Trapshooting is almost like playing golf with a shotgun. Instead of
whacking a ball with a club... you whack a flying target with a shotgun. It is a
"family sport" where the entire family shoots together and in tournament shoots
compete against each other.
TRAP SHOOTING IS A HIDDEN SPORT AND IS STILL QUITE
RESERVED FOR THE RICH AND FAMOUS...
BUT THAT'S CHANGING FAST.
Equipment and layout for Trap
shooting at B.G.C.
The elite resorts of the world all offer trapshooting recreation. Special low-power
loads are used to hit clay targets, sort of like "skeet shooting." It is
hardly a boring sport and it is exiting and challenging. Surprisingly, there are
thousands of registered competition shoots taking place nationally and worldwide yet you
would hardly know it. It truly is a hidden sport. That is, until you get into
the game and discover the wide range of opportunities. You may even meet familiar
faces you didn't know were shooting these events. It is a secret sport, to a degree,
but shouldn't be.
Besides shooting, children of all ages do shoot at these events, and the fantastic parties
that follow are not to be missed. The food and prizes are simply first-class
treasures. The camaraderie among shooters is incredible. If you're looking to
meet some great people... you have to try trapshooting. You may meet a movie star
here and there, authors and other famous people.
If you haven't tried trapshooting you are missing out on a great time. There are
registered shoots throughout the nation.
HOW DO I BEGIN? I'VE NEVER SHOT A SHOTGUN BEFORE ?
Written by; James Russell, Copyright 1998, Author of "Trap Shooting
Secrets" and "Precision Shooting - The Trapshooter's Bible." P.O. Box
10121, Suite 2093, Eugene, OR 97440. Write for a free brochure
Here is a diagram of an International Trap Field. The green area
represents the bunker which the targets come out from. The blue squares represent the
shooting stations at which the shooters stand to shoot their targets. A shooter will shoot
one target and then move to the station to the right, and when the shooter reaches the far
right, will start again on the far left position. The distance between the shooters and
the bunker is 10 meters (approx. 16 yards).
There are marks on the bunker in front of each shooter representing the
middle trap of the three trap for that station. The trap under that mark will throw a
straight-away, the trap to the right will throw a left angle, and the trap to the left
will throw a right angle. A round consists of 25 targets, and a typical day of shooting
for a match will be 100 targets.
