19 Facts About Trap shooting

In skeet Trap shooting, targets are launched from two houses in somewhat sideways paths that intersect in front of the shooter.

Trap shooting is practiced all over the world but is most popular in the United States, Canada and Europe.

Non-Olympic shooting variants include Down-The-Line, known as "DTL", Nordic Trap, and double trap.

American Trap shooting is the predominant version in the United States and Canada.

Trap shooting was originally developed, in part, to augment bird hunting and to provide a method of practice for bird hunters.

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Trap shooting has been a sport since the late 18th century when real birds were used; usually the passenger pigeon, which was extremely abundant at the time.

Trap shooting is shot at either single or double target presentations.

Shotguns used in trap shooting can differ from field and skeet guns in several ways and normally are designed with a higher "point of impact" as the targets are intended to be shot as they rise.

Trap shooting guns are built to withstand the demands and stress of constant and lengthy repeated use—hundreds of shots in a single day of events, whereas typical field guns are built to be lighter, carried afield, and not shot in such quantity.

Reloading can be economical and allows for the ability to customize a shotshell "recipe" to one's Trap shooting, making reloading attractive and adds another dimension to the enjoyment of shotgun Trap shooting sports.

Trap shooting was known as one of the most successful trap shooters in the early years of the sport.

Trap shooting attempted to attract the great Bogardus, but it wasn't until six years later that the two legends finally came together for a match, and the winner was the less-experienced Doc Carver.

The ATA is the primary governing body of American trap shooting and is one of the largest shooting sports organizations in the world.

The Pacific International Trap shooting Association is an independent governing body, and is active in the western US and British Columbia.

American Trap shooting is broken down into three categories: singles, doubles, handicap.

American Trapshooting, more so than other shooting disciplines, including Olympic "international" trap, develops a certain rhythm to a squad timing between shots.

Technique for trap shooting is fundamentally different from rifle or pistol shooting.

Trap shooting involves shooting hundreds of pellets at a time, at a target that is moving quickly downrange, and often quickly laterally, typically with less than a second to move the gun and fire.

Trap shooting is becoming ever more popular among younger shooters.