The score of 90 will be treated as the Par, and all
competing shooters that shoot below 90 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 72 ex
100 will be awarded the handicap of +18 for his/her
next registered shoot. (Providing that his/her previous handicap was +18 or higher) Maximum Handicap
awarded on a 100 bird shoot is +30 (60 ex 100)

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 93 = +3. A score of 83 = -7. A score of 90 = Level/Par.

From the above scores it can be determined that the competitors that shoot 90 or above have a 0 handicap
and will shoot from Scratch at their next registered shoot.

The competitor that shot 83 will be awarded +7 shots for
the next registered shoot. (Providing that his/her
previous handicap was +7 or higher)

As competitors post a better score at registered events
their handicap will be cut.
Example :- The shooter above scores 85 at his/her next competition, therefore their handicap for their next
shoot will be +5 (A score of 85 = -5)

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 +5 the competitor shoots at their next three
shoots-

82 (-8) 79 (-11) 81 (-9)

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 +8

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 50 targets for their handicap on the day
of the shoot.

Example
Shoot 42 out of the 50 targets used to assess your
handicap and you will be given an assessment score
of 42 X 2 = 84 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 100 bird shoots above.
Click here for the 60 bird handicap system

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