L.o.l,
. All you need to do now, is enter and hope there is a low Vets entry on the day. You can then still shoot sh*te and qualify for finals day for the BO. Even coming back to shoot in class, although you might not have qualified in class.
:frantics: 
Chap, entries for the Majors for 2022 (twit that I am did put 2021, thank you Martin) have yet to open, those that do not wish to enter on principle still have the option.
Low Vets entry? mate my big ears hear that Vets is now the largest category within the CPSA, might have to try & wing it from steerageL.o.l,
Id imagine the drive to win a Major and all of the prestige of being an English and or British Champion gives far exceeds the desire for the cash prize? I do get your point about how much though, although that burger, is it by Heston?, the full tank of fuel though does tip past £100. The cash though would Im sure be a welcome offset against the many hours the champion spent on the circuit. The minutes of the meeting (easily accessible) were quite firm in that this is a trial and for the majors only, members feedback will most probably determine its future, if against it will stop, if supported it may well roll out, if supported that is by its members. As for the CPSA "bumping up its coffers" this competition entry is all paid back, where an earth have you been shooting where this is not so?. Am sure that if you have any new / novel ideas, either for added "benefits of membership" or to "encourage more people to join" they would be well received by your local CPSA director.
I would have to disagree with your picture on straw baler shoots.there are plenty of small grounds that have skeet and trap set ups that are cpsa standard.maybe ed should try a few of the small grounds and see that there are some that have arguably targets that are equal to some of the big grounds that run comps.a lot of the straw bale shooters are members of cpsa likely for the insurance but also they may do the odd comp a year.i like them pay my money each year and have done for a good few years now i might if i take a liking to go to a comp on occasion and i hope that like so many other things that start off as a small thing balloon.shooting had for so long been seen as an elitist sport only done by the rich and aristocracy and in a small way cutting out some of the casual shooters is in some way going back to that.
Indeed Id imagine lots of non affiliated grounds have facilities ranging from sparse to superb, was only drawing on ones own experiences, my ref to Ed was merely that going out irregularly shooting at a few clays with chums on a purely social level is "fine" (as per one of his quite interesting u tube offerings). Am glad that you do venture out to the odd reg and wish more would too, the competition side of shooting needs a healthy uptake. As for cost, take away the gun and is clay target shooting now that more expensive than most other participation sports? Do understand the perception bit, mention shooting and what mostly springs to mind in others is plus fours, tweed, pheasants, 4x4s and pot bellies.
That’s nonsensical in my view. You don’t encourage participation in the blue riband events, or the sport as a whole, by limiting entries to the elite few. Anyway, the clue’s in the word ‘open’.
'Open' any one can enter....
Any idea how many targets the english open covers, I did try and look but can only find how to book, just trying to work out how long the round may take
Think the English is 120 targets, 15 stands of 8. Its 9 minute squad gaps so if you go round uninterrupted should be 2 hours 15 minutes. But I would expect there to be the odd hold up, so allow 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
I booked on for the English Sporting last night bang on 20-00. Got a Saturday slot, does help when the Mrs can type at 100mph
I was booking for four of us, sporting and sport trap so had CPSA numbers, addresses etc all to hand just in case but only needed CPSA a numbers. Totally forgot about it until 8.30 but had no problems getting places but looking now I’m glad I did it when I did!
