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What You Need to Play CLAZER

1. A Gaming Computer

A PC that can run virtual reality programs

We strongly recommend using the HTC Vive virtual reality system

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Cost is zero if you have such a gaming PC, to $1,000.

2. A Virtual Reality system

CLAZER works on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift

HTC Vive VR hardware supports the VR gun controller on your own shotgun

Oculus Rift willnot support the VR gun controller

For Oculus VR we recommend you put the hand controllers on a gun peripheral bracket

3. CLAZER software download

HTC Vive and Oculus Rift on Steam VR Online Store

4. Virtual Reality gun controller

Get the Vive Tracker and get our patented gun controller Email us for details

For Oculus VR we recommend you put the hand controllers on a gun peripheral bracket

Play CLAZER and see where you’ve been missing !

CLAZER is the first patented virtual reality shotgun shooting simulator. It is based on patented technology from industry leader Lead Tech. Playing CLAZER is the most cost and time efficient way to learn and practice clay shooting away from the range. CLAZER is the best way to introduce wing shooting to beginners and the most effective way for experienced shooters to practice away from the the range. It’s a fun way to learn how to shoot flying objects in the real world or in the virtual world ! CLAZER can transform video gamers into clay shooting sports enthusiasts, as explained in this Power Point on Clay Sports Gaming.

Read the reviews. Then see for yourself. CLAZER is the future of learning and indoor practicing clay shooting sports

We recommend the HTC Vive system, since it will support the use of your own gun as the VR controller

Go to an HTC Vive demo site near youfor a free demo. Samsung Gear VR demos wherever Samsung Gear VRis sold

CLAZER User’s Guide here Screen shots and videos here.

CLAZER Shotgun Shooting Simulator User’s Guide Index

CLAZER Introduction

CLAZER is the world’s first patented virtual reality shooting simulator. It was developed by Lead Tech Llc to teach beginning shooters how to shoot skeet, trap and sporting clays and to enable experienced shooters to practice away from the gun range. It is presented in an easily accessible, intuitive, totally immersive form that is fun to play as a game.

If you have shot skeet, trap or sporting clays, CLAZER will seem like you are at the range

CLAZER Home Page

Home Page in CLAZER PRO has three game options – Skeet, Trap and Sporting Clays – shoot a target to enter.

CLAZER User Interface

The User Interface is actuated by shooting the icon – which actuates the laser pointer.

The FAQ “?” icon is on the right of each game’s User Interface. Shoot that first

Play /Pause

Play /Pause button – will stay in Play mode during the Practice Mode (which is the default) and in Teach Mode – meaning you will continue to get clays thrown – no “Pull” command needed. If you miss one, they are like trains or buses, another one will be along any second !

In Competition Mode – you will be transported from one station to the next and the Play button will go gray when it is ready to throw. If you have not competed in skeet, trap or sporting clays,[www.nssf.org]you might want to watch a video to brush up on the rules so that you know what to expect.

Shooting Stations

The Shooting Stations are shown in each games in the middle of the User Interface as squares in the same layout as at the shooting range. They are not numbered, but Station 1 is to the left in each game – just like the range. Look down at your feet and stand on the stone station maker.

Get in the proper shooting stance – hit play and get ready to crack virtual clay.

Phantom Clay On/Off

The Phantom Clay appears as a green edge to the orange clay, when the orange clay is clicked, the green Phantom Clay is turned off. In Practice Mode (the default mode) the Phantom Clay is on. The patented Phantom Clay shows the correct lead – where the shot string intercepts the clay – in each shot. Practice with the Phantom on and memorize how far in front it is from the real clay. When you get proficient at one station, try turning the Phantom off. Repeat until you have mastered that trajectory.

The correct lead (pronounced “leed”) is a function of the intercept area of the trajectory and speed of the target and of the shotgun pellets. LeadTech has calculated the correct lead for each trajectory usual empirical shot dispersions [www.leadtech.co]out to 70 yards and actual shot ballistics.[http]

All of the clay trajectories are taken from videos of actual skeet, trap and sporting clay ranges. The sporting clay trajectories were derived from drone videos[] of a clays course in San Antonio.

No matter what style of lead you use – if the gun is pointed at that Phantom Clay when the shot leaves the muzzle, you will bust some clays.

Singles / Doubles (Pairs)

Shooting

Each game will throw singles or doubles (pairs)

Skeet – laser shoot the High Tower icon and the Low Tower icon (the rectangular bars on the left of the User Interface) to get both of them on and throwing a pair. In Comp Mode, you will get the pair automatically – be ready, and if you have not shot skeet doubles before, watch a video first.

