A little confused on classing for a newbie

[zorba_the_greek]

Morning everyone,

 

Not sure if this is an easy newbie question to answer......??

 

 

I shot my 3rd registered shoot ever last Sat @ A1 shooting ground and scored 74 (100 birds only) after getting my S/G certificate in Sept 08.

 

Previously i had scored 54 out of 100 B/O in Dec 08 AND 59 out of 100 B/O in Jan 09.

 

Now when my scores were put up on the board after at last weeks shoot i had (class A) next to my name.......

 

How come i had class A next to my name?

 

I thought that you only get a class after completing 3 reg shoots that are sent away and come back after a while with a classing. Didn’t think you get class on the day, Also every how often do classes get re-evaluated? every 6 or 12 months?

 

Getting myself in a pickle bout the whole thing.....thought i would be in class C

 

Can some explain to me in laymen's terms what goes on.

 

cheers in advance

[henry d]

I`ll put it in the clay section for you so it gets some responses..............

[MC]

At a guess I would say that the ones you shot Birds only won't count and your classification will be based on you 74 out of 100 which will put you in A class.

[clayman]

At a guess I would say that the ones you shot Birds only won't count and your classification will be based on you 74 out of 100 which will put you in A class.

 

Once again the common misconception - birds only still count!!!

 

If you enter a registered shoot, your scores count for classification regardless of whether you shoot "targets only" or enter the prize "competition".

 

The only difference is whether or not you have paid money into the prize fund, and are eligible to win a cash prize.

 

As a new shooter, you do not yet have an "average", that comes after a years shooting and is then updated every 6 months. Until you have a years scores to provide a rolling annual average you are graded at each shoot on the first 50% of what you shoot, so I your card says you shot, shall we say 40 ex 50 in the first half, then 34 ex 50 in the second half - 40/50 is an 80% score = A grade. Interestingly, if you did it the other way round, and shot , say, 30/50 in the first half, and then 44/50 in the second half, you would be classified on the day as only a C shooter even though your final score was the same.

 

In some shoots, the day classification may be on set stands, or set layouts - but usually its just the first 1/2 of your card on the day determines your grade for that day alone.

 

This information is all contained in the General Regulations booklet sent to all CPSA memebers and a free download from their site.

[zorba_the_greek]

Once again the common misconception - birds only still count!!!

 

If you enter a registered shoot, your scores count for classification regardless of whether you shoot "targets only" or enter the prize "competition".

 

The only difference is whether or not you have paid money into the prize fund, and are eligible to win a cash prize.

 

As a new shooter, you do not yet have an "average", that comes after a years shooting and is then updated every 6 months. Until you have a years scores to provide a rolling annual average you are graded at each shoot on the first 50% of what you shoot, so I your card says you shot, shall we say 40 ex 50 in the first half, then 34 ex 50 in the second half - 40/50 is an 80% score = A grade. Interestingly, if you did it the other way round, and shot , say, 30/50 in the first half, and then 44/50 in the second half, you would be classified on the day as only a C shooter even though your final score was the same.

 

In some shoots, the day classification may be on set stands, or set layouts - but usually its just the first 1/2 of your card on the day determines your grade for that day alone.

 

This information is all contained in the General Regulations booklet sent to all CPSA memebers and a free download from their site.

 

Thank you very much clayman! that explains alot. Will go hunt around on their website for the info.

[fuzrat]

I seem to have been going about this the wrong way. I am also unclassified and tend to pick out the easy stands to get my eye in first. I also tend to shoot in pretty much stand order.

 

Will have to start shooting the Back 9 first

 

Fuzrat