2008 League Organizational Meeting At The FWT&S Club - Monday, February 25th
Shooting will begin at 5:30pm on Mondays or Tuesdays, as applicable, depending on what league night you are participating in. Please have your equipment at your designated field and be ready to shoot no later than 5:25pm. The spring league begins shooting on Monday, March 3rd or Tuesday, March 4th, as applicable.
The spring league shall consist of 5 weeks trap followed by 5 weeks of skeet.
Each week, weather permitting, the league will shoot two rounds of either skeet or trap (as scheduled). Each round shall consist of 25 targets. In the event of rain, the decision to shoot or not shoot will be made at 5:00pm at the club.
League members may shoot practice rounds on Mondays or Tuesdays, as applicable, for the duration of the league at a cost of $4.50 a round (price includes tax).
If you know that you are going to be unavailable to shoot on some Monday or Tuesday evenings, as applicable, please bank ahead (shoot scores in advance) so that your team is not penalized. In addition, shoot a floating bank of scores that can be used in the case of an emergency, etc. To shoot a bank, first obtain a score sheet from the club counter, indicate what day you are banking for or label as floating, shoot scores, and return the score sheet to the counter. Rounds banked for a specific league night are already paid for with your league fee. Floating banks must be paid for when the bank is shot. League members may bank rounds whenever the club is open, with the exception that no league rounds may be shot during a registered club trap or skeet shoot. Check ahead to see if the club is having a registered shoot on the weekend you wish to bank.
League members will pull and score targets for each other.
The Club will provide personnel to set targets and load target houses.
Team captains (lead off shooters) are responsible for returning score sheets to the club house after shooting is completed.
In the event of inclement weather, the league president and the club manager will decide if the league will shoot. This decision will be made by 5:00pm on the day of shooting.
The league collects, at a minimum, $50 of the total league fee prior to shooting on March 3rd or March 4th, as applicable. Full payment is expected by the fourth week of shooting. Make checks payable to “Fort Worth Trap & Skeet League”. If one of these payment options does not work for your situation, please see the league secretary to work out an alternate plan. We will work with your situation if at all possible.
SAFETY RULES
All guns shall be kept open and unloaded until the shooter is on the shooting station. Do not put shells in the chamber of your gun, even if it is open, until you are on the shooting station. The actions of all guns shall be open when guns are placed in gun racks with the exception that break-open guns may be closed just before they are placed in the gun rack. All guns shall be carried to and from the shooting fields with their actions open.
TRAP – Load one shell at a time. DO NOT load gun while walking from station 5 to station 1. Guns shall be unloaded anytime when someone must go downrange to check a trap or is downrange for any reason.
SKEET – Never load more than two shells at a time. On station 8 only load one shell. It is permissible to load two shells on station 8 low house only when the shooter is straight.
No alcoholic beverages or anyone under the influence of intoxicants will be allowed on any field.
Shooting glasses and ear protection must be worn at all times when shooting or pulling and scoring for the opposing team.
No shot size larger than 7 ½ or powder loads greater than 3 1/4 dram equivalent shall be permitted.
Guns will be pointed down range when loading.
League members are responsible for their guests’ compliance with safety rules and regulations.
Only league shooters and employees will be allowed on the Trap & Skeet ranges during firing exercises.
It is the responsibility of all League members to insure that all safety rules and regulations are strictly adhered to at all times.
Safety is a must and violators are subject to the loss of their shooting privileges.
