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Yes, Sporting Clays and 5 Stand are very different games ....
Either game can have 2 shot singles, report pairs and true pairs. So yes, shooting a single shot gun - is not optimum. But many pullers - for a new shooter especially / if the course or 5 stand setup allows it ( some are computer driven - not manually pulled ) - will just pull singles.
5 Stands can be very complex ...or very simple / my club has a 21 machine 5 stand ...lots of crossers, a duck tower, etc. My clubs sporting clays course - has 16 stations ...and similar targets to the 5 stand / but a little more variety of terrain, trees, downhill, uphill, etc.
Personally, I find 5 stand a lot more difficult ...because you typically only get one chance at a given pair of targets on a station. In sporting - you will often have the same targets ...sometimes on report, sometimes true ...but they don't switch machines or presentations as you shoot your 2nd or 3rd pair on the station.
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