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foremost, just come along and enjoy
themselves in a relaxed atmosphere.
Obviously no artifi cial yardage tools will be
allowed.
Different classes will exist as follows:
-Open, -.22 and recoiling guns combined
and
Junior (16 years and under). In addition,
there will be a 2-tier system in place at
each event, so that newcomers and
inexperienced shooters are also catered for.
For those new to the sport the emphasis
will be on fun and gaining experience in
competition. The idea is to give people a
better chance to win a prize, and give them
something to go for at each event.
Our slogan is ‘INCLUSIVELY OPEN TO
ALL’, and this format should be just that.
Prizes in each will be the same for the top
three highest score in each class. Tier 1 will
be the same as any other national HFT
competition prizes again in each class. All
tier 1 shooters will be drawn for partners on
the morning of the shoot. Marshalls will be
appointed by HFT Masters and they will
shoot for free. Everyone enters the main
prize draw on the day. Targets incidentally,
will be made by Peter Underwood in the UK,
and be of recognized quality.
SPONSORS
Every event will be recorded by Field Sports
British TV and will be viewable over the
internet. Main sponsors as mentioned, are
BSA Guns, but the following are also to be
involved: Field Sports British TV, The Air
Gun Centre, Ronnie Sunshine, JSB, Jack
Pike Clothing
Sports Match, Peter Underwood Targets
and BASC.
There will be cash prizes at each event.
HFT Masters will guarantee, irrespective of
numbers, they will pay out three prizes to a
total £500 in a free draw at their fi ve
events in 2015. In addition, other trophies
and prizes will be given out on the day. For
more enquires and information, there is
our website http://www.hftmasters.net .”BEST OF LUCK CHAPS
So will it work? Well I can see their
reasoning with regards to discipline shots,
and the spectators really do need to be
encouraged at every opportunity, so that’s
another good thing. What we want to try and
avoid is competitors being spread too thinly
over several rival events. To be fair to the
HFT Masters organizers, they have at least
avoided the UKAHFT listed dates, so that’s
encouraging.
As for how the changes are received
and whether it leads to a more fragmented
sport, only time will tell. Sports do need to
evolve, and hopefully, HFT will be all the
stronger for it. Check out http://www.hftmasters.
net for the full heads up.QUITE A SEASON
ON THE WAY THEN!
For pre-booking application forms and
downloads regarding established UKAHFT
events (where bookings are still possible),
and all the latest information on anything
connected with Hunter Field Target shooting,
take a look at the following websites:
https://sites.google.com/site/ukahft/
and http://www.shooting-the-breeze.com https://
sites.google.com/site/whfta1/Avoiding supports
like this will make
kneelers and standing
shots fairerTotally freestyle
kneelers means
no supportSS05.15/15/b