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 Trap, Skeet or what?
#732471
05/22/09 02:27 AM
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Mykol
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Please tell me the difference in shooting trap, skeet or sporting clays! I kinda think of the terms as interchangable, but obviously they're not...
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Re: Trap, Skeet or what?
[Re: Mykol]
#732472
05/22/09 03:37 AM
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Cool_Hand
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Okay, here goes!!!
Trap: Shoot from 5 stations behind the trap house. Birds are thrown from an ocelating trap. Can go hard right or left and every position in-between. Change stations every 5 rounds with 25 birds thrown.
Skeet: Shoot from 8 stations. Situated in half circle. Seven positions around the half circle and the 8th is out in the center. Station 1, shoot a pair of singles, one from the high house, one from the low, then a set of doubles. Repeat the same on station2. singles all the way around till you get to station 6 and repeat from station 1&2. Go to the center and shoot one from the high and turn around and shoot one from the low. 25 birds also thrown.
Sporting clays: Usually consists of 12 shooting stations all situated on a diverse course. Birds are thrown from various directions consisting of 100 rounds shot. FUN!! Hope I answered all your questions?
 Benny Promise Ranch
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Re: Trap, Skeet or what?
[Re: Cool_Hand]
#732473
05/22/09 03:43 AM
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DCS
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And I'm not any good at any of them. 
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Re: Trap, Skeet or what?
[Re: DCS]
#732474
05/22/09 05:56 AM
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Cool_Hand
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Its like anything DCS, practice, practice, practice!!!! 
Benny Promise Ranch
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Re: Trap, Skeet or what?
[Re: Cool_Hand]
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05/22/09 06:06 AM
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Berretta man
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Like said above but trap is always going away and skeet is always crossing. Sporting clays is everthing you can think of and then some. Supposed to simulate hunting but got away from that along time ago.
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Re: Trap, Skeet or what?
[Re: Cool_Hand]
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05/22/09 06:57 AM
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Mykol
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Re: Trap, Skeet or what?
[Re: Mykol]
#732477
05/22/09 08:42 AM
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poisonivie
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Lordy Benny, that was a very excellent answer. 
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Re: Trap, Skeet or what?
[Re: poisonivie]
#732478
05/22/09 06:03 PM
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Cool_Hand
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Lordy Benny, that was a very excellent answer.
Which one??? 
Benny Promise Ranch
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Re: Trap, Skeet or what?
[Re: Cool_Hand]
#732479
05/23/09 12:10 AM
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TexasEd
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Sporting Clays is a lot of fun because you get some neat presentations of the target, even some rolling "rabbits".
Skeet it a lot of repetition. It takes a lot of skill and learning the timing.
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Re: Trap, Skeet or what?
[Re: Cool_Hand]
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05/23/09 05:27 AM
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Guy
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I will add on to CH’s post Quote:
Trap: Shoot from 5 stations behind the trap house. Birds are thrown from an ocelating trap. Can go hard right or left and every position in-between. Change stations every 5 rounds with 25 birds thrown.
Key here is all shots are going away shots, probably best simulates qual. I do not shoot much trap, but there are different type traps, practice trap is real simple, it is a single target going strait out, this is the place to start for beginners.
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Skeet: Shoot from 8 stations. Situated in half circle. Seven positions around the half circle and the 8th is out in the center. Station 1, shoot a pair of singles, one from the high house, one from the low, then a set of doubles. Repeat the same on station2. singles all the way around till you get to station 6 and repeat from station 1&2. Go to the center and shoot one from the high and turn around and shoot one from the low. 25 birds also thrown.
What is nice about skeet is you get all the cross shot situation form all angels, here is a nice pic of a skeet field/stations (station 1 is high house left and station 7 is low house right).
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Sporting clays: Usually consists of 12 shooting stations all situated on a diverse course. Birds are thrown from various directions consisting of 100 rounds shot. FUN!! Hope I answered all your questions?
Sporting clay is like a golf course, each station is a different setting, having a golf cart is nice for sporting clay, kind of like golf. Below is a link to a THF Sporting Clay Tournament we had for fun, some good pics there, maybe next time you guys should come. 
http://www.texashuntingforum.com/ubbthre...e=0&fpart=1
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Re: Trap, Skeet or what?
[Re: Guy]
#732481
05/24/09 05:51 AM
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Cool_Hand
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Also nicely done.
Benny Promise Ranch
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Re: Trap, Skeet or what?
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#732482
05/26/09 04:18 AM
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benco
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I have seen guys that have a perfect 25 round in skeet also throw up there hat and let there shooting buddies blast it. Kind of a victory tradition or something. I have never had a perfect round in skeet so none of my hats are full of holes.
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Re: Trap, Skeet or what?
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#732483
05/26/09 04:43 AM
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RKHarm24
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Re: Trap, Skeet or what?
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#732484
06/05/09 02:11 AM
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deewayne2003
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trap is like shooting flushing birds like a pheasnt or bobwhite quail, skeet is like passing shots on doves and sporting clays are like water flow shooting.
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Re: Trap, Skeet or what?
[Re: deewayne2003]
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06/06/09 12:01 AM
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ProximoMetalica
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I shot trap today for the first time in 5 years. I was sure I would miss em all, but I managed 13 in the first round and 11 in the second. I know thats not great, but did better than my 2 brothers....LOL
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Re: Trap, Skeet or what?
[Re: ProximoMetalica]
#732486
06/09/09 03:04 PM
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P_102
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Trap: Easier to learn, harder to master.
Skeet: Harder to learn, easier to master.
Sporting Clays: Too danged much walking but probably the most fun.
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Re: Trap, Skeet or what?
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#732487
06/09/09 08:01 PM
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Closed Traverse
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since u have already been told what each one is, ill tell u that sporting clays is the funnest game!! followed by 5 stand. skeet only shooters are stuck up ther arse  but its a real fun game too lol! as far as trap goes, i can get my dad to sit and my backyard to do trap, that is the least fun of them all IMHO, but it still beats not shooting.
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Re: Trap, Skeet or what?
[Re: Mykol]
#732488
06/09/09 10:26 PM
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the rattler
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I throw dry cow patties for my kids & they love it & laugh hard when the [censored] flys back at us.
"110 Rattlers to date, so many snakes,so little time"
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