What are ?

[Al-Nitro]

1. How many different associations and federations are there in clay shooting ?

2. and what are there purposes in the sport ?

3. what is the difference between Sporting and trap ?

Maybe these are very silly questions ?

 

[Clanchief]

1. There is the SCTA and then some other,can't remember the name of it copy.
   
2. To help organise competitions and take lots of money and make them feel right good about them being on a committee.
   
3. Sporting is the highest echelon of all clay shooting and Trap is a typo for the discipline that is at the bottom.
   

Chiefy

 

[tiptop]

3. Sporting is the highest echeloen of all clay shooting and trap is a typo for the discipline that is at the bottom.

Thats a well baited hook lets see where the biggest bite comes from

I wonder???

 

[Skeet UK]

1. How many different associations and federations are there in clay shooting ?

2. and what are there purposes in the sport ?

3. what is the difference between Sporting and trap ?

Maybe these are very silly questions ?

To answer your question. I think the SCTA mentioned previously, is the Scottish Clay Target Association..might be wrong.

In England, the general governing body is called the Clay Pigeon Shooting Association or CPSA.

There are others, but that is for more specific things.

As for what they do, see above for pretty accurate description.

Sporting Clays, also known as English Sporting, are courses set out with multiple shooting positions, at each of which you would usually shoot at two different types of target, that would normally represent the flight of birds.

Trap shooting, comes in several varieties two of which you would have seen on the Olympics. With all Trap disciplines, a squad of shooters will take turns shooting at targets that are projected from a short distance in front if them, travelling away from them...very fast.

Try Googling Trap Shooting.

There is also Skeet Shooting, which has several varieties, all based around two traps, and a series of shooting positions laid out in a semi circle between them. You may have seen this at the Olympics too.

The main obvious difference between sporting, and other varieties is that with sporting, the shooting positions are usually spread out, perhaps in woodland etc and there is no set sequence of targets. With the other disceplines, shooting positions are usually small in number and close together in a line, with a strict set of targets which are set to certain rules.

Another version of sporting, is known as FITASC.

So...are you new to shooting or just curious?

 

[Al-Nitro]

So...are you new to shooting or just curious?

Complete newbie and very curious

When i start enjoying something, i tend to read a lot and in turn confuse myself with too much info.

It is always good to have a good understanding and an outline of a sport you like playing, without getting too much into depth ofcourse

 

[Peter.W-T]

Get in touch with Blaze Publishing who produce Clay Shooting Magazine, they have a really good guide that gives an overview of all the different disciplines :

http://www.virtualnewsagent.com/products/Clay-Shooting-with-the-Experts.html

Hope it helps

 

[Al-Nitro]

Thanks for all the replies

There is a lot more to clay shooting than i original thought.

Just got back from Doveridge, missing it already, god this is addictive...

 

[Les53]

Thanks for all the replies

There is a lot more to clay shooting than i original thought.

Just got back from Doveridge, missing it already, god this is addictive...

Have a go at O/T, now that can be REALLY addictive, as I found to my cost many years ago! .!

 

[Al-Nitro]

Just bingled the different types of disciplines, looking forward to trying them all out very soon.

Being completely new to the sport, i am finding it difficult to know where my next step is.

At the moment, my 16 yr old son and myself have been shooting every week for the past 4 weeks. My lad has also attended twice at young guns saturday mornings, and with great help from all the instructors at the site, he is shooting well above the average beginner from what ive been told. He thoroughly enjoys every second we are down our local site.

As my son is small for his age, he has been using the sites 20 gauge, probably keep him on that till at least next year and see how he gets on.

I have finally sent applications off for shotgun licences, they say anything upto 3 months ? Will most likely pickup a good S/H gun (still havent a clue as to what yet). Want to buy right first time, and not having to chop and change really.

As for my son, i will do the same for him when he can handle a 12 gauge, dont want to buy a 20 gauge now and then having to sell for a 12 gauge next year.

Have bought our own spex's, ordered vests, trying to sort out some ear protection from Emtec (noise breakers), they are finding out dealers around my area. (Cens are nice, but too rich for when you have to buy 2 x gear)

Will be sending off for our CPSA membership very soon.

Would like to start playing some tournaments, and get more involved.

Will be practising lots for the next few months, but where do we go from there ?

 

[Salopian]

For all your needs, contact Mark Neville at Neville Guns, Alfreton, or Matt Morgan at Premier Guns, Doveridge Shooting, Doveridge near Uttoxeter.

 

[Will Hewland]

Hi,

It sounds like you are on track.

Stick with going to a club, or clubs for at least six months IMO. No point going to bigger shoots or registered shoots (where the scores get sent in to the CPSA to establish your grading classification).

Get a few lessons, interspersed with lots of practice. Ideally, this practice will be with a guide/ caddie, who can offer some tips as you go. When you can hit over 60% of medium difficulty targets think about going off to Sunday shoots. Before then it may just be a bit daunting.

No rush, enjoy the learning curve.