◌ Discipline No. 03
Skeet.
The game of Skeet was invented in Massachusetts in 1920 by a man hoping to improve his wingshooting. TTSC operates 13 skeet fields, all International capable, with NSSA registered competition.
A skeet field has 8 shooting positions and two traps. Participants break clay targets thrown from a high house and a low house at the ends of the field.
◌ How To Shoot Skeet
The round
A round of skeet consists of 25 targets: 17 shot as singles and 8 as doubles. The first miss is repeated immediately and is called an option. If no targets are missed, the 25th target is shot at the last station, low house 8.
Skeet is shot in squads of up to five shooters. They move from station to station around the half moon, ending up in the center at the end of the round.
Equipment
Any gauge shotgun may be used, of any type, as long as it can fire at least two shots. The preferred shot size is #9, nothing larger than 7½ should ever be used.
Strength is not a factor: women compete equally with men, and left-handed shooters do just as well as right.
Sub-gauge skeet (12, 20, 28, .410) adds variety and is featured at most TTSC skeet tournaments.