The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Sporting Clays, Skeet, Trap... what's the difference?

lambertsteeth · January 28, 2010, 06:32 PM

A little different angle on this question.
Trap is the most repetetive of the three. All straight away shots.
Skeet changes things up some. Same course every time. Shooter moves around a calibrated course.
Sporting clays is by far the toughest of the three. Different course almost every week. Target presentation, speed, angle, type, size, terrain, location, lighting, background change constantly.
Success is measured in different ways.
Trap success is running 100 straight.
Skeet success is running 25 straight.
Clays success is running 50 straight.

January 28, 2010, 06:32 PM	#9
lambertsteeth Senior Member Join Date: January 18, 2010 Location: steel city Posts: 272	A little different angle on this question. Trap is the most repetetive of the three. All straight away shots. Skeet changes things up some. Same course every time. Shooter moves around a calibrated course. Sporting clays is by far the toughest of the three. Different course almost every week. Target presentation, speed, angle, type, size, terrain, location, lighting, background change constantly. Success is measured in different ways. Trap success is running 100 straight. Skeet success is running 25 straight. Clays success is running 50 straight. __________________ One of God's greastest gifts to man is Dog.