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| North Star Sportsmans Club has one very
challenging sporting clays range. The course (as most call it),
has a very pleasant 1/2 mile walk that is wooded and partially
open field. A variety of different targets are presented to each
shooter, leading to different degrees of difficulty. If you're
looking for a tune-up before the hunting season, this is it. |
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| As with trap and skeet, a membership or
participation in a league, is not necessary to test your skills. |
| 2010 Summer Leagues |
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| The 2010 summer leagues have started June 1st. It's not too
late to sign up your team or just come out by yourself and join
one of the teams looking for a teammate. This is just a summer
fun event for anyone wanting to keep a record of their
increasing shooting skills. The league will run for 10 weeks. |
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| We have leagues forming for trap, skeet, and sporting
clays. What is particularly nice about this league is that it
fits into everyone schedule. You do not necessarily need to
shoot as a team. Many of us have unusual work schedules that
would otherwise prevent us from shooting on a particular night.
When you come out to shoot (anytime the club is open), be sure
to tell the score keeper whether the score is for league or
practice, PRIOR to shooting. |
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| Thursday nights tend to be trap shooting night for many of
the members. Along with their evening of shooting, many plan
their supper at the club. Thursday nights are also known as "Pot-Luck
Night", so if you wish to attend, bring along a favorite
recipe of yours. |
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| The North Star Sportsmens Club youth shooters, "TEAM
NORTH STAR" have started their summer shooting. Currently
we have 12 shooters participating in a more disciplined and
structured approach to trap shooting. In just two weeks of
shooting, everyone has shot better scores than the previous
week. The youth shooting program will run for 10 weeks, and we
will be accepting shooters for one more week (ends on June
17th). Currently we have openings for three more "young
shooting stars" to round out to a team of 15. With 15
shooters, the club can have three full teams. Shooters do not
need to their parents to be members of the club, but must
accompany them each night. |
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| Young shooters wishing to shoot and not participate in the
program above can still shoot in a separate youth league, still
sponsored by the club. The youth shooters will have their own
page on the club's website very soon, keep an eye appealed. |
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| Shooting Rates
for Sporting Clays |
| The following rates are for one round
(50 targets) |
| Member.......................................................................$16.00
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| Member w/prepaid 10 round shooting card......$13.50 |
| Non-member*..............................................................$17.00 |
| *(non-member may not purchase or use prepaid cards) |
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| Expert and novice shooters are always welcome. We have
qualified instructors to help those who are new to the game. |
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| Brief History of Sporting Clays in the USA |
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| While Sporting Clays has its roots in Trap and Skeet, it is a
completely different game with its own set of rules. The game is
played over a course which may feature varying terrain with several
different target presentations from different locations with varying
flight paths. While Sporting Clays was originally designed to
simulate live game scenarios, it has evolved into a sport all its
own. The game is played on a course, made up of stations. Each
station features a shooting stand for the participant to shoot from.
Upon the shooter's call, targets are released. Targets can be thrown
as single targets, simultaneous pairs, or report pairs where the
second target is launched upon the report of the shot at the first
target. Unlike Trap and Skeet, there are a variety of specialty
targets in Sporting Clays. in addition to the 108mm Standard
targets. These include 90mm MIDI targets, 60mm MINI targets, rabbits
that roll and bounce on edge, battues that arc, and rockets which
are heavy and maintain speed. In addition the presentation of the
targets vary, which is to say they may be thrown crossing from one
side to the other, quartering away, quartering in, inbound,
outbound, overhead, underfoot, or straight up in the air. It is the
variety of targets, target presentations, course layouts and terrain
that many find so enjoyable about Sporting Clays. |
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For a little more history of Sporting Clays and shooting in
general, please visit the following link.
http://www.wheretoshoot.org/docs/shooting_excerpt>rtf |
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