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SITE UPDATED TUESDAY, MAY 25, 2010 President's Message ... Welcome to the New South Carolina State Trapshooting Web Site. The 95th annual South Carolina State Trapshooting Championships was held May 12 - 16, 2010, at the Spartanburg Gun Club, Spartanburg, South Carolina.
The “Fish Camp Family Cookout” prepared by Dickey & Donnie Pigg and wives from Pageland were once again among the activities. We have filled our new South
Carolina State Web Site with all the information you will need to enjoy
trapshooting in South Carolina. You will find our state shoot program, SCTA Officers and contact information; a tribute to Frank Foster – Past
South Carolina ATA Delegate; information on Gun Clubs throwing ATA targets,
shoot dates and directions; State Shoot winners: South Carolina
State Team; Past State Shoot Champions (1915 to current) and our Hall of Fame
Inductees. We were so glad to see all of you who joined us in
Spartanburg and look forward to seeing you at the monthly shoots at other
South Carolina Clubs. Good Shooting
About Our Sport
Trapshooting is a specific form of clay target shooting. Trapshooting is a game of movement, action and split-second timing. It requires the accuracy and skill to repeatedly aim, fire and break the 4 1/4 inch disc which are hurled through the air at a speed of 41 mph, simulating the flight path of a bird fleeing a hunter.
The shooter is required to shoot at a target after he calls "pull." It does not matter in scoring if the shooter hits only a small piece of the target or whether he shatters the target. The target is considered a "dead" or "lost" bird. If the target is hit it is "dead." It is the shooters responsibility to check his own score.
Registered trapshooting is competition that is regulated by the Amateur Trapshooting Association. Gun clubs hold shoots in accordance with ATA rules, but they must apply and register for each shoot. All participants of these shoots must be ATA members. The shooters scores are recorded in the ATA office where all records are kept and yearly averages computed. The records are used for handicapping and classifying shooters.
In registered trapshooting, the rules specify that targets must be thrown no less than 48 yards no more than 52 yards and should be between 8 and 12 feet high and 10 yards from the trap. Shooters stand a minimum of 16 yards from the trap houses.
SOURCE: Amateur Trapshooting Association (www.shootata.com)
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awarded 122 open trophies, 36 ATA & SCTA Resident Trophies and $3,750 in added money.
Trapshooting's continual growth and expanding
popularity is due to the fact that people of all ages, incomes and
abilities can compete. Nine year old boys shoot alongside 90 year old
men. Many 70-year olds have been in the sport 55 years and some began
just two years ago. Trapshooting's participants include millionaires and
hourly wage earners, inventors and businessmen, former sports figures in
other fields, professional men, farmers, truck drivers, musicians,
actors, students and housewives. |
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