ISU
Trap & Skeet Club
OFFERING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR
FUN AND COMPETITION
ALL SKILL LEVELS WELCOME
For more information contact
Lee at [email protected]
Check us out at http://www.isutrapskeet.org/
The ISU Trap and Skeet Club is proud to be funded in part by the Government of the Student Body
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Iowa State Trap and Skeet Club Handbook
The Iowa State Trap and Skeet Club is a group of men and women with the common interest in the Shotgun sports.
The club consists of shooters of mixed experience levels; beginners, hunters looking for a means of practice in the
off-season, and advanced target shooters looking to excel in competition. Weekly range practices as well as off-range
meetings and social activities provide instruction in all clay target games.
Membership
$50.00 per semester, $75 per year.
All members and guest participants are required to have either: Completed an Iowa Hunter’s Education course, or
other similar state required course, OR a valid Hunting License, OR completed a DNR Hunter’s Education
Instructor’s Safety Briefing. NO ONE shall be allowed to join the ISU Trap and Skeet Club unless the University’s
Liability and Medical Information Form is completed (Online form).
CLUB membership is open to all registered students at Iowa State University, Staff, Faculty and non-registered
students, as well as students from other colleges as delineated in the Club Constitution. Those interested in becoming
club members may attend the New Member Call Out event as a non-member. Participation at any subsequent
practices or Club events requires membership. Club membership entitles the paid member use of club equipment and
accessories, member-target costs at the regular practice, and reimbursed (entry fee only) attendance at intercollegiate
competitions.
Club officers are elected each year in November for terms starting and ending in January. Club officer positions are
President, Vice President, and Treasurer. Club committees may be formed from the membership and chairs assigned
by the President as club activities and needs require. Club office’s responsibilities are detailed in the Student
Organization Manual and the Sports Club Council Handbook. In addition, the club officers are collectively
responsible for the following:
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Attend a weekly coordination meeting with the club advisor.
Develop meeting agendas and chair club meetings.
Review and approve club handbook changes.
Develop and present the budget proposal to the funding organization.
Designate a club representative to the Sports Club Council.
Safe and efficient range operations during practice.
Meetings
Attendance at club meetings is essential. This is where discussion and planning of upcoming events are handled.
Sign-up for club travel/events will be at the meeting one to two weeks prior to that particular event. Meetings are
normally scheduled in conjunction with practice sessions. The club election shall be conducted on campus It is
essential for all members to check their email often for information on club meetings and events.
Practice
CLUB practice will be scheduled at least one night each week as weather permits, (currently Thursday night). Target
fees and ammunition are the responsibility of the member. Proper ammunition (see Safety) may be purchased at the
local Wal-Mart or K-Mart and JAX Outdoor Sports. Target costs are $5.00 per twenty-five (25) targets of trap or
skeet (one round). Non-member target costs shall be $6.00 per round.
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Club Travel
One of the most exciting aspects of ISU T&S club is the fact that we travel. Three to four trips per semester are
normally taken to compete with other schools. Extensive clay target shooting experience is not needed to travel with
the club. All members wanting to travel, shoot, and have a good time are welcome to attend any competition, but are
strongly encouraged to attend at least one each year.
Club Equipment
Although use of your own gun is encouraged, it is not necessary to own a shotgun to be part of the club. The club also
has shooting accessories and equipment available to club members.
Safety
The Iowa State Trap and Skeet Club provide an extremely safe environment in which to shoot. New shooters
undergo a safety briefing by the club advisor (A DNR Hunting Safety Instructor) prior to shooting and will shoot one
round of targets each on the Trap range and Skeet range under the direct supervision of the advisor, club officer or
senior club member as assigned by the club advisor. All members and guest participants are required to have either:
Completed an Iowa Hunter’s Education course, or other similar state required course, OR a valid Hunting License,
OR completed a DNR Hunter’s Education Instructor’s Safety Briefing. NO ONE shall be allowed to join the ISU
Trap and Skeet Club unless the University’s Liability Form is completed (Online form).
