Trap shooting takes concentration, reflexes, good vision
SUMMIT TWP — Hitting any target using a shotgun might not sound difficult because shotguns fire shells containing hundreds of tiny pellets.
Hitting a 4-inch clay target traveling 42 mph anywhere within a 45-degree angle from the oscillating automatic target throwing machine takes concentration, good vision and quick reflexes.
Attempting to hit round clay “bird” targets in that way is a sport called trap shooting.
A 75-year-old retiree, Barry Ewing said he started trap shooting at age 62, but wishes he had started sooner because of the physical demands of the sport.
Quick reflexes are needed because the remotely operated target thrower scatters the targets.
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