Shotgun (shooting sports)
Shotgun disciplines
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Clay target shooting
Clay pigeon shooting are shotgun disciplines shot at flying clay pigeon targets.
- The three Shotgun ISSF/ Olympic shooting events are all are based on quick reaction to clay targets thrown by a machines called "Traps".
- Skeet: Targets are either thrown in singles or doubles from two throwers called "traps" placed 40 meters apart.[3]
- Trap and Double Trap: Either one (trap) or two targets (double trap) are thrown from 16 meters in front of the shooter.[3]
- The Fédération Internationale de Tir aux Armes Sportives de Chasse (FITASC) Compak Sporting is a type of shotgun sport shooting similar to sporting clays, trap and skeet.
- Other shotgun sports with (at least partial) international recognition include Down-The-Line/ATA and Five stand.
Main competitions
- World Shotgun Championships
- European Shotgun Championships
See also
- Shotgun
- ISSF Olympic trap
- ISSF Olympic skeet
- ISSF shooting events
- Trap shooting
- Double trap
- Skeet shooting
- International Shooting Sport Federation
References
- ^ ". SHOTGUN RULES fot Trap, Double Trap, Skeet, Trap Mixed Team, Skeet Mixed Team" (PDF). issf-sports.org. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "ISSF General Regulations" (PDF). issf-sports.org. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ a b Topend Sports | About Shooting Sports