The following are safety rules proscribed by the NRA Range Operators Manual, and some unique to clay target
games as governed by the NSSA, ATA, or NSCA:
1) Always keep the muzzle of a gun pointed in a safe direction. Treat all firearms as if they were loaded.
2) Eye and ear protection is required at all times on the field.
3) The loaded gun shall be kept pointed in a direction that will not endanger the safety of shooters, field personnel or
spectators.
4) When not on the shooting station, the gun shall be carried with the breech open. Fixed breech
(double barrels including over and under and side-by-sides) will be broken open. Pumps and semi automatics will
have the bolt open.
5) When the shooter is on the shooting station and ready to shoot and a delay occurs, such as equipment breakdown,
the gun shall be opened and all shells extracted.
6) Empty shells ejected from a gun may not be picked up from the field until completion of the round.
Skeet Range Safety
1) The loading of more than two shells in the gun shall not be allowed at any time.
2) No gun shall be loaded until the shooter is on the shooting station. Loading is considered as putting any part of a
loaded shell in any part of the gun.
3) When shooting from station 8, shooters will load only one shell for the high house and one shell for the low house.
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Trap Range Safety
1) When shooting handicap, there shall be no more than two (2) yards difference between adjacent shooters in the
squad and no more than a total difference of three yards in a squad.
2) All guns must have the action open and contain no live shell or empty shell at any time, except while the shooter is
on the firing line.
3) A shooter shall place a live shell in his / her gun only when at a firing point facing the traps. In singles shooting the
shooter may place only one live shell in his / her gun at a time and must remove it or the empty shell(s) before moving
from one position to another. In changing from one position to another, the shooter shall not walk in front of the other
shooters in the squad.
The Games
Trap
A trap field consists of one trap house containing an electronic target thrower which launches
targets at three random angles. Shooters are positioned 16 yards behind the trap house (in the 16
yard game) on 5 different positions. A full trap squad consists of one shooter on each of the five
positions. Shooters will shoot single, randomized targets beginning with the shooter at position
one, then two, three, four, five, and back to one. This order will continue until each shooter has shot five targets from
each position. The squad will then rotate with position 1 shooter moving to position 2, 2 to 3, 3 to 4, 4 to 5, and 5 to 1.
Each shooter will fire upon twenty-five (25) targets in one round of trap.
Skeet (American)
The game of Skeet has two "houses" from which the targets are electronically launched. The high house is the house
on the left side of the field and has the thrower located 12’ above the ground. The low house is on the right side of the
field with the thrower just above ground level. There are eight stations located in a semi-circle between the two
houses. A complete round of skeet is 25 targets. At stations 1,2,6 and 7 the shooter will shoot a single target from the
high house then a single target from the low house. Following singles at each of these stations, the shooter will then
load two shells and shoot doubles (one target from each house thrown simultaneously). On stations 3,4,and 5 the
shooter will shoot a single target from each house. Station 8 is in the center of the field and the shooter will load one
shell and shoot a high house single. The shooter will then load a single shell and shoot a low house single. The first
target missed in skeet is shot again and is called the "option." If no targets have been missed upon the completion of
shooting low house 8, a second target will be shot from there.
Sporting Clays
Sporting clays is the newest shotgun game and is much different from trap and skeet. This game is often referred to as
"golf with a shotgun." Sporting clays is shot on a course rather than a field with normally 10 stations or "holes"
designed to simulate shots seen in hunting situations. Besides the standard 110mm targets shot in trap and skeet,
sporting clays uses 90mm targets (Midi), 60mm targets (Mini), targets that turn in mid-air (Battue), and extremely
rigid targets designed to bounce on the ground (Rabbit). Sporting clays courses use manual and electronic target
launchers and all shots are doubles. Just like golf courses, sporting clays courses are highly variable in design and
difficulty.
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