Trap vs. Skeet

CMichael · April 9, 2002, 01:41 PM

Hello,

If you play the sporting games do you prefer trap or skeet and why?

Michael

SDC · April 9, 2002, 01:47 PM

I like them both (I also like sporting clays, or ANY type of shooting, for that matter). It depends on what mood I'm in, how active I want to get, etc. I find trap is more relaxed, but skeet is more "social". The hardest thing for me was to figure out what the leads in skeet "looked" like to me, otherwise I'd never hit anything. I think going 25 straight in skeet is a little more satisfying, but whatever you like....

PJR · April 9, 2002, 02:29 PM

I like all the games but shoot more trap because that is what is most available in my area. There are a couple of winter leagues running that keep me busy and readily accessible registered trap year round.

That said I like skeet a lot and think of it more as a summer game than trap. Sporting is also a great game and although there is only one club within reasonable driving distance it's a good one.

I shoot more trap in the winter and skeet and sporting when the weather warms up. In the fall I'm tromping through the bush looking for grouse.

Bud1 · April 9, 2002, 02:33 PM

If those are the only two games available, I'll take skeet.

It is a slightly more difficult game, but you can make it more challenging by tightening up your choke, shooting all doubles, shooting doubles in reverse order, shooting chips, etc.

C.R.Sam · April 9, 2002, 03:18 PM

Like Bronds or Bluenets, both good. Waste not.

Sam

K80Geoff · April 9, 2002, 04:13 PM

Definitely more sociable. Shooters are able to talk and the game can be customized to suit your desired level of difficulty.

Trapshooters are grumpy and the round goes too quickly for me.

Jim Watson · April 9, 2002, 05:12 PM

Trap.

Skeet shooters talk all the time.
A round of skeet takes too long.
Plus the time it takes to change tubes in their over/unders. I think it is in the rules somewhere that they must shoot one box of each gauge every trip to the range.

Chuck Graber · April 9, 2002, 05:26 PM

There is an old saying, In trap you are never allowed to comment on a shot. In Sporting Clays you can comment if you want and it was a note worthy shot. In Skeet you are required to comment on all shots.

My preference is for Sporting Clays. I think that it is the best practice for hunting and has a much greater variety of targets than either Skeet or Trap. I like Skeet for working on the fundamentals of stance, target aquisition, mount and swing. Trap is good for getting on the target quickly and working on rising targets.

BTW, I shoot all games with an unmounted gun except for skeet at station 8.

Chuck Graber

Dave McC · April 9, 2002, 05:56 PM

Shoot them all, trap,skeet, sporting or rats at the dump by headlights. Shoot cans, steel plates, bowling pins, or bats with a 410. Go to turkey shoots, practical matches,slug shoots. All good fun....

Skeeters are more sociable, trapshooters deep thinkers who mask it by complaining about their bursitis,diabetes,bad back, trick knees,etc. They don't want others to feel bad because they can't keep up mentally(G)...

K80Geoff · April 10, 2002, 06:04 AM

Watson - Good point! Skeet can be shot with any gauge. A definite plus if you have difficulty with the recoil of the 12 GA. I know a couple of geezers who only shoot 28 ga. One who had surgery on his shoulder and only could handle 28 in his O/U.

Trap shooters more mental? All I know is that they wear blinders on their glasses and grunt a lot. Can't get them out on the Sporting Clays course because they might miss and that would devastate them

I shoot low gun too. One of these days I will hit low 8

Low gun on the Trap field has gotten me blacklisted by many shooters. Must ruin their concentration or something.

Proshots · April 10, 2002, 01:01 PM

SKEET! Like the rest of you, I like it all, but skeet is both easier AND more challenging. Skeet is easier because you always know where the bird is coming from and going too. It's a head game to do your part. If you do...25 straight

That's the more challenging part, the mental concentration. Personally, when I shoot skeet, it IS a social event. That's what I like. I'm not in a hurry to shoot, I'm there to enjoy the time with my buddies (and wife). Clays is a lot like skeet, with the addition of not knowing the exact path of flight of the bird. It too can be social. Not to offend anyone, but to me trap is just a boring way to burn powder.

9mmMike · April 10, 2002, 03:45 PM

Well I guess this does not count as an official sport but I like hand-tossed clays the best. You never know where they're going (especially when I'm throwing) and it is very social as well.
I take guys out a couple times a month (at least) and we always have a blast. Hand throwers are great. If you have a novice thrower, they can be a riot. I just took my eldest brother out. It was his first time with a SG and when he took his turn at the thrower we got some of the most bizzare and odd-angled shots I've had to do in a long time.
Mike

Jim Watson · April 10, 2002, 05:14 PM

Well, if you are going to get into that sort of stuff, as things are winding down in the evening at our club, the stick birds start to fly. Put the target clip from a hand thrower on the longest golf club blank you can find. A good windup, cast, and followthrough can make a target do some amazing things.

