Kansas City Trapshooters Association
 

The Kansas City Trapshooters Association Weekly Club Program

trapkidsSince 1923, the KCTA club program has offered a year round shooting program promoting both trap and skeet shooting. The competition is equalized; it is varied; you may do any type of shooting you wish. You’ll find shooting by class in 16 yard events, along with handicap events, doubles events and sliding handicap races. A full skeet program is also offered. Competition is equalized by all known methods; classification, yardage, handicaps and added targets. Once you start shooting the club program, your rank is taken care of almost automatically. In trap, there’s a winner and second place in each class, and an open high overall winner awarded EACH WEEK. In skeet, there’s a class winner each week. So, even if you just shoot your “Club” a few times during the year, you have a chance to win something EVERY TIME YOU SHOOT! Naturally, the more you shoot, the more your chances of winning. The annual trophy races begin in January and end in December, and again the more often you compete, the better your chances of winning an annual award.

THE WEEKLY TRAPSHOOTING PROGRAM

The club week begins on the first day of the week the KCTA is open and ends at 5:00 pm Sunday.

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SHOOTING PROCEDURES

Weekly 50-target 16-yard event by class. You may shoot an optional 3rd round and use the best two rounds combined as your score. In order for your 3rd round to be used, it must be a higher score than one of the first two rounds. However, “A” class shooters are required to shoot all three rounds (this is done to reduce carryovers). You must declare that you are shooting “club” when you sign up. Once you shoot your first round of “club,” the next 16-yard round you shoot that day or week is automatically “club.” You may practice before declaring the 3rd round. Ties will be broken by long runs. If still tied after the greatest long run, all necessary successive long runs will be considered. If tied scores are broken identically, the tie will carryover to the next club week.

ENTRY FEE

$2 (in addition to target fees) for the first two rounds, and another $0.50 for the optional 3rd round (Classes B, C and D).

CLASSIFICATION (A-B-C-D)

You will begin in a class based upon your known ability or ATA average. Two wins promote you to the next higher class, and four consecutive losses demote you one class. Management reserves the right to reclassify as often as necessary.

WEEKLY AWARDS

1st place in each class is awarded 2 rounds of targets.
2nd place is awarded 1 round of targets.

THE ADDED EVENTS
HANDICAP – SLIDING HANDICAP – DOUBLES

In addition to the 16’s, you may shoot the 25-target added event each week. You may shoot the added events twice, and your best score of the two will be used.

ENTRY FEE

$2 for the first round; no additional entry for the second round

HANDICAP

All 25 targets are shot from the same yardage. ATA members will be handicapped at whatever their ATA yardage is at the beginning of the year. New shooters will start at 20 yards, or by ATA rules. The high shooter(s) will win 3 points toward the annual trophy, second place 2 points and third place 1 point. In case of a tie, all shooters will receive points. A first-place win will move you back 1 yard the next time you shoot. The annual champion will be the winner of the most points during the year.

SLIDING HANDICAP

Yardage rules are the same as for the Handicap added event. In this event, you begin the round at your assigned yardage. If you break 5 on any post you “slide” back one yard on the next post. If you break 4, you stay at the same yardage on the next post. Break 3 or fewer and you “slide” up one yard. However, you do not “slide” ahead of the yardage you began the round at regardless of how many you miss. Winning point distribution is the same as the Handicap event (3,2,1). In case of a tie, all shooters will receive points. Each first-place win moves you back one yard the next time you shoot the Slider. The annual trophy goes to the winner of the most points during the year.

DOUBLES

Shooters will be equalized by means of a maximum of 6 added targets based on ability. Each first-place win reduces the number of added targets by 1 the next time you shoot the Doubles added event. Winning point distribution is 3 points for the high score (including added targets), 2 for second, and 1 for third. In case of a tie, all shooters will receive points. The annual trophy goes to the winner of the most points during the year.

TRAP HIGH OVERALL

Each week, 4 rounds of targets will be awarded to the shooter with the highest score on the 16’s and added event combined. Class A shooters will shoot scratch, Class B shooters will receive 1 added target, Class C, 2 targets and Class D, 3 targets. Any shooter breaking 75x75 scratch cannot be tied by another shooter by means of added targets. All ties will divide the rounds.

