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| Northstar Sportsmens Club has two regulation
trap shooting ranges. During the summer months, leagues are
formed for those wishing to compete locally against others in
the area. Running at the same time, the club sponsors a youth
trap shooting league. This league is open to anyone 17 years of
age or less. |
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| A membership or shooting on a league is not
necessary to take advantage of the ranges. We are open
for anyone wishing to shoot, or learn a new sport. |
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| For the shooters looking for "stiffer
competition", Northstar Sportsmens Club also host a
couple of registered trap shoots. |
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| These trap shooting tournaments are shot under
the rules of the Amateur Trap Shooting Assn (ATA). |
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| Something new to Northstar is a new youth
shooting program, following the rules of the ATA. This program
has our local youth competing against others around the state of
Minnesota. Our goal is to put together a team of Jr. High and
High School kids. If you wish to help sponsor a team or even an
individual, please let us know. |
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| 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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| The Northstar Sportsmens Club youth shooters, "TEAM NORTH
STAR" will also begin their summer shooting. Shooters will be
participating in a more disciplined and structured approach to trap
shooting. The youth shooting program will run for 10 weeks.
Currently we have openings for at least 15 shooters. 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 the adult league league, at reduced
rates. |
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| Please visit the Youth Shooting Page for details of the summer
schedule. |
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| Shooting Rates for
Trap Shooting |
| The following rates are for one round (25
targets) |
| Member.......................................................................$6.00
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| Member w/prepaid 10 round shooting card......$4.50 |
| Non-member*..............................................................$7.00 |
| *(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 Trap Shooting in the USA |
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| The first formal trap shoot took place in Cincinnati, Ohio in
1831, using live birds. With the advent of glass ball targets, and
eventually clay disc targets, the sport began to take on the popular
form of the game known today as Trap. American Trap uses a single
target launcher, or trap, which is located below ground in a trap
house. This trap oscillates left to right and back, launching a
single clay target, or bird. American trap has a field with 5
shooting positions. Singles Trap features shots taken from each of
the shooting positions 16 yards behind the trap house. The shooters
position themselves on one of the 5 shooting positions, or stations.
Each shooter shoots five shots from his current station, then the
squad rotates to the next station. Each shooters shoots five shots
from five stations. Handicap Trap is the same game with shooters
moving back to varying distances from the trap house. The maximum
distance is 27 yards. Doubles Trap is shot from 16 yards, with the
distinction being in the way the targets are presented. In Doubles
Trap, the targets are thrown two at a time, and the trap does not
oscillate. So each of the pairs of targets are uniform in
trajectory. |
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For a little more history of trap shooting and shooting in
general, please visit the following link.
http://www.wheretoshoot.org/docs/Shooting_Excerpt.rtf |
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For a more detailed explanation of trap shooting fundamentals,
visit Remington's link below.
http://www.remington.com/pdfs/trap_fundamentals_2004.pdf |
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