Trap – doubles are accessed by clicking the Trident icon until you get two clays (on the left and right fork of the trident). If you have not shot doubles in trap, watch a how-to video first. [https]

Sporting Clays – to get a pair, click both the side-by-side orange clays in the User Interface. The next machine to throw will light up on the clock face before it throws.Check out a video if you have not shot doubles before. [https]

Skeet Doubles
Trap Doubles
Five Stand Sporting Clays Doubles (shows 2 clays)

Since VR uses binocular vision (two lenses/ two scenes) for a 3D effect, you will need to determine which eye is dominant [which eye is dominant ]if you are using an Xbox controller and chose the gun (as opposed to a reticle – cross hairs). (If you are using a hand controller, just hold the gun up to your dominant eye.)

If you use the HTC Vive controller, or the Oculus Rift Touch controllers in CLAZER PRO, you are going to get a very nice replica of a 12 gauge over under shotgun (that may look a whole lot like a Beretta 686). If you are playing with an Xbox, you may get a reticle (cross hairs) at the Point of Aim (POI).

Practice Mode – throws clays with Phantom Clay (which can be turned off) continuously

Teach Mode – shows where you missed with an X at the point of impact (at same distance as clay)

Competition Mode – takes player through a round

Practice Mode and Pattern Boards Behind Shooting Stations

Practice Mode is the default mode in all games. It is turned on via the Play button and stopped via the Pause button.

Practice Mode defaults to Phantom Clay on – to show you where the correct lead is. Once you have gotten the hang of it, you can turn the Phantom off and continue to Practice without it

Practice Mode throws clay continuously . . . . so that you can practice – no need to call “Pull”

Practice Mode works from any station – and any machine – that you select.

Remember – practice makes permanent – so practice correct foot position, correct look and hold points and correct body movement. Check out a tutorial video first. [Check out a tutorial video first. ]

Before you start Practice Mode, look behind you and shoot the pattern boards (bulls eyes) to see how your gun is patterning. CLAZER shoots flat – 50/50 – with 50% of the pellets above the line of sight and 50% below.

For skeet shooting pointers, check out these videos

For trap instructions, check out these videos.

To learn each type of sporting clays shot – watch some instructional videos online

Teach Mode (CLAZER PRO) shows you the point of impact of when/ where you miss with an X marks the spot and a momentarily freeze of the gun avatar. The “X” appears at the same distance as the trajectory of the clay – if your miss is near the clay. If you are way off – it will appear at the point of impact (the ground, a tree, a frog, a building) or at about 50 yards out.

Teach Mode icon in the User Interface is the instructor standing at the board with a pointer teaching (get it ?)

Once you have muscle memory of the shot, turn Teach Mode off. The trick is to memorize how much lead is necessary – with the Phantom Clay on – then practice in Teach Mode.

For skeet shooting pointers, check out these videos

For trap instructions, check out these videos.

To learn each type of sporting clays shot – watch some instructional videos online

When you go to the range, we recommend that you reinforce your skills with a ShotKam. from my pal David Stewart

Compete Mode in CLAZER PRO is the icon to the right on the user interface that looks like a score card, because that’s what it is.

When you opt into Compete Mode you will play a round of skeet, trap, or sporting clays in accordance with the (US) rules. It might help to learn those rules[www.nssf.org] once you become proficient.

As you progress from station to station, you can pull up the Score Card by clicking on the gray icon above the Compete Mode icon. When done competing, click the Compete Mode to go back to the game’s home page.

For skeet shooting pointers, check out these videos

For trap instructions, check out these videos.

To learn each type of sporting clays shot – watch some instructional videos online

Skeet Specific features include the choice of tower – low or high tower – station selection and the fact that Station 8 has no Phantom Lead – since there is no lead at that station !

Laser or shoot the High Tower rectangular icon for throws from the High Tower to left of scene

Or the Low Tower icon to the right of scene

Or both High and Low Towers for simultaneous doubles

Just like at the range, since the clays are based on videos from a skeet range with correct dimensions, speeds, trajectories etc.

Skeet Station icon is the semi-circle of squares – Stations 1 – 7 with Station 8 at the top center

Click one to move to it – then toggle yourself around until you are facing the motion trackers

Skeet Station 8 has not Phantom Lead shown because there is no lead, it flies right past your head – you just look at the clay and shoot it. If you miss, turn Teach Mode on to see where your point of impact is.

