~ Freddie pictured above helping Ken Cooper ~
Skeet was invented by William Harnden Foster, an avid grouse hunter, in 1915 as a sport called Clock Shooting and evolved to its current setup by 1923. In 1926 a contest was held to name the new sport, and Gertrude Hurlbutt named it skeet, which is derived from the Scandinavian word for "shoot". During World War II, Skeet was used in the American military to teach gunners the principle of leading and timing on flying target.
The event is in part meant to simulate the action of bird hunting. The shooter shoots from 7 positions on a semi-circle with a radius of 21 yards (19 m), and an 8th position in some versions, halfway between stations 1 and 7. There are two houses that hold the traps, one at each corner of the semi-circle. The traps launch the targets to a point 15 feet above ground and 18 feet outside of station 8. One trap launches targets from 10 feet above the ground ("high" house) and the other launches it from 3 feet above ground ("low" house).
~ It all amounts to a great deal of fun ~
The sport of Skeet shooting has a few varied rules, however, English Skeet is the most popular and by far the best for beginners. The pictures shows the general layout, showing the extra 8th stand which is used in Olympic Skeet.
~ English Skeet uses stands 1 to 7 and shoots a total of 25 clays ~
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