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What is Skeet ?
There are six skeet fields each equipped with
“PAT” TRAPS facing northeast which is great for shooting the ever popular game
anytime of the day. The skeet fields are well lit for night shooting and all
walkways are concrete and are ADA compliant.
Skeet is a clay target shooting sport. There are
2 types of Skeet, American Skeet which is administered by the NSSA (National
Skeet Shooting Association) and Olympic skeet which is also one of the ISSF
shooting events.
Skeet is a recreational and competitive activity
where participants attempt to break clay disks flung into the air at high speed
from a variety of angles. The firearm of choice for this task is usually a high
quality shotgun although many American skeet shooters still use inexpensive
semi-auto and pump action shot guns with great success. The use of clay targets
replaced the more traditional target of live birds, as a cheaper and more
reliable alternative.
The event is in part meant to simulate the action
of bird hunting. The shooter shoots from 7 positions on a semi-circle, and an
8th position halfway between stations 1 and 7. There are two houses that hold
throwers that launch the targets, one at each corner of the semi-circle. The
throwers launch the targets to a point 15 feet above ground and 18 feet outside
of station 8. One house launches targets from 10 feet above the ground ("high"
house) and the other launches it from 3 feet above ground ("low" house). At
stations 1 and 2 the shooter shoots at single targets launched from the high
house and then the low house, then shoots a double where the two targets are
launched simultaneously. At stations 3 through 5 the shooter shoots at single
targets launched from the high house and then the low house. At stations 6 and 7
the shooter shoots at single targets launched from the high house and then the
low house, then shoots a double. At station 8 the shooter shoots one high target
and one low target. The shooter must reshoot his first missed target, or if no
targets are missed, must shoot his 25th shell at the low house station 8. This
25th shot was once referred to as the shooter's option as he was able to take it
where he preferred. Now, to speed up rounds in competition, the shooter must
shoot the low 8 twice for a perfect score. Skeet shooting has been an Olympic
event since 1968. Olympic Skeet differs from ordinary Skeet in that the targets
are shot in a different order, are faster and will appear with a delay of
between 0 and 3 seconds after the shooter has called for them. In addition,
whereas in American skeet the shooter may call for the target with the gun held
"up" ie. pre-mounted on the shoulder, in Olympic Skeet the shooter must call for
the target with the gun held so that the gun butt is at mid-torso level.
Source: ShotgunSports.com
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