Charles Askins was a championship Skeet shooter (as well as many other accomplishments he was always ready to brag about) and he said he could teach a new shooter the basics of trap faster, but could make him a winning skeet shooter sooner.

Sporting Clays gets all the press these days, but just because it is a leisurely sport with widely varied shots, it is harder to do and slower to learn. I think the new shooter should learn the basics at skeet and trap where he can accumulate some targets.

Dave McC · April 11, 2002, 04:29 AM

Handthrown clays is the game most of us start off with, and it's a good one to do so. The variety of shots can be amazing.

Kidding aside, someone who shoots fairly well at Skeet, SC AND Trap with merely a change of tubes and ammo, but with the same gun, is one heckuva shot.

Thairlar · April 11, 2002, 12:12 PM

I like both. Trap seems more fast paced, and I think skeet is easier for teaching someone who's never fired a shotgun before. Trap is too fast paced than skeet and there's less opportunity for coaching in the middle of a round.

Poodleshooter · April 11, 2002, 02:42 PM

At my trap range, some shooters are stiff and pensive, but others are just out there to have a good time. I remember one older fellow who once inhaled the smoke from his shot through the breech of his double, then blew it out for the amusement of all.
I haven't been around the skeeters enough to know how they are. I tend to like a more jovial atmosphere.
I think that I will like skeet more, as it seems more applicable for my hunting conditions.

K80Geoff · April 12, 2002, 09:25 AM

The old timers told me when I started shooting clays Trap is easy to learn and hard to master. Skeet is difficult to learn and easy to master.

Skeet is probably better for newbies as they will get more coaching (Good , Bad and otherwise) from the shooters waiting for you to shoot.

April 9, 2002, 01:41 PM	#1
CMichael Senior Member Join Date: November 12, 2001 Location: MI Posts: 1,516	Trap vs. Skeet Hello, If you play the sporting games do you prefer trap or skeet and why? Michael

April 9, 2002, 01:47 PM	#2
SDC Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2001 Location: People's Republic of Kanada Posts: 1,652	I like them both (I also like sporting clays, or ANY type of shooting, for that matter). It depends on what mood I'm in, how active I want to get, etc. I find trap is more relaxed, but skeet is more "social". The hardest thing for me was to figure out what the leads in skeet "looked" like to me, otherwise I'd never hit anything. I think going 25 straight in skeet is a little more satisfying, but whatever you like.... __________________ Gun control in Canada: making the streets safer for rapists, muggers, and other violent criminals since 1936.

April 9, 2002, 04:13 PM	#6
K80Geoff Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 1998 Location: NE Pennsylvania Posts: 3,639	SKEET! Definitely more sociable. Shooters are able to talk and the game can be customized to suit your desired level of difficulty. Trapshooters are grumpy and the round goes too quickly for me. __________________ I am no longer a member of this forum. Bye!

April 10, 2002, 06:04 AM	#10
K80Geoff Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 1998 Location: NE Pennsylvania Posts: 3,639	Watson - Good point! Skeet can be shot with any gauge. A definite plus if you have difficulty with the recoil of the 12 GA. I know a couple of geezers who only shoot 28 ga. One who had surgery on his shoulder and only could handle 28 in his O/U. Trap shooters more mental? All I know is that they wear blinders on their glasses and grunt a lot. Can't get them out on the Sporting Clays course because they might miss and that would devastate them I shoot low gun too. One of these days I will hit low 8 Low gun on the Trap field has gotten me blacklisted by many shooters. Must ruin their concentration or something. __________________ I am no longer a member of this forum. Bye!

April 10, 2002, 03:45 PM	#12
9mmMike Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2000 Location: SE PA Posts: 1,049	Well I guess this does not count as an official sport but I like hand-tossed clays the best. You never know where they're going (especially when I'm throwing) and it is very social as well. I take guys out a couple times a month (at least) and we always have a blast. Hand throwers are great. If you have a novice thrower, they can be a riot. I just took my eldest brother out. It was his first time with a SG and when he took his turn at the thrower we got some of the most bizzare and odd-angled shots I've had to do in a long time. Mike __________________ "Freedom is not free" Visit TheRallyPoint.org TheRallyPoint at LRGC- Saturday August 26th IF YOU LIVE IN PA AND DID NOT VOTE, YOU DESERVE TO LOSE YOUR GUNS!

April 9, 2002, 02:29 PM	#3
PJR Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 2000 Posts: 1,127	I like all the games but shoot more trap because that is what is most available in my area. There are a couple of winter leagues running that keep me busy and readily accessible registered trap year round. That said I like skeet a lot and think of it more as a summer game than trap. Sporting is also a great game and although there is only one club within reasonable driving distance it's a good one. I shoot more trap in the winter and skeet and sporting when the weather warms up. In the fall I'm tromping through the bush looking for grouse.

April 9, 2002, 02:33 PM	#4
Bud1 Senior Member Join Date: February 4, 2000 Posts: 194	If those are the only two games available, I'll take skeet. It is a slightly more difficult game, but you can make it more challenging by tightening up your choke, shooting all doubles, shooting doubles in reverse order, shooting chips, etc.

