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International/Olympic Trap
A trap art for the truly skilled, this classic
game has all the elements missing from its American
counterpart. Lower profiles are couples with farther
flights and wider angles (45 degrees each side
of centre) making these clays significantly harder
to break.
At 60 feet long by 8 feet wide and almost 7 feet
high, this army style trench is dug into the ground
so that the top is ground level giving it its
nick name Bunker.
Each of the 5 shooting stations gets 15 traps
broken up into groups of threes. Traps are set
in the morning and then verified by a qualified
panel usually consisting of shooters and organizers.
Different height and distance adds difficulty
to the game as traps leave at different speeds.
6 shooters rotate through the five stations and
move after each try, always allowing the next
shooter to fire before reloading. The fifth shooter
will take his place out of line where the sixth
started. This continues until each shooter has
had his try at all 25 targets. Each shooter is
allowed 2 shots (of which both count) at each
target. The plot thickens. A computer controls
all three machines a centre, a left, and a right
ensuring that all shooters get the same number
of targets from each direction.
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