean Burfoot 21095
LANE 20 58 C Michael Jones 50564
59 B Michael Tomes 21363
60 A John Johnson 50109
LANE 21 61 C Lez Davies 50151
62 C Mark Thomas 50555
63 SFT Tony Hass
LANE 22 64 B Steve Kocumbas 50292
65 AA Richard Chasemore 922
66 AA Nigel Hayman 50063
LANE 23 67 B Frank Hodgetts 50522
68 AA Marc Fisher 20135
69 AA Mike Williams 50501
LANE 24 70 B William Baskeyfield 21347
71 SFT Steve Lanyman 189
72 AA D J Hollingdale 70131
LANE 25 73 B Gregory Ralph 21180
74 B Phil Gee 21288
75 C Mark Wilson 80844
LANE 1A 76 C Josh Wilson ?
77 A Val Szule 20746
78 B Anthony Johnson 21291
LANE 1B 79 AA John Castello 40861
80 Andy Burgess
81 A Simon Pattle 70532
LANE 1C 82 AA Chris Large 20176
83 A Dave Coding 760
84 B Mick Troman 20362
LANE 1D 85 C Joanne Phipps 21374
86 AA Jon Harris 20002

Just, to say thanks to Trev and the boys for a fantastic shoot on there new ground.

When was the clubs cup last run?

I remember doing one in about 1990, it was a great day out, would be a good end or start of season comp??

5 man team knock out format i think it was??

GP7 Scores here: http://www.nefta.org.uk/

GP 7 ENTRIES 23-7-2009
TONY COOK
JONATHAN HAWES
LIZ MOY
CEDRIC SMITH
WILLIAM BAKEYFIELD
ROGER MOY
KEVIN SAYERS
ALAN CHAMBERS
ANDREW SLADE
P HODGKISS
PAULA SCHOFIELD
RUSS SNEDDON
RUSS SPENCER
NEIL MARKLEW
STEPHEN COPE
MICK CHAPMAN
PETE MOORE
JAMIE FISHER
PETE DUTTON
IAN HARFORD
JOHN CALLAGHAN
RICHARD SHAW
CARL DAVIES
STUART HANCOX
NEIL DANIELS
DAVE SCHOFIELD
JOHN BYTHEWAY
ANDY WILLIAMS
BERT HILL
LEE MARSHALL
JOHN LEE
CLIVE MARSH
MICK TROMANS
ANDREW COLEMAN
SCOT ROBINSON
JIM NEE
DAVID PURCELL
JUSTIN WOOD
PHIL JAMES
CHRIS JONES
SHANE CROMPTON
RICK MINTOFT
ANDREW GILLOTT
SAM MONKMAN

PAUL YATES
JAMES GRIFFITHS
STUART ALEXANDER
DAVE PENMAN
DES EDWARDS
PETER MONTANEZ
MICHAEL G COTTER
DARREN MOORE
KATE GREEN
BOBBY BANKS
NAME
CARL HILL
ROB MALTAS
STEVE MASON
ASHLEY HOLLOWAY
PAUL EKINS
IAN TAYLOR
ALAN HOLLOWAY
ROBBIE BLACK
DAVE JOWETT
JOHN COX
GRAHAM EASTON
ROBERT WALKER
MITCHEL TOMES
GEOFF HAWES
JOHN WALKER
DARREN TOMES
SAM MONKMAN
STEVE HEBBLETHWAITE
STEPHEN HOLMES
STACEY MALLORY

STEVE WILSON


STEVE SWIFT




DEBBIE CLARKE
BERYL NOON
ROY BOLIVER
KARL CLARKE
MIKE NOON
JOHN COSTELLO
JAMES OSBOURNE
JONO NOON
STEVE PAGE
SHAUN SHORE
HUGH OSBOURNE
BOB TARRAN
SIMON HIGGINS
LYNDEEN CALVERT
TONY HAAS
SIMON EVANS
MICK KELLY
DAVE COOLING
CLIVE GRAHAM
GLEN NEWMAN
DARREN BURROWS
MARTHA JONES
SHAUN RICHARDSON
WAYNE MITCHELL
SAM BARR
BRIAN SAMSON
NAME
CHRIS CUNDY
B -ONEILL
MARK BREWITT
TREVOR RYAN
D- HILL
MARTIN HANCOCK
JOSH WILSON
R - ONEILL
RICHARD GREEN
CHRIS LARGE
C - HILL
MARK BASSETT
ROB FARNWORTH
BILL MUSSLEWHITE
FRED STANBRIDGE
DAVE TAYLOR
TONY FOURACRES
JENNY TAYLOR
CLINTON BEDDING
JONATHAN SAUNDERS
JONATHAN CROCKER
STAN KEMPTON
MICK BROWN
GREGORY RALPH
ANDY CALPIN
NICK MURPHY
CHRIS SOCKALINGAM
STEVE CATCH
MARC FISHER
JERRY DOWDALL
WAYNE WOOD
DAVE HARRISON
PHIL TESTALL
KEVIN CRESSWELL
ROB LONG
DAVE OAKS
CHRIS GUY
PHILIP JOHANSEN
DEREK BENDON
JIM LINDLEY
JEREMY SAFFIN
SIMON PATTLE
PETER ROWLEY
ANTHONY JOHNSON
DAVID ROBINSON
MARK WILSON
ANDREW NEWBOULD
NEIL WOODHEAD
VAL SZULC
JEZZ FINNIMORE
TOM ANTON
JACK HARRIS
ANDY BURGESS
JOANNE PHIPPS
PHIL GEE

Hi Steve,
Can you sort a way to show "AM" or "PM" by the side of a shooters GP score, perhaps a different colour? Just to give an indication as to if one session produced the higher scors or not on average?

Sadly I must announce the accidental death of Andrew Luckley. Please have a look at the BFTA website (link)

My sympathy and condolences go out to Andrew's family and friends.

Roger Moy
Chairman (BFTA)

Does anyone know what ground the 1991 showdown final took place on?

Good luck to all those competing in this Sunday's event.