Trap shooting

I interviewed head coach of the North Scott Trap Team, Dave Fredericksen. My father happens to be the head coach, however, his position in the organization is nothing more than a coincidence; I would be interviewing the coach of the team regardless of who the coach was at the time. I interviewed the coach of the trap team because it is such a different and misunderstood sport, especially in a society that questions our Second Amendment rights. I asked him questions that required him to reflect on the purpose and his personal opinions about the sport, as well as the fundamental questions from the syllabus. For some useful background about trapshooting, it is not only a competitive Olympic sport, but is also a sport that is spreading like wildfire throughout the United States. The sport involves an individual shooting clay targets with a shotgun, preferably a 12 gauge. New shooters typically use field hunting guns; however, the more competitive and skilled the shooter gets, the better the chance…

The short story, The Most Dangerous Game, written and published in 1924, by Richard Connell. In the story, a hunter named Rainsford is stranded on an island, owned by a wealthy Cossack named Zaroff. Who hunts humans, not animals. Zaroff then gives Rainsford a choice, to be hunted by Zaroff for three days, or to be killed by Zaroff’s manservant, Ivan. Rainsford chooses to be hunted by Zaroff and is given hunting gear. On the last day of the hunt, Zaroff and his dogs corner Rainsford, and…

English Research Paper Trap Shooting In trap shooting their are five shooters and one trap house. The shooters use shotguns to shoot clay disc’s as the targets. The field has five stations, and one trap house. At each station the shooters have to aim at different spots to hit the targets.(“Trap Shooting Basics”) Trap is a very old sport that has been modified through time. Hunters use to do trap with pigeons to prove their skills.(“Trapshooting”) Now people shoot trap for a sport for fun.…

lifelong skills Trapshooting can improve skills ranging from mental skills to eyesight. Trapshooting is good for many of lifelong skills due to the concentration involved in the process of shooting a clay. First trapshooting improves your eyesight because while you are actively looking down the rib of the shotgun searching for the target, your eyes are developing concentration which improves the way you see the target (Tomas, profession in Ophthalmology). Furthermore trapshooting improves your…

Youth Revive Trap Shooting The Trap Sho Trap shooting has changed tremendously since the 1800’s, from shooting live birds, to shooting fluorescent clay targets. The sport has grown so much since the beginning, but even more within the last ten years because of the youth that have changed it from a hobby to the fastest growing sport in the USA. According to USA Shooting, also known as the USA Olympic team, trap shooting began around the year 1825 with real pigeons and sparrows that were in…

true passion since my first hunting experience at the age of 9. I started to trap shoot at the age of 13 and have grown to be a nationally-ranked competitive trap shooter and a shooting ambassador. I have begun to work with my shooting club to understand the working of a sporting clay and trap club, how competitions are organized and the preparation and work needed before, during and after the shoot and how the club runs these events. My competitions have enabled me to travel to several…

“He knows how to cross streets. When he runs up to a street, he will stop and check traffic both ways before he crosses. He knows not to get into power lines.” Mr. Yates was the house on Wednesday with Don Woodman, the veterinarian who shot the tranquilizer dark from the home of Elizabeth Fowler. Mrs. Fowler had grown fond of the monkey, who watched her family from outside the sliding door. He tried to play with the dog. He tried to frolic with the children. But three weeks ago the monkey, a…

because it used illustrations to help us visualize what Christopher was experiencing. Looking at the production itself, something that made the set unique was the use of trap doors in various situations throughout the performance. For example when Christopher found the letters from his mother, he pulled the box out of a trap door on the floor of the stage. Also at the end of the play, the puppy Christopher’s dad got him went down a trap door to exit the stage. Similar to the trap doors, the…

Trap shooting started for me in highschool when i join the team the only gun i could use was my dad's 25 year old remington 870 he used for deer hunting my parents couldn't afford to buy me a 3 thousand dollar gun like the other kids had all my friends had they shot browning O/U (over and under) or brettras real nice engraving glossed wood finished gold triggers and there i was with a pump shotgun that beat to shit from deer drives. My coach was named Mr Stungle and many of the kids on the team…

My first time going trap shooting The first time I want trap shooting was when I was 12 and into shooting sports. One day I decided to ask my friend that went trap shooting with his dad a lot if I could go with him next time he was going, of course, his dad said if my parents are ok with it. So I went and asked my parents they said I could go. I was ecstatic at the thought of my first time going trap shooting and I had a lot of questions like, how do I do this?, is it going to be hard?, will I…