2015 / 2016 Shooting Season Guidebook for Shotgun Athletes Contents Mission Statement............................................................................................................................................................ 4 William Blount Shooting Team – Governance and Information ...................................................................................... 4 Sport Shooting Program Information ............................................................................................................................... 5 Tennessee Scholastic Clay Target Program .................................................................................................................. 5 Athlete Eligibility Requirements ................................................................................................................................... 5 Equipment Guidelines .................................................................................................................................................. 5 Shotgun ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Shot Shells ................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Eye Protection .......................................................................................................................................................... 6 Ear Protection ........................................................................................................................................................... 6 Clothing ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Safety Rules .................................................................................................................................................................. 7 High School Lettering Criteria ........................................................................................................................................... 7 Practices ........................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Competitions .................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Regional Sporting Clays ................................................................................................................................................ 8 Regional Skeet .............................................................................................................................................................. 8 Regional Trap ................................................................................................................................................................ 8 State Championship ..................................................................................................................................................... 8 National American Championship ................................................................................................................................ 9 A Guide to Shotguns ......................................................................................................................................................... 9 The Seven Steps of Shotgun Operation ........................................................................................................................ 9 The Autoloader Action ............................................................................................................................................... 10 The Pump Action ........................................................................................................................................................ 11 The Break Action ........................................................................................................................................................ 12 Single barrel ............................................................................................................................................................ 12 Side-by-Side double barrel ..................................................................................................................................... 13 Over/Under Double Barrel ..................................................................................................................................... 14 Understanding Shotgun Chokes ..................................................................................................................................... 14 Sporting Clays ................................................................................................................................................................. 16 Things to consider in your shot .................................................................................................................................. 16 WBST Shotgun Shooter’s Guide Page 1 Target Type ............................................................................................................................................................. 16 Target Angle and Presentation ............................................................................................................................... 16 Target Distance ....................................................................................................................................................... 17 Break Point Choice.................................................................................................................................................. 18 Setting Up Your Shotgun ............................................................................................................................................ 18 First Things First ...................................................................................................................................................... 18 Choke Selection ...................................................................................................................................................... 18 Shot Selection ......................................................................................................................................................... 19 The Strategy That Works For the Individual ........................................................................................................... 19 Skeet ............................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Skeet's debt to a flock of chickens ............................................................................................................................. 19 Clock face to Skeet range: Just plane geometry ......................................................................................................... 22 Target shooting sequences at each station: ............................................................................................................... 24 4 Targets at Stations 1 and 2: ................................................................................................................................. 24 2 Targets at Stations 3 through 5: .......................................................................................................................... 24 4 Targets at Stations 6 and 7: ................................................................................................................................. 24 2 Targets at Station 8:............................................................................................................................................. 24 Optional shot .......................................................................................................................................................... 24 Shooting ahead of a target ......................................................................................................................................... 25 Types of Lead .............................................................................................................................................................. 25 Sustained, or maintained, lead: .............................................................................................................................. 25 Swing-through lead: ............................................................................................................................................... 25 Pull-ahead lead: ...................................................................................................................................................... 25 Station 8...................................................................................................................................................................... 26 How to learn Station 8 ................................................................................................................................................ 27 To shoulder