Trap Shooting has three unique User Interface functions

Left / Right/ Center/ Single/ Doubles Trident

Laser shoot it to get clays from Left, or Center, or Right, either Singles (one clay at end of fork) or Doubles (two clays showing).

If the entire Trident is lit up, that means that it will throw clays in random directions

Angle of Throw – changes the angle of the left / right clays from 57 degrees to 90 degrees

Shooting Distance [/b]- the station can vary from the closet 16 yards to the “handicap” of 27 yards

Sporting Clay machine locations are shown as a clock face on User Interface

Actuate each machine and see the clay’s trajectory (remember to look behind you)

Try the pattern boards to see if your POA is correct

Then shoot practice on each machine before you set it on “R” random

When on Random, the next machine to throw will light up on the clock face

Doubles actuation is the pair of orange clays – click one for single, both for a pair

If you are running CLAZER PRO you should be able to dramatically enhance the resolution by boosting supersampling to 2.0 without frame rate degradation. If you see the clay start to stutter, back off a bit until it is smooth.

Using the Vive, that option is on your left hand controller, menu button.

Using Oculus Touch, that option is on your left hand controller, menu button.

WARNING: CLAZER does not condone the use of its training techniques for shooting down drones, which is illegal under US federal law 18 U.S. Code § 32 – Destruction of Aircraft. Please apply the CLAZER skills you learn responsibly.

Clay pigeon shooting at a professional level – 2000 Summer Olympics

Clay pigeon shooting, also known as clay target shooting, is a shooting sport involving shooting a firearm at special flying targets known as clay pigeons, or clay targets.

The terminology commonly used by clay shooters often relates to times past, when live-pigeon competitions were held. Although such competitions were made illegal in the United Kingdom in 1921, a target may still be called a 'bird', a hit may be referred to as a 'kill', and a missed target as a 'bird away'; the machine which projects the targets is still known as a 'trap'.

History[edit]

Clay targets began to be used in place of live pigeons around 1875. Asphalt targets were later developed, but the name 'clay targets' stuck. In 1893, the Inanimate Bird Shooting Association was formed in England. It was renamed to the Clay Bird Shooting Association in 1903.[1] It held annual clay-pigeon-shooting contests[1] and lasted until the outbreak of World War I.[2] In 1921, the British parliament passed a bill without opposition making it illegal to shoot birds from traps.[3]

Disciplines[edit]

Clay pigeon shooting has at least 20 different forms of regulated competition called disciplines, although most can be grouped under the main headings of trap, skeet, and sporting.

Sporting clays[edit]

The English Sporting discipline has the sport's biggest following. While the other disciplines only use standard targets, in Sporting almost anything goes. Targets are thrown in a great variety of trajectories, angles, speeds, elevations and distances and the discipline was originally devised to simulate live quarry shooting, hence some of the names commonly used on sporting stands: springing teal, driven pheasant, bolting rabbit, crossing pigeon, dropping duck, etc. Disciplines in this group include English sporting, international (FITASC) sporting, super sporting sportrap, and Compak sporting.

This discipline can have an infinite variety of 'stands'. English sporting is the most popular form of clay shooting in the UK, and a course or competition will feature a given number of stands each of which has a predetermined number of targets, all traveling along the same path and speed, either as singles or doubles.

Each stand will feature a different type of target; e.g., crosser, driven, quartering, etc. International (FITASC) sporting gives a much greater variety of targets in terms of trajectory and speed, and is shot by squads of six competitors in rounds of 25 targets at a time. Super Sporting is a hybrid of the two preceding varieties. There are also other formats such as Compak sporting and sportrap in which five cages are surrounded by a number of traps, and shooters fire a specific combinations or singles from each stand according to a program displayed in front of the cage.

Maze clays shooting[edit]

This is a new shotgun game that offers sporting clays and FITASC target presentations on a skeet/trap or open field. This is possible by using a movable support system that carries the release buttons (wired or wireless setup) from 6 to 9 traps and the dual safety screen in any place on the field. As a result, the shooter can shoot in safe conditions upon target presentations in varying range (10 to 60 yards) and varying angles (sharp to wide).

