British Field Target Association Explained

The British Field Target Association (BFTA) is the governing body of field target shooting in England, Scotland and Wales.^[1]

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.^[2]

Competitions

The BFTA runs several competitions throughout the year and maintains national gradings based on performance at nominated events.

Grand Prix Series
British Championships
Inter-Regionals
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.^[3]

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.^[4]

AA

Year	GP's Held	Counting GP's	Winner^[5]	Region	Final score
1987	?	?	Richard North	?	?
1988	?	?	Nick Jenkinson	SWEFTA	?
1989	?	?	Nick Jenkinson	SWEFTA	?
1990	?	?	Andy Taylor	?	?
1991	?	?	Nick Jenkinson	SWEFTA	?
1992	?	?	Nick Jenkinson	SWEFTA	?
1993	?	?	Nick Jenkinson	SWEFTA	?
1994	?	?	Tim Finley	?	?
1995	?	?	Mick Dakin	?	?
1996	?	?	Andy Calpin	NEFTA	?
1997	?	?	Tim Finley	?	?
1998	?	?	Martin Hutchinson	?	?
1999	?	?	Martin Hutchinson	?	?
2000	?	?	Martin Hutchinson	?	?
2001	?	?	Dave Baines	?	?
2002	?	?	Josh Garwood	?	?
2003	?	?	Stu Hancox	?	?
2004	?	?	James Woodhead	CSFTA	?
2005	?	?	James Osborne	MFTA	?
2006	?	?	Tim Finley	?	?
2007	?	?	James Osborne	MFTA	?
2008	?	?	James Osborne	MFTA	?
2009	?	?	Andrew Gillott	MFTA	?
2010	?	?	John Costello	NEFTA	?
2011	?	?	Neil Daniels	MFTA	?
2012	9	7	John Costello	NEFTA	581.2^[6]
2013	9	7	Andy Calpin	NEFTA	591.4^[7]
2014	6	4	Andy Calpin	NEFTA	391.41^[8]

A

Year	GP's Held	Counting GP's	Winner	Region	Final score
2012	9	7	Colin Richardson	FFTA	527.4
2013	9	7	Steve Wilson	NWFTA	525.6
2014	6	4	Chris Keyworth	WAFTA	366.0

B

Year	GP's Held	Counting GP's	Winner	Region	Final score
2012	9	7	Paul Dunwoody	NWFTA	522.9
2013	9	7	Robert Long	MFTA	491.8
2014	6	4	David Williams	WAFTA	352.1

C

Year	GP's Held	Counting GP's	Winner	Region	Final score
2012	9	7	Gary Fisher	MFTA	354.5
2013	9	7	Andrew Gough	MFTA	411.3
2014	6	4	Ian Burton	MFTA	287.3

P

Year	GP's Held	Counting GP's	Winner	Region	Final score
2012	9	7	Steve Privett	CSFTA	485.7
2013	9	7	Brian Samson	NEFTA	503.5
2014	6	4	Brian Samson	NEFTA	341.7

Open

Year	GP's Held	Counting GP's	Winner	Region	Final score
2012	9	7	Richard Baker	FFTA	437.2
2013	9	7	Ian Challis	SEFTA	590.9
2014	6	4	Ian Challis	SEFTA	400.0

Notes and References

Web site: A brief history of the A brief history of the British Field Target Association . A brief history of the British Field Target Association . 20 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230710144923/https://www.thebfta.net/a-brief-history-of-the-british-field-target-association/ . 10 July 2023 . en-gb . live.
Web site: BFTA Constitution Ratified 2012. British Field Target Association. 15 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090722/http://www.thebfta.net/attachments/article/114/Constitution%20Ratified%202012.doc. 19 August 2014. dead.
Web site: 2013 BFTA Grading Frequently Asked Questions. British Field Target Association. 15 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140819082245/http://www.thebfta.net/2012-01-30-14-22-26/grading-faq. 19 August 2014. dead.
Web site: Grand Prix 6 and Tropical Storm Bertha. BFTA. 16 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140819082455/http://www.thebfta.net/98-news/153-grand-prix-6-and-tropical-storm-bertha. 19 August 2014. dead.
Web site: BFTA Grand Prix Series Champions. British Field Target Association. 20 August 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140821073704/http://www.thebfta.net/2011-11-29-14-50-29/trophy-champions/96-bfta-competitions. 21 August 2014.
Web site: BFTA 2012 Grand-prix Series Results. British Field Target Association. 15 August 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090346/http://www.thebfta.net/2011-11-29-14-50-29/2012-09-25-15-23-57/bfta-2012-grand-prix-series-results. 19 August 2014.
Web site: BFTA 2013 Grand-prix Series Results. British Field Target Association. 15 August 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090703/http://www.thebfta.net/2011-11-29-14-50-29/2013-04-07-21-16-13/bfta-2013-grand-prix-series-results. 19 August 2014.
Web site: BFTA 2014 Grand-prix Series Results. British Field Target Association. 27 July 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151203222354/http://www.thebfta.net/2011-11-29-14-50-29/2013-04-07-21-16-14/bfta-2014-grand-prix-series-results. 3 December 2015.