DIMENSIONS
The Stations are 16 yards from the Trap House, typically. The Stations are evenly separated at roughly 6 feet apart, in a straight line, typically.
COURSE OF FIRE
Each of the participants, up to five, picks a station ( a
place ) to start. It doesn't matter where the participant starts, because a
complete round of trap requires the participant to visit each station ( place ).
The first course starts with the participant on Station 1, the first
participant, shooting once, then the participant at Station 2 shoots, then
Station 3 shoots, then Station 4 shoots, then Station 5 shoots. This sequence is
repeated so each participant at each Station has fired 5 times.
After each participant has fired 5 times, everyone shifts to the right one
Station ( or place ). The participant at Station 5 moves to Station 1, looping
around behind the other participants. The course of fire begins with the first
participant, who is now on Station 2, and is repeated as described above.
This sequence is followed for a total of 25 rounds fired for each participant.
Sequence ( by Station # )
1,2,3,4,5
shift
2,3,4,5,1
shift
3,4,5,2,1
shift
4,5,1,2,3
shift
5,1,2,3,4
shift
END
TARGET FLIGHT PATHS
I have attempted to draw the trap layout as seen above. It is not to scale. What
I want to show, however, is that all of the targets will fly only in a
predefined area in front of the trap house. Typically, the participant will see
one straight away shot at each Station, all the others will be at varying angles
and heights. The maximum angle a participant would see is 45 degrees to right
and/or left.
LEADING THE TARGET
I have tried to detail the flight paths and describe how much lead for each shot
below. Each shooting station has one target that will be a straightaway shot and the others will be flying away
at an angle. The straightaway shot requires no horizontal lead but you'll need to lead it vertically; this target should be shot as it is rising.
Station 1 Targets:
1.0" horizontal lead; 7" vertical lead;
2.10" horizontal lead; 7" vertical lead
3.19" horizontal lead; 8" vertical lead
4.27" horizontal lead; 10" vertical lead
5.35" horizontal lead; 12" vertical lead
Station 2 Targets:
1.10" horizontal lead; 7" vertical lead
2.0" horizontal lead; 7" vertical lead
3.10" horizontal lead; 7" vertical lead
4.19" horizontal lead; 8" vertical lead
5.27" horizontal lead; 10" vertical lead
Station 3 Targets:
1.19" horizontal lead; 8" vertical lead
2.10" horizontal lead; 7" vertical lead
3.0" horizontal lead; 7" vertical lead
4.10" horizontal lead; 7" vertical lead
5.19" horizontal lead; 8" vertical lead
Station 4 Targets:
1.27" horizontal lead; 10" vertical lead
2.19" horizontal lead; 8" vertical lead
3.10" horizontal lead; 7" vertical lead
4.0" horizontal lead; 7" vertical lead
5.10" horizontal lead; 7" vertical lead
Station 5 Targets:
1.35" horizontal lead; 12" vertical lead
2.27" horizontal lead; 10" vertical
3.19" horizontal lead; 8" vertical lead
4.10" horizontal lead; 7" vertical lead
5.0" horizontal lead; 7" vertical lead