Trap shooting[edit]

Targets are thrown either as singles or doubles from one or more traps situated some 15 m in front of the shooter, and are generally going away from the firing point at varying speeds, angles and elevations. The most common disciplines in this group are:

  • Down-The-Line (DTL) Single Barrel
  • Double Rise
  • Automatic Ball Trap (ABT)
  • Olympic Trap
  • Double Trap
  • Universal Trench
  • Helice (or ZZ)

Down-the-Line[edit]

Also known as DTL, this is a popular trap shooting discipline. Targets are thrown to a distance of 45 to 50 metres at a fixed height of approximately 2.75 m and with a horizontal spread of up to 22 degrees either side of the centre line. Each competitor shoots at a single target in turn, but without moving from the stand until all have shot five targets. Then they all move one place to the right, and continue to do so until they have all completed a standard round of 25 birds. Scoring of each target is 3 points for a first barrel kill, 2 points for a second barrel kill and 0 for a miss (maximum 75 points per round). Variations of this discipline are single barrel, double rise, and handicap-by-distance.

Olympic trap[edit]

As its name indicates, this is one of the disciplines which form part of the shooting programme at the Olympic Games. A trench in front of the shooting stands conceals 15 traps arranged in five groups of three. Shooters take turns to shoot at a target each, before moving in a clockwise direction to the next stand in the line. Targets for each shooter are thrown immediately upon his call and are selected by a shooting scheme (program) that ensures all competitors receive exactly the same target selection, but in an unpredictable randomised order to the extent that there will be one straight, two left and two right targets for each stand from any one of the three traps directly in front of him/her; guessing which one is next is impossible unless the shooter is on his/her last five targets.

Olympic trap targets are set to travel 76 metres (+/-1m) at the top of trench level marker peg, unless the terrain is dead flat, at varying elevations and with a maximum horizontal angle of 45 degrees either side of the centre line (being where the target exits the trench). Scoring is on the basis of one point per target killed, regardless of whether this is achieved with the first or with the second barrel unless it is a final where the top six scorers shoot off as a single barrel event, regardless of local club grades if any.

A simpler and cheaper to install variation of this discipline is known as automatic ball trap (ABT) where only one trap is used and target variation is obtained by the continuous oscillation of the trap in both horizontal and vertical directions in order to give the same spread of targets as in Olympic trap. Similarly, the targets are also thrown to a maximum of 76 metres.

Also known as Bunker Trap, and International Trap

Universal trench[edit]

A variation on the theme of trap shooting, sometimes known as five trap. Five traps are installed in a trench in front of the shooting stands, all set at different angles, elevations and speeds, and upon the call of 'Pull!' by the shooter any one of the five machines, selected at random, will be released.

Horizontal angles can vary from 0 degrees to 45 degrees either side of the centre line and target distance is between 60 and 70 metres. Elevations can vary, as in other trap disciplines (except DTL), between 1.5 and 3.5 metres above ground level.

There are 10 different schemes available.

Skeet shooting[edit]

Double Olympic gold medalist Vincent Hancock of the United States Army Marksmanship Unit taking part in a skeet shooting event

Skeet is a word of Scandinavian origin, though the discipline originated in America. Targets are thrown in singles and doubles from 2 trap houses situated some 40 metres apart, at opposite ends of a semicircular arc on which there are seven shooting positions. The targets are thrown at set trajectories and speeds. The main disciplines in this group are English skeet, Olympic skeet and American (NSSA) skeet.

In NSSA discipline, targets are released in a combination of singles and doubles, adding up to a total of 25 targets per round, from the High and Low trap houses on a fixed trajectory and speed. Variety is achieved by shooting round the seven stations on the semicircle, followed by an eighth station, located between stations one and seven. Scoring is on the basis of 1 point per target killed, up to a maximum of 25.

In English skeet (by far the most popular of the skeet disciplines), the gun position is optional (i.e., pre-mounted or out-of-shoulder when the target is called) and the targets are released immediately upon the shooter's call.

In Olympic skeet, the targets travel at a considerably faster speed, the release of the target can be delayed up to 3 seconds after calling and the gun-down position is compulsory. There is also an eighth shooting station, midway between the two houses.

NSSA and English version of Skeet have the concept of option targets, where the shooter has to repeat the first missed target. In the situation where the first 24 targets are all hit, the last target is considered the option. Here is a representation of Skeet sequences for all variations.

