[2] The BFTA runs several competitions throughout the year and maintains national gradings based on performance at nominated events.
Shooters are graded on a rolling average of their previous 20 scores from national or regional Field Target events shot to BFTA rule and the grades are banded as follows:
A shooter may elect to be placed into a specific group above the one they are currently graded in, but can only move down as a result of regrading at the start or either the winter or summer season.
[3] The GP series rankings are calculated by taking the scores achieved by each shooter in the series and dropping the lowest X scores (Dependent on number of GP's held in the season) and adding their GP percentage based score.
In 2014 the already shorter series was reduced by a further GP due to the after effects of Hurricane Bertha.