Trap

The Trap event is considered to be shotgun’s “long range” contest and is shot by both men and women.

Trap shooters use double-barreled guns because in the qualification stages 2 shots are permitted at each target. During the final round, only one shot is permitted at each target.

Targets are released from an underground bunker, which has 15 trap machines in a straight line below ground level, set to throw targets at various heights, angles and speeds, away from the shooter.

The shooters shoot in turn from 5 designated shooting stations set 15m back from the front edge of the bunker roof and about 3 meters apart. The shooter does not know from which trap the target will be thrown but all shooters shoot at the same kind of targets at sometime during the round. A round consists of 25 targets for each shooter.

USA Shooting video describing the Men’s and Women’s Trap Event