From a Foxnews.com story:
LOS ANGELES — Shooting for sport is becoming more and more popular across the country.
Along with Pilates and windsurfing, clay target shooting (search) and handgun target shooting (search) are some of America's fastest growing sports. Some 20 million Americans participate in recreational gun activities.
Those who shoot clays call it "golf with guns."
"It is being looked at more as a sport and recreation, it is not all about hunting," said Rick Matulich of the San Diego Shotgun Sports Association.
Target shooting dates back to the 14th century, and it became an Olympic sport in 1896. And while some worry about recreational gun safety, the government says a person is more likely to get hurt riding a bike, playing basketball or swimming.
 | Shotgunning games are great fun. There are two popular types of games, Sporting clays, and trap shoots. Trap Shoots are games where you stand at one location and shoot 100 "pigeons", clay disks which fly through the air like a frisbee. One comes out at a time when you yell pull. The peson who shoots the most out of 100 wins. Sporting Clays are where you go through a course, stopping at a number of stations to shoot two different pigeons which come out simultaneously. The person who shoots the most wins. I myself am a great fan of the trap shoot, but intend to try sporting clays very soon. I also shoot clays out of backyard when I can't get to the range. |