April 9, 2002, 03:18 PM	#5
C.R.Sam Senior Member Join Date: October 29, 1999 Location: Dewey, AZ Posts: 12,858	Like Bronds or Bluenets, both good. Waste not. Sam

April 9, 2002, 05:12 PM	#7
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,535	Trap. Skeet shooters talk all the time. A round of skeet takes too long. Plus the time it takes to change tubes in their over/unders. I think it is in the rules somewhere that they must shoot one box of each gauge every trip to the range.

April 9, 2002, 05:26 PM	#8
Chuck Graber Member Join Date: August 22, 2001 Location: Kansas Posts: 74	There is an old saying, In trap you are never allowed to comment on a shot. In Sporting Clays you can comment if you want and it was a note worthy shot. In Skeet you are required to comment on all shots. My preference is for Sporting Clays. I think that it is the best practice for hunting and has a much greater variety of targets than either Skeet or Trap. I like Skeet for working on the fundamentals of stance, target aquisition, mount and swing. Trap is good for getting on the target quickly and working on rising targets. BTW, I shoot all games with an unmounted gun except for skeet at station 8. Chuck Graber

April 9, 2002, 05:56 PM	#9
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	Shoot them all, trap,skeet, sporting or rats at the dump by headlights. Shoot cans, steel plates, bowling pins, or bats with a 410. Go to turkey shoots, practical matches,slug shoots. All good fun.... Skeeters are more sociable, trapshooters deep thinkers who mask it by complaining about their bursitis,diabetes,bad back, trick knees,etc. They don't want others to feel bad because they can't keep up mentally(G)...

April 10, 2002, 01:01 PM	#11
Proshots Member Join Date: March 19, 2002 Location: Mechanicsville,Maryland Posts: 30	SKEET! Like the rest of you, I like it all, but skeet is both easier AND more challenging. Skeet is easier because you always know where the bird is coming from and going too. It's a head game to do your part. If you do...25 straight That's the more challenging part, the mental concentration. Personally, when I shoot skeet, it IS a social event. That's what I like. I'm not in a hurry to shoot, I'm there to enjoy the time with my buddies (and wife). Clays is a lot like skeet, with the addition of not knowing the exact path of flight of the bird. It too can be social. Not to offend anyone, but to me trap is just a boring way to burn powder.

April 10, 2002, 05:14 PM	#13
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,535	Well, if you are going to get into that sort of stuff, as things are winding down in the evening at our club, the stick birds start to fly. Put the target clip from a hand thrower on the longest golf club blank you can find. A good windup, cast, and followthrough can make a target do some amazing things. Charles Askins was a championship Skeet shooter (as well as many other accomplishments he was always ready to brag about) and he said he could teach a new shooter the basics of trap faster, but could make him a winning skeet shooter sooner. Sporting Clays gets all the press these days, but just because it is a leisurely sport with widely varied shots, it is harder to do and slower to learn. I think the new shooter should learn the basics at skeet and trap where he can accumulate some targets.

April 11, 2002, 04:29 AM	#14
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	Handthrown clays is the game most of us start off with, and it's a good one to do so. The variety of shots can be amazing. Kidding aside, someone who shoots fairly well at Skeet, SC AND Trap with merely a change of tubes and ammo, but with the same gun, is one heckuva shot.

April 11, 2002, 12:12 PM	#15
Thairlar Senior Member Join Date: November 8, 2001 Location: MA Posts: 565	I like both. Trap seems more fast paced, and I think skeet is easier for teaching someone who's never fired a shotgun before. Trap is too fast paced than skeet and there's less opportunity for coaching in the middle of a round. __________________ Skip Pacheco, Libertarian for State Representative Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation, that we can not be trusted with arms for our own defense? Where is the difference in having our arms in possession and under our direction, and having them under the management of Congress? If our defense be the real object of having those arms, in whose hands can they be trusted with more propriety, or equal safety to us, as in our own hands? -Patrick Henry

April 11, 2002, 02:42 PM	#16
Poodleshooter Senior Member Join Date: August 7, 2000 Location: Floating down the James River in VA Posts: 2,599	At my trap range, some shooters are stiff and pensive, but others are just out there to have a good time. I remember one older fellow who once inhaled the smoke from his shot through the breech of his double, then blew it out for the amusement of all. I haven't been around the skeeters enough to know how they are. I tend to like a more jovial atmosphere. I think that I will like skeet more, as it seems more applicable for my hunting conditions.

April 12, 2002, 09:25 AM	#17
K80Geoff Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 1998 Location: NE Pennsylvania Posts: 3,639	The old timers told me when I started shooting clays Trap is easy to learn and hard to master. Skeet is difficult to learn and easy to master. Skeet is probably better for newbies as they will get more coaching (Good , Bad and otherwise) from the shooters waiting for you to shoot. __________________ I am no longer a member of this forum. Bye!