The score of 54 will be treated as the Par, and all
competing shooters that shoot below 54 will if
applicable, have a handicap for their next registered
shoot equal to the difference.
 
(First registered shoot details below)

Example :- A shooter that shoots a score of 48 ex 60
will be awarded the handicap of +6 for his/her next registered shoot. (Providing that his/her previous
handicap was +6 or higher) Maximum Handicap
awarded on a 60 bird shoot is +18 (36 ex 60)

Therefore competitors will start on a level pegging
for the places in the second and third level payouts
whilst also being able to compete for the High Gun
prize, Runner Up and Third in the first level.
(see Shoot Format/Prize Structure for full details)

As an opposite to Golf, shoots will be scored with '+'
score being a winning score compared to a '-' score.

A score of 55 = +1. A score of 45 = -9. A score of 54 = Level/Par.

From the above scores it can be determined that the competitors that shoot 54 or above have a 0 handicap
and will shoot from Scratch at their next registered
shoot.

The competitor that shot 45 will be awarded +9 shots
for the next registered shoot. (Providing that his/her
previous handicap was +9 or higher)

As competitors post a better score at registered events
their handicap will be cut.

Example :- The shooter above scores 47 at his/her
next competition, therefore their handicap for their
next shoot will be +7 (A score of 47 = -7)

To gain a higher handicap they will have to shoot three consecutive scores below their handicap. Then the
highest of the three will set their new handicap.
Example :- Using the score above, after reaching a
handicap of +7 the competitor shoots at their next
three shoots-

44 (-10) 41 (-13) 43 (-11)

This will mean that as all three are below previous handicap
that the shooter will be re-classed from the highest score
of the three, giving a new handicap of +10

Conversely if you have a handicap and shoot a score
above your last you will be re-classed instantly.

All registered events are qualifiers for future
championship events. There will be a cut off point for
those that will be able to enter championship shoots.
Example :- Depending on the amount of 'scratch'
shooters all registered competitors with a handicap
of +3 and lower may be able to apply to enter.

As you can see, purposely shooting low scores to gain
a higher handicap will be expensive and pointless, as
shooters may miss out on the chance to enter a
championship event.

First registered shoot details
Competitors shooting at their first registered shoot
will be judged over 30 targets for their handicap on
 the day of the shoot.

Example
Shoot 24 out of the 30 targets used to assess your
handicap and you will be given an assessment score
 of 24 X 2 = 48 and a handicap of +6 for the day.

In order to protect existing shooters with a handicap
and to remove the luck element of a new shooter shooting predetermined stands badly a method of calculation
has been devised that has proved to be fair to all and the method used is only to be known by the shoot organiser.

Handicap details for 60 bird shoots above.
Click here for the 100 bird handicap system


You can check your handicap  Click here to use and enter your registration No.