Hot Shots Trap Team

Thank you NRA!

2011-01-02T16:51:00.000-08:00

We would like to sincerely thank the NRA for their continued support of the Hot Shots Trap Team. Your dedication to the preservation of our rights, and the unfailing support of our youth in our sport in very much appreciated. If you are not a member of the NRA, join today! It is very inexpensive, fulfilling and you are helping us all have our voices heard in Washington and all across the USA. Thank you NRA!

A safe and productive hunt

2009-09-14T21:08:00.000-07:00

Training Day!!

2009-08-30T05:20:00.000-07:00

We were blessed by having Mr. Marvin Spinks come visit with us, and host an "All Day" training even for our athletes. Beginning at 8am, Mr. Spinks gave us hours of critical classroom style teaching, covering essentials such as stance, mounting, gun control and much more. The Cedar City Gun Club, who so graciously hosted our even, provided us with a surprise lunch of fresh grilled hamburgers and hotdogs (thanks guys!). Then we went outside for more training, this time live, with the guns. We wrapped up around 6 pm, and all the athletes, were still happy and raring to go. Mr Spinks did a wonderful job holding their undivided attention, all the while filling them chock full of indispensable knowledge. Also, we were blessed by a visit from Bonnie Stewart Chamberlain. thank you Marvin and Bonnie, you guys are great!

Awards Day 2009

2009-05-28T15:29:00.000-07:00

2009-05-28T15:22:00.000-07:00

2009-04-25T13:05:00.000-07:00

The boys shot like pros, not letting on that this was their first competition. It was as comfortable as being at our practice range at Cedar City Gun Club.

2009-04-25T13:02:00.000-07:00

2009-04-25T13:00:00.000-07:00

Getting started a little late, our first squad got off with a good start. Everyone busted mucho targets!

Our first Tournament

2009-04-25T12:56:00.000-07:00

The boys did a great job at todays tournament. It was held at Henry Horton State Park, and there were several counties represented. We had 2 squads, and each squad shot 4 rounds. At the time of ths post, the final results were not in. But I believe we did really good. It looked like all the guys had loads of fun.

The invention fo the Clay Target

2009-03-26T19:30:00.000-07:00

Invention of the clay target by George Ligowsky of Cincinnati, Ohio. He would introduce the target at the conclusion of the New York State Shoot at Coney Island to a group of shooters. It became an instant success. He contracted Capt. Adam Bogardus and Doc Carver to tour the country in a series of matches using Ligowsky targets. Carver had made a name for himself as a rifle shooter but remarkably, Carver won 22 of the 25 matches over the great Bogardus. This had to humiliate Bogardus. Ligowsky was also instrumental in the staging of the first national trapshoot in New Orleans in 1885. All the great shots attended including Rolla Heikes, Bogardus, Carver and J. A. R. Elliott. Doc Carver won the event.

Some of the Boys

2009-03-26T19:01:00.000-07:00

Trap etiquette

2009-03-26T18:47:00.001-07:00

American Trap shooting, more so than other shooting disciplines, including Olympic "international" trap, develops a certain rhythm to a squad timing between shots. The manners of any other squad member(s) can affect the performance of individuals within a squad. Shell catchers are a must for anyone using a semi-automatic - a shell hitting you in the head or arm can certainly disrupt your concentration. Most shooters also carry a few extra shells in case they drop one. It is better not to pick up any dropped shell, or other item, until after the 5th shooter has fired his 5th shot of the station and the squad is about to rotate to the next position. Idle chatting between shots, vulgar calls, and unnecessary movement can be generally disruptive. Things are considerably more relaxed during a practice squad, but one should use some discretion.

Commands from the scorer and other shooters are as important to squad timing as the behaviors of the shooters on the squad. To start a squad the shooter will ask if the squad and puller are ready (usually by calling "Squad ready?" then "Puller ready?"), followed by asking to see one free target, traditionally saying "Let's see one." The scorer will call missed targets with a command of: loss, lost, etc. When the first shooter has fired his final shot of the position the scorer will sometimes call “end” and will command “all change” after fifth shooter has fired his last shot. The shooter on position five then moves behind the rest of the shooters on his way to the first station and will signal when he is ready to the First shooter who is now on station two. The standard call for a target is “pull,” but many shooters like to use their own variations of "pull," or words that will help them concentrate on the target.

Shotgun Safety

2009-03-25T14:39:00.001-07:00

Hot Shots Trap Team

2009-03-25T09:54:00.000-07:00

The trap team will usually meet at 3:00 pm on Tuesday and Thursday at the Cedar City Gun Club on Whippoorwill Rd, Lebanon TN, unless noted otherwise

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