Shotgun (shooting sports)

The shotgun is the name of the sport discipline assigned in the international shooting sports competitions, organized by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF), which includes the three clay shooting disciplines of trap, double trap and skeet.[1][2]

Shotgun disciplines
Shooters during a pause of a trap competition (top), Josh Richmond during a double trap event at Rio 2016 (middle), Vincent Hancock during the skeet final at Beijing 2008 (footer).

Clay target shooting

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Clay pigeon shooting are shotgun disciplines shot at flying clay pigeon targets.

Main competitions

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ ". SHOTGUN RULES fot Trap, Double Trap, Skeet, Trap Mixed Team, Skeet Mixed Team" (PDF). issf-sports.org. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  2. ^ "ISSF General Regulations" (PDF). issf-sports.org. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b Topend Sports | About Shooting Sports
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