What is clay shooting

Clay shooting — a kind of shooting sport. Clay shooting competitions are held on open shooting ranges. It is fired from smooth-bore guns of the 12th caliber with use of shot cartridges (diameter of pellets no more than 2,5 mm) on the flying targets plateaus. At hit even of several pellets in a plateau it breaks. Targets are thrown out air by means of special throwing machines. Now the ecological production technology of targets excluding use of components, crippling to a circumambient is developed and implemented.

History of clay shooting

Clay shooting originates from the remote past when the nobility had a good time firing at the flying purpose. In the Middle Ages as targets live birds, most often pigeons who were thrown out because of shelters were applied. Is later than their steel to put in the holes covered with a capwhich was pulled down by a rope and a pigeon had an opportunity to fly up. Over time caps have been replaced with the special boxes cages equipped with devices for emission of birds at the right time. In the middle of last century there was a firing at artificial targets which were thrown with the invented device by means of a plate spring on a distance to 32 meters. Targets – glass balls with a diameter of 6,35 centimeters were filled with smoke, dust or feathers that at hit in them gave to firing special effect. In 1880 at first in America, and then in Germany and France throwing machines and targets in the form of modern plateaus have appeared. Soon firing at plateaus has quickly extended almost across all Europe. In Russia in the 1887th year in St. Petersburg, on the Krestovsky island, the first special stand for firing at pigeons has been equipped. Wealthy people who were able to afford this rather expensive entertainment were fond of this type of firing. In the early nineties were already engaged in clay shooting at plateaus in several big cities. Competitions were held at primitively equipped stands with use of simple throwing machines which first samples have been brought from abroad. Throwing machines were installed on the boards strengthening on the earth by means of stakes. Targets were made on places of clay and sand. At the end of XIX and the beginning of the 20th centuries stands are equipped almost in all provincial Russian cities.

The Olympic program includes five exercises: “Ladder, men” and “Ladder, women”, “Double ladder, men”, “Monastery, men” and “Monastery, women”

1. “Ladder, men” (Trench stand):

Exercise “a ladder, men” is carried out at the trench stand from 5 shooting numbers (numbers are located in a straight line). Shoot at the single targets which are taking off in turn from 15 throwing machines which are installed in a trench under a shooting site at distance of 15 meters from shooting number. Only 15 schemes of flight of targets which on each site are determined by a lot. The target moves away from the shooter on three different flight paths (directly, to the right or to the left from the shooter with a deviation to 45 degrees), and also have different flying height.

Flying range of targets – 76 meters (+-1 meter).

On each target 2 boss are given.

QUALIFICATION:

In qualification of arrows accepts only 125 targets (on 25 in each series).

SEMI-FINAL:

6 athletes with the best results come through to the semifinal.

Each athlete shoots from 5 shooting numbers. The result for pass to a medal match is considered at the rate of 15 accepted targets.

MEDAL-MATCHI

Two athletes with the best results of a semi-final leave in gold a medal match, about the third and fourth – in bronze.

The program a medal match – 15 targets which the shooter accepts from 3 shooting numbers (2,3,4).

At equality of results stronger athlete is determined by results of firefight.

 

2. “Ladder, women” (Trench stand):

Exercise “a ladder, women” is carried out at the trench stand from 5 shooting numbers (numbers are located in a straight line). Shoot at the single targets which are taking off in turn from 15 throwing machines which are installed in a trench under a shooting site at distance of 15 meters from shooting number. Only 15 schemes of flight of targets which on each site are determined by a lot. The target moves away from the shooter on three different flight paths (directly, to the right or to the left from the shooter with a deviation to 45 degrees), and also have different flying height.

Flying range of targets – 76 meters (+-1 meter).

On each target 2 boss are given.

QUALIFICATION:

In qualification of arrows accepts only 75 targets (on 25 in each series).

SEMI-FINAL:

6 athletes with the best results come through to the semifinal.

Each athlete shoots from 5 shooting numbers. The result for pass to a medal match is considered at the rate of 15 accepted targets.

MEDAL-MATCHI

Two athletes with the best results of a semi-final leave in gold a medal match, about the third and fourth – in bronze.

The program a medal match – 15 targets which the shooter accepts from 3 shooting numbers (2,3,4).

At equality of results stronger athlete is determined by results of firefight.

 

3. “Monastery, men” (round stand):

Exercise “a monastery, men” is carried out at the round stand from 8 shooting numbers (numbers are located a semicircle). Shoot at doublets pair shots and to single targets. Targets take off from the high box and the low box located on each side (take off towards each other).

Flying range of targets – 68 meters (+-1 meter).

The main difference from “ladder” and “double ladder” — the shooter during team holds a butt at the level of a hip. On each target 1 boss is given.

QUALIFICATION:

In qualification of all of arrows accepts 125 targets (on 25 in each series).

SEMI-FINAL:

6 athletes with the best results come through to the semifinal.

Each athlete shoots on 4 targets about 3,4,5 numbers, then return to the 4th. The result for pass to a medal match is considered at the rate of 16 accepted targets.

MEDAL-MATCHI:

Two athletes with the best results of a semi-final leave in gold a medal match, about the third and fourth – in bronze. Each shooter shoots at 16 targets (8 doublets).

At equality of results stronger athlete is determined by results of firefight.

 

4. “Monastery, women” (Round stand):

Exercise “a monastery, women” is carried out at the round stand from 8 shooting numbers (numbers are located a semicircle). Shoot at doublets pair shots and to single targets. Targets take off from the high box and the low box located on each side (take off towards each other).

Flying range of targets – 68 meters (+-1 meter).

The main difference from “ladder” and “double ladder” — the shooter during team holds a butt at the level of a hip. On each target 1 boss is given.

QUALIFICATION:

In qualification of all of arrows accepts 75 targets (on 25 in each series).

SEMI-FINAL:

6 athletes with the best results come through to the semifinal.

Each athlete shoots on 4 targets about 3,4,5 numbers, then return to the 4th. The result for pass to a medal match is considered at the rate of 16 accepted targets.

MEDAL-MATCHI:

Two athletes with the best results of a semi-final leave in gold a medal match, about the third and fourth – in bronze. Each shooter shoots at 16 targets (8 doublets).

At equality of results stronger athlete is determined by results of firefight.

 

5. “Double ladder, men”:

Exercise “double ladder” is carried out at the trench stand from 5 shooting numbers. Shoot at doublets (single targets). Targets take off from the machines located on the 3rd shooting number according to three schemes unknown for the shooter:

And (7th and 8th machines)

In (8th and 9th machines),

With (the 7th and 9th machines) – the most difficult scheme, dispersion of targets far.

Flying range of targets – 55 meters (+-1 meter) (whereas in “ladder”, for example, 76 meters).

QUALIFICATION:

In qualification of only 150 shots (5 series on 30 shots everyone).

In each series of arrows accepts 5 schemes A, B, C.

SEMI-FINAL:

6 athletes with the best results come through to the semifinal. Results for an exit in a medal matches are considered at the rate of 15 accepted doublets (30 targets).

MEDAL-MATCHI:

Two athletes with the best results of a semi-final leave in gold a medal match, about the third and fourth – in bronze. In a medal matches it is fired from 3 shooting numbers: 2, 3,4. Schemes of flight similar. The program a medal match includes 15 doublets (30 shots).

At equality of results stronger athlete is determined by results of firefight.