Sporting Clays

Boy that was close! Almost missed it. Just got it right before it hit the ground. So, I’m ready to go to the next station.  You know, even people who love to shoot trap or skeet really enjoy coming out and shooting sporting clays, because there is such a variety of targets.    Like coming off of this tower over here, it’s representing two incoming geese. Now, that’s a target you’d never see in either trap or skeet. This is a true pair. That means that both of the targets are thrown at the same time. The first target comes out and drops really fast, so you have to concentrate and get on that one really quick. But the second one stays out there for a long time. So, you’ve just got to have the patience to wait on it.    This is a teal. Now, a teal represents a rising duck. It doesn’t matter if it’s rising straight up or going out, it’s still a teal. Now, I love a teal that goes straight up because it holds for just a moment at the top and you can shoot it real easy right then.    You don’t want to shoot it on the way down because it gets going really fast, and a lot of people, on the way down, have a tendency to shoot under it. The best way, I think, to break this target would be just get above it before it reaches the top and shoot then.    I shot part of the round today with a semi-auto and part with an over-and-under. I just wanted to show that in sporting clays both guns work equally well. It’s just really a personal preference.    Whether you’re a trap shooter, skeet shooter, or you’re just getting started in the shooting sports, you really need to give sporting clays a try. Because, not only do you get to shoot all day long, but you get to walk around in the great outdoors.