Quote Originally Posted by Rich View Post
In my case it's because getting up twenty times in a 40-shot comp from a seated position is hard enough, and getting up from a prone position would be exhausting.

I think most FT shooters will tell you - maybe counter-intuitively - that they find the seated position to be the more stable.

There's also the consideration that there should be less risk of shooting the grass.
On a FT course the target should be clear from 21cm above the ground at the gate (taken from the BFTA Main Shoot Rules 2019), which, from a prone position should be visible, but how many course setters check that?
Prone is the most stable position for shooting, far less movement than seated - but given the average age of FT'ers others have probably made the valid excuses