Electrocibles or helice shooting[edit]

Originating in Belgium during the 1960s, Electrocibles is similar to trap shooting, but the clays are equipped with a helice that will give the clay an erratic and unpredictable flight. The helice is composed of two winged plastic propellers with a white clay in the centre.[4] Now the sport is named helice shooting.[5]

Plastic propellers holding a detachable centre piece are rotated at high speed and released randomly from one of five traps. They fly out in an unpredictable way; so-said buzzing through the air. It is designed specifically to simulate as closely as possible the old sport of live pigeon shooting. Its original name of ZZ comes from the inventor who made them out of zinc, and had previously shot a specific breed of pigeon called a zurito; hence the term the zinc zurito. World and European Championships are held every year organized by FITASC.[6]

Targets[edit]

The targets used for the sport are usually in the shape of an inverted saucer, made from a mixture of pitch and pulverized limestone rock designed to withstand being thrown from traps at very high speeds, but at the same time being easily broken when hit by just a very few lead or steel pellets from a shotgun.

The targets are usually fluorescent orange or black, but other colours such as white, or yellow are frequently used in order that they can be clearly seen against varying backgrounds and/or light conditions.

Targets are made to very exacting specifications with regard to their weight and dimensions and must conform to set international standards.

There are several types of targets that are used for the various disciplines, with a standard 108 mm size being the most common used in American Trap, Skeet, and Sporting Clays while International disciplines of these same games use a slightly larger 110 mm diameter size. Only the standard 108/110 mm target is used in all of the trap and skeet disciplines. Sporting shoots feature the full range of targets (except ZZ) to provide the variety that is a hallmark of the discipline.

All three sports use a shotgun, and in the sporting disciplines are sub-classified by the type of game the clay target represents (pigeon, rabbit, etc.). The two primary methods of projecting clay targets are airborne and ground (rolling).

Naturally, the simplest method of throwing a clay target is by hand, either into the air or along the ground. This method is the simplest, and many 'trick shot' shooters throw their own targets (some able to throw as many as ten birds up and hit each individually before any land). However, a multitude of devices have been developed to throw the birds more easily and with more consistency. A plastic sling-like device is the simplest, though modern shooting ranges will usually have machines that throw the clay targets in consistent arcs at the push of a button.

Standard
The most commonly used target of all, must weigh 105 g and be of 110 mm overall diameter and 25–26 mm in height for International competitions and for American competitions they must weigh approximately 100 g (3.5 oz) and be of 108 mm (4.3 in) overall diameter and 28.0–29.0 mm (1.10–1.14 in) in height.
Midi
Same saucer shape as the standard but with a diameter of only 90 mm; these targets are faster than the standard types.
Mini
This target is sometimes likened to a flying bumblebee at only 60 mm in diameter and 20 mm in height.
Battue
A very thin target measuring about 108–110 mm in diameter, it flies very fast and falls off very suddenly simulating a duck landing. They are generally more expensive than other targets.
Rabbit
A thicker, but standard 108–110 mm diameter flat target in the shape of a wheel designed to run along the ground.
ZZ
This is a plastic, standard sized target attached to the center of a two-blade propeller of different color designed to zigzag in flight in a totally unpredictable manner.

Traps[edit]

Clay pigeons in an automatic thrower

Traps are purpose-made, spring-loaded, flywheel or rotational devices especially designed to launch the different types of targets in singles or pairs at distances of up to 100 metres.

These machines vary from the very simple hand-cocked, hand-loaded and hand-released types to the highly sophisticated fully automatic variety, which can hold up to 600 targets in their own magazine and are electrically or pneumatically operated. Target release is by remote control, either by pressing a button or by an acoustic system activated by the shooter's voice.

Target speeds and trajectories can be easily modified and varied to suit the discipline or type of shooting required.

Guns[edit]

Clay pigeon shooting is performed with a shotgun. The type of shotgun used is often a matter of taste and affected by local laws as well as the governing body of the sport in competitive cases.

All types of shotguns are suitable for clay pigeon shooting, however the ability to fire multiple shots in quick succession is generally considered important. Some skilled shooters will use a single shot firearm in order to add to the challenge. Traditionally Over and Under and Side by Side shotguns have been popular, however semi-automatic and to a lesser extent pump-action have been making gains, particularly as the cost of reliable, accurate semi-automatics has come down over the last decade.