THE WEEKLY SKEET PROGRAM

The Skeet program consists of 50 targets of 12 gauge and 25 of an added small gauge each week. The weekly 12 gauge will be 50 targets with an entry fee of $2. You may shoot an additional 3rd round and use the best 2 of the 3 as your score. An additional$0.50 will be charged if you shoot the 3rd round. There will be 3 classes. Shooters will be classified based upon known ability. You must declare your “Club” prior to shooting. First place in each class receives 2 rounds of targets. Ties will be broken by long run, then to the small gauge added event score, and finally carried over to the next club week if necessary. The annual champion is the winner of the most first-place weekly wins. Two wins promote a shooter to the next higher class, and four consecutive losses demote a shooter one class. In any of the skeet events, a shooter may shoot any smaller gauge gun.

THE ADDED EVENTS
20 Gauge - 28 Gauge - .410 Bore

In addition to the 12 gauge, you may shoot the 25 target added event each week. You may shoot the added events twice, and your best score of the two will be used.

ENTRY FEE

$2 for the first round; no additional entry for the second

SHOOTING PROCEDURE

Competition will be equalized by means of added targets. Shooters will be given added targets based on ability. The high shooter each week will receive 3 points toward the respective annual trophy, second 2 points, and third 1 point. There is an annual trophy for each of the three gauges. In order to be eligible for any of the three small gauge annual trophies, a shooter must have competed at least three times during the year.

THE ANNUAL TROPHIES

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Russ Elliott Memorial All Around Trap Champion & Runnerup – Trophy donated annually by Jack Thompson. Most first place wins in the 16 yard class and first place wins on added events (Handicap, Slider & Doubles).

All Around High Average – Highest combined average on 14 (700 targets) best 16 yard scores, 4 Handicap (100), 4 sliding handicap (100) and 4 doubles (96) scores.

Ray Kasten Memorial Handicap Championship - $1,000 donated annually by the Kasten family is split 10 places high gun to the top point winners on the Handicap and Sliding Handicap added events combined.

Dale Foster Memorial President’s Trophy – Belt buckle donated annually by the Foster family awarded to the top point winner on the Handicap, Sliding Handicap and Doubles added events combined

Handicap Champion – Most points won on the Handicap added event.

Sliding Handicap Champion – Most points won on the Sliding Handicap added event.

Doubles Champion – Most points won on the Doubles added event.

$600 ADDED EVENT ADDED MONEY - split 40-30-20-10 to each added event ($200 each).

$600 BI-MONTHLY ADDED MONEY – split 50-30-20 high gun to top All Around Trap Championship point winners. $100 paid based on each of 6 bi-monthly (6 club week) periods.

Added Event Runnerups – Anyone winning at least 1 point during the year on any of the added events will be eligible for the shootoff at year end. Winner of each respective shootoff wins the trophy. Winners of any of the following trophies are not eligible for these shootoffs: All Around Champ & Runnerup, All Around High Average, Any added event champion, 100 Straight and Daily Doubles.

Daily Doubles Champion – One point toward this trophy will be awarded each time during the year that a shooter wins both first in class and first on the added event of that week.

Ladies Championship – All ladies shooting club at least 6 times during the year will be eligible for weekly points toward the annual trophy. Class A will shoot scratch, Class B will receive 1 added target, Class C, 2 added and Class D, 3 added. High score (with added) will receive 3 points toward the annual trophy, second high 2, and third 1.

Junior Championship – All juniors shooting club at least 6 times during the year will be eligible for weekly points toward the annual trophy. Added targets by class, and weekly point distribution are the same as the Ladies Championship. In order to be considered a Junior, you must not have reached your 18th birthey by March 1 of the year.

Veteran and Sr Veteran Championships – Veteran Belt Buckle donated annually by Jim Hedgecock. All veterans and Sr Veterans shooting club at least 6 times during the year will be elibible for weekly points toward the annual trophy. Added targets by class, and weekly point distribution are the same as the Ladies Championship. In order to be considered a Veteran, you must have reached your 65th birthday by March 1 of the year. Sr Veteran must have reached their 70th birthday by March 1.

SKEET

All Around Champion – Most first place wins on the 12 gauge and added events combined during the year.

20 Gauge, 28 Gauge and .410 Bore Champions (3 trophies) – Most points won on the respective small gun competition during the year. In order to be eligible for any of the small gun annual trophies, a shooter must have competed at least 3 times during the year.

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