What is Trap Shooting? A form of clay target shooting, Trapshooting is a game of movement, action and split-second timing. It requires the accuracy and skill to repeatedly aim, fire and break the 4 1/4 inch clay disc which is hurled through the air at a speed of 42mph. The sports expanding popularity is due to the fact that people of all ages, incomes and abilities can compete. Nine year old boys and girls shoot alongside 90 year old men.  Trapshooting's participants include millionaires and hourly wage earners, inventors and businessmen, former sports figures in other fields, professional men, farmers, truck drivers, musicians, actors, students and housewives. A round of trap consists of 25 clay targets launched from a single machine in a direction going away from the shooter and randomly within a prescribed arc. A shooter progresses through 5 shooting stands which are placed in an arc 16 yards back from the trap house where the throwing machine is located. Five targets are presented from each stand. These are at a consistent height but may be any where in a horizontal arc approximately 40 degrees on both the left and right of the trap house. Trap rules in North America are established by the Amateur Trap Association, (ATA) and is generally referred to as American Trap. In addition to single targets, most clubs also have machines which will throw 2 targets simultaneously; referred to as "doubles".  The shooter is required to shoot at a target after he calls "pull." It does not matter if the shooter hits only a small piece of the target or whether he shatters, the target is considered a "dead" or "lost" bird. If the target is hit it is "dead." It is the shooters responsibility to check his own score.  A copy of the Amateur Trap Shooting Association official rules is available as a PDF file by clicking the shotshells...