Over And Under
(sometimes shortened to OAU or O/U) As its name indicates this gun has two barrels aligned horizontally and stacked vertically. There is usually one trigger however some models have two. Within this type there are three sub-groups of specification: trap, skeet, and sporting. Trap guns are generally heavier and longer barreled (normally 30 or 32 in or 0.76 or 0.81 m) with tight choking and designed to shoot slightly above the point of aim. Skeet guns are usually lighter and faster handling with barrel length from 26 to 28 in (0.66 to 0.71 m) and with fairly open chokes. Sporting models most often come with an interchangeable choke facility and barrel lengths of 28 in (0.71 m), 30 in (0.76 m), and 32 in (0.81 m) according to preference.
Semi-auto
This is a single barreled gun that chambers a new shell from a magazine automatically after each shot, but which requires the shooter to press the trigger for each shot. This design combines reduced recoil and relatively low weight with quick follow up shots.
Side-by-side
(sometimes shortened to SS or SXS) Like the over and under, there are two barrels, however instead of being arranged in a vertical stack they are next to each other on a horizontal plane. Side-by-sides are harder to aim for new shooters, as the two barrels does not provide the same instinctive feedback as the single visible barrel of a semi-automatic or O/U. Modern production of SXS weapons is limited, in favor of O/U, and older weapons are usually not rated for steel shot, preventing their use on many shooting ranges.
Pump-action
This is a single barreled gun that reloads from a tubular or box magazine when the user slides a grip towards and then away from themselves. The pump-action format is popular with casual shooters in the US, but is far less common in Europe. The pump-action is inherently slower than all but the single barrel break action and thus follow up shots are more difficult. In addition to this, although their mechanical complexity is comparable to that of the semi-automatic they lack the latter's advantage of recoil reduction.
Single-shot
Most single shot shotguns are break action; they operate similarly to the over and under and the side-by-side except they have only one barrel and can hold only one shot. Some are very inexpensive, and they are the most popular type of gun in American Trap. Most other clay pigeon shooting disciplines require guns capable of holding two shells. The low weight of some single-shot guns result in excessive recoil which further diminishes their appeal for high volume clay shooting.

Cartridges[edit]

Shotgun cartridges are readily available in gun shops and at shooting grounds, and within limitations as to the shot size and the weight of the shot load are suitable for clay shooting at CPSA affiliated grounds and for use in events coming under CPSA rules. Though home loaded cartridges allow the user to customize the ballistic characteristics of their shells, they are generally not allowed at clay pigeon shooting events unless specified otherwise.

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The instructions and specifications are printed on the boxes. For clay competition, shot size must not exceed 2.6 mm/English No. 6.[7] The shot load must be a maximum 28 g (0.99 oz) for all domestic disciplines; or 24 g (0.85 oz) for Olympic trap, Olympic skeet, and double trap; up to 28 g for FITASC sporting (from 2005); and 36 g (1.3 oz) for helice.[citation needed]

Lasers[edit]

Laser Clay Pigeon Shooting, also known as Laser Clay Shooting or even Laser Shooting, is a variation on the traditional sport of Clay Pigeon Shooting where the shotguns are disabled and fitted with laser equipment that can detect hits on specially modified reflective clays. Laser clay pigeon shooting offers a safe alternative for beginners.

The rules and disciplines are normally the same as the traditional sport using live weapons.

There are four principal pieces of equipment for a laser clay shooting setup: guns, launcher, scoreboard, and clays.[8]

  • A laser clay shooting gun at a laser clay shooting range.

  • Laser Clay Launcher/Trap

The activity can be done indoors or outdoors. Just like traditional clay shooting clays are released from a trap and the participants shoot at the flying disc. Unlike traditional clay shooting, multiple participants all shoot at the same disc. In most equipment the register of hits and misses is recorded electronically, and the sounds of the shotgun firing and the clay being hit are played from simulated sounds.

Although the activity is similar to traditional clay shooting it does use slightly different shooting principles, some of which are closer to target shooting.

References[edit]

  1. ^ abThe Encyclopædia of Sport & Games: Rackets - Zebra. 1912.
  2. ^Lowerson, John (1993). Sport and the English Middle Classes, 1870-1914. Manchester University Press. ISBN978-0-7190-4651-3.
  3. ^Parliament, New Zealand (1928). Parliamentary Debates. p. 33.
  4. ^'Electrocibles or helice shooting'. eiaweb.it. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  5. ^'L'Italia dell'Elica sulla vetta d'Europa' (in Italian). armietiro.it. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  6. ^'Helice ZZ'. fitasc.com. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  7. ^CartridgesArchived 2009-02-06 at the Wayback Machine, Clay Pigeon Shooting Association rules.
  8. ^'What is Laser Clay Shooting? - Things to do in Reading'. Things to do in Reading. Retrieved 2018-04-04.

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