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| Northstar Sportsmens 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. |
| Summer Leagues |
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| The summer leagues will be forming in May and will begin
June 1st. It's never too late in May 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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| 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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