Gun down

[dave]

I have been watching some of the ISSF Skeet competitions on youtube. I notice that all shooters shoot from the gun down position, in fact they all wear a yellow line on their vests.  It prompted me to wonder what the rules are for international Skeet, can anyone tell me where the rules are published?

Thanks, Dave.

 

[Andy S]

Try here:

http://www.issf-sports.org/documents/rules/2013/ISSFRuleBook2013-1st-ENG.pdf.zip

 

[Fuzrat]

All on here mate http://www.issf-sports.org/

 

[dave]

Thanks guys.

Dave

 

[Blackstar Ninja]

I have been watching some of the ISSF Skeet competitions on youtube. I notice that all shooters shoot from the gun down position, in fact they all wear a yellow line on their vests. It prompted me to wonder what the rules are for international Skeet, can anyone tell me where the rules are published?

Thanks, Dave.

Basically the yellow line is positioned on the shooters vest at the equivilent height of the shooters elbow. The toe of the gun must be on or below this line when the target it called for. When the target is called there is a random delay between 0 to 3 seconds and so the shooter does not know when the target will be released but is not permitted to mount the gun from the yellow line until the target has been released. IMO Olympic skeet is a great discipline.

 

[dave]

Thanks for that Blackstar, I thought that must be it, makes the whole discipline more interesting.

Regards, Dave.

 

[Fuzrat]

Interesting is one word for it, I prefer bloody difficult Fair play to the top guys and girls that make it look easy when its far from. gun down, random up to 3 second delay, pairs all over the shop and not to mention station 8  :crazy:

Have to say I am looking forward to another blast at it in our county champs this year though, its the only time I'm masochistic enough to do it  :sarcastic:

 

[Blackstar Ninja]

Everyone should be a bit glutton for punishment occasionally!