Cockett Farm Shooting Ground
Trap & Skeet
Skeet and Trap, whilst not as popular as Sporting in the UK are the only clay shooting disciplines currently featured in the Olympic and Commonwealth games. There are several variants of both Skeet and Trap with the most popular in the UK being English Skeet and Down the Line. Here at Cockett Farm we offer two Skeet (English Skeet & High Skeet) and two Trap (Down the Line & Automatic Ball Trap) disciplines.
English Skeet
Skeet is a discipline where targets are presented at a set speed and trajectory from two trap houses set 40 metres apart, at opposite ends of a semi circle. The targets are released in a sequence of singles and doubles with the shooter moving through seven shooting stations around the semi circle.
Although a mentally demanding competition discipline in it's own right, due to the wide range of angles and target combinations, Skeet is ideal for those new to the sport to learn the concept of lead and is an excellent discipline for honing and developing sound basic technique.
High Skeet
A development from Skeet, the layout and target sequence are the same as a normal skeet range although the targets are thrown from two height adjustable towers. The added height makes this another valuable practice area for Sporting, it is also a popular discipline with live game shooters.
Trap Shooting
Trap shooting is the oldest form of clay target shooting, originally designed to replicate the long since banned competitions, where live pigeons were released from a "trap" in front of the shooter. There are several variants of trap shooting with targets thrown either as singles or doubles. All Trap targets go away from the firing point and depending on the discipline, between one and 15 traps will be used with the targets either on a set or random trajectory.
All Trap disciplines are shot from 5 firing positions, usually set 15 metres behind the trap(s). As all trap targets are rising and going away from the shooter, these are the only disciplines where generally a specific trap gun is recommended.
DTL - Down the Line
Targets are thrown to a distance of 45 to 50 metres at a consistent height and with a horizontal 'spread' of up to 22 degrees either side of the centre line. Starting from stand 1, each shooter fires at a single target in turn, until all shooters have shot five targets. Then they all move one place to the right and the procedure starts again and continues after every set of 5 targets for a round of 25. Two shots are allowed at each target with each target hit scoring 3 points for a first barrel hit, 2 points for a second barrel hit and 0 for a miss (maximum 75 points per round).
Our DTL range is under cover and