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DTL: The Basics Trap Diagram
The ground layout consist of 5 shooting positions (pegs) 9ft apart in a 16 yard arc from a single trap house. The targets are fixed in terms speed and elevation but are variable from side to side to a maximum of 22.5 degrees either side. A round usually consists of 25 targets for each competitor which are fired away from the shooter and fly 50 - 55 yards. "Regulation" targets are set by ensuring the clay targets pass through a 3ft diameter hoop set ten yards along the centre line and 9ft high. |
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Shooting DTL
Each competitor must shoot at 5 clay targets from each of the 5 'pegs' . Shooting alternately each competitor will shoot at the 5 targets before moving 'Down The Line' - moving to the next position on their right (If a shooter is on position 5 they will go to peg 1). The shooter usually calls for each target with the gun already mounted in their shoulder and has two shots to break the target: 3 points are awarded for a first barrel kill and 2 for a second barrel kill. A perfect score would be all 25 kills being made with the first barrel thus 75 points would be awarded. This is usually abbreviated to 25/75. Big competitions can consist of 4 rounds making up 100 targets, a perfect score would see 300 points from 100 targets (100/300). It is possible to win a competition by breaking fewer clays than other competitors, two first barrel kills is the equivalent of three second barrel kills. To see the Event Ground Layout - Click Here
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