Trap Rules
 

President - Dean Ekstrom: 393-2011

Treasurer - Gayle Lawson: 364-6284

League Secretary - R.G. Prucha: 363-1216
 
Handicap & Classification Committee
 

R.G. Prucha

Rich Engen

Ron Ballou
 

Using ATA Classification
 

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Entry
 
1 - Sponsor's Fee - each team - $35.00 All sponsor's fees must be paid before the starting date of league.
2 - Otter Creek Sportsmen's Club Membership Fee - $30.00 for each shooter to be paid prior to the end of the third week. Family Membership - $30.00 (Family membership applies to spouse and dependant children.) Shooter's membership must be paid by the end of the fourth week or shooter's scores will NOT be posted.
3 - Starting date of League is May 4, 2010. Shoot offs and trophy presntations will be held on August 22, 2010 for all League members.
4 - The first three weeks must be shot by the end of the third week.  After the initial three weeks there will be no make-up without a valid reason.  Shooters may shoot the entire 16's portion at once if desired.  On handicap you may shoot ahead only the present plus TWO (2) weeks.
5 - There must be at least five shooters and no more than eight on each team.
6 - Every team entered must complete the first three weeks of shooting by the end of the third week. (Sunday May 23, 2010)
7 - League members shall be provided with a membership card with space for each week's scores. It is the SHOOTER'S RESPONSIBILITY to keep track of the weeks and scores that have been shot.
8 - Each team must have a team captain. Only a team captain may register a complaint with the League Secretary for his team members or his team.
9 - Shooters who will permanently miss the remaining part of the league for a valid reason may be replaced with the consent of the League Secretary. The replacement must use scores already shot and posted. Handicap will be determined by the Board. The replacement will not be in the running for any individual high score trophies earned by his/her scores.
10 - Written request for make-up must be submitted to the League Secretary before the week to be missed has ended.
11 - The competition week begins on Monday and ends on Sunday night.  Scheduled shooting days are: Tuesday, Thursday & Sunday. League or practice shooting is permitted on any of these days so long as they do not conflict with a special program.  The Club will be closed the week of the Iowa State Trap Shoot on the following days: Tuesday July 20th , Thursday July 22nd and Sunday, July 25th.  For this week only you may shoot ahead or behind one week. 
12 - On ATA shooting days there may be a limited number of traps available.

13 - Trophies in classes will be presented as follows:

                                                     4 Teams - 1 Place

                                                     5 & 6 Teams - 2 Places 

                                                     7 & 8 Teams - 3 Places 

All ties will shoot off.  Sixteen yard team handicap will NOT be used in shoot offs.
 
General Rules
 
 
1 - Shooter's responsibility before leaving the signup desk:
     a) Write name legibly
     b) Team number
     c) Number of week to be registered and stamped in RED
     d) Handicap yardage (when needed)
2 - Shooters will shoot for score in consecutive weekly order. If duplicate week scores are recorded, the lowest score will count for that week and all other scores for that week will be voided and not transferrable.
3 - In league where an odd number of teams exist, the odd team of the week will shoot against it's three previous week's average score to round out the bracket.
4 - The individual with the high score in total 16 yard and handicap targets combined will be awarded a trophy. All ties will shoot off. The shoot off will be 25 16 yard and 25 handicap targets.
5 - No target will be changed from Lost to Dead once the shooter has left the post in which the target was shot.
6 - Shooters should ask the puller or scorer to call lost targets lound enough so that everyone on the squad can hear. Scores should be read after every 5 targets.
7 - Shooters should remain at their posts until the puller or scorer has read the scores for that position and has called the change.
8 - NO FOOD OR DRINK OF ANY KIND IS PERMITTED ON THE FIRING LINE!
9 - Individual shooters who cannot be placed on a team may buy a club membership and shoot for individual class trophies only.
10 - The ATA rule book along with the League Rules will be used to govern league shooting.
11 - Tied team scores will be decided by the 6th, 7th, or 8th scores on an equal number of members per teams.
12 - League shoot offs will be held on Saturday, August 28th. We prefer that all ties be shot off on that date. A team or individual involved in a shoot off will shoot at NO CHARGE on the leage shoot off day. Others who shoot during the week previous to the specified date will pay for their shoot off targets at regular price.
 
Sixteen Yard Targets
 
1 - Sixteen yard averages shot in league competition last year and the first four weeks of the current year will be used for this year's classification.
2 - New shooters will be classified after they have completed the first four weeks of shooting and by known ability.
3 - ATA averages and known ability will also be used for classification as of May 4, 2010.
4 - Each individual class winner will be awarded a trophy and all ties will shoot off at the end of the league.
5 - Averages of shooters on a team during the first three weeks will determine which class the teams shoots in.

6 - For the first half of the season, all shooters shall fire three matches at the sixteen yard line before the team averages and handicaps are figured. The scores of the top five team members for each of the three matches shall be totaled and shall be used to establish the team handicap. Taking the team average, subtract 120 and use sixty percent of the difference as a team's handicap. No team can be handicapped to more than a score of 120.

Example: Top five team members have scores totaling 112, 114 and 118. This toal equals 344. Dividing by three equals 114.6. Rounding to 115 and taking the difference between 115 and 120 we are left with 5. Sixty percent of 5 is 3. Adding this to the totals gives us: 115, 117 and 120 as no team total with a bird handicap added can be more than 120.

 
7 - In computing all team averages, the fractions will be figured to the nearest tenth for all competitive rounds. Percentage points below 0.5 will be dropped. Percentage points 0.5 & higher will be rounded to the next highest number
8 - Sixteen yard trophies (individual) will be awarded by class (ie, the high shooter in each class)
 
200 Handicap Targets
 
1 - Five yardage groups: 19 - 19 1 / 2, 20 - 20 1 / 2, 21 - 22  1 / 2, 23 - 24 1/ 2 and 25 - 27.
2 - ATA shooters will start the league at the yardage punched on their ATA average card on the first night of handicap shooting.
3 - ATA shooters that no longer shoot registered targets will start the league at the yardage last assigned to them by the ATA.
4 - ATA average cards must be used for proof of change in yardage.
5 - Non ATA shooters will be assigned yardage according to previous two years scores and by known ability.
6 - Shooters will receive added yardage for the following reasons only
     a) For leading a yardage group after every fifty targets a shooter shoots & all ties will receive one yard for a score of 45 or more of the 50 (example: if the high score of one of the yardage groups is a 48, that shooter & all ties will receive one yard added).
     b) Second place and all ties will receive one half yard. In yardage groups where the score was less than 45 of the 50, the high shooter & ties will receive one half yard.
7 - Shooters should NOT shoot more than two weeks ahead during handicap due to the possibility of change in their yardage after every fifty targets. Exceptions to the two weeks by permission of the League Secretary.
8 - Shooters who shoot more than two weeks ahead & have their yardage changed will be required to re-fire. If targets have to be re-fired, they will be notified by the League Secretary. 
9 - It will be the shooter's responsibility to know his correct yardage at all times and to make sure he is standing on the correct yardage when he shoots his targets. In the event it is discovered that a shooter is shooting from the incorrect yardage, the round will be re-shot.
10 - Handicap trophies will be awarded by yardage group (example: the high shooter in each group). Shooters will be remain assigned to the group in which they started regardless of earned yardage.
 
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