Sporting
Clays is a
challenging
clay target
game
designed to
simulate
field
shooting. On
a Sporting
Clays
course,
shooters are
presented
with a wide
variety of
targets that
duplicate
the flight
path of
gamebirds,
such as
flushing,
crossing,
incoming and
other
angling
shots.
Courses are
laid out in
natural
surroundings
and
typically
include five
or 10
shooting
"stations"
with
shooters
moving from
one station
to the next
to complete
the course.
Each
"station"
presents
shooters
with a
different
type of
shot. At a
"grouse
station,"
for example,
shooters
might face
flushing
"birds" that
zip in and
out of the
trees. At a
"decoying
duck"
station,
incoming
targets may
float in
toward the
shooter. Â
Most courses
make use of
natural
features
such as
woods and
ponds to
create a
realistic
setting for
each type of
shot. At any
"station,"
targets may
be thrown as
singles,
simultaneous
pairs,
following
pairs (one
target right
after the
other), or
report pairs
(the second
target
launched at
the sound of
the gun
being fired
at the
first).
To further
challenge
shooters,
target size
may vary
from the
standard
trap/skeet
clay bird to
the smaller
"midi" and
"mini"
targets, or
a flat disc
shaped
"battue"
target.
There are
even special
"rabbit"
targets that
are thrown
on end and
skitter
across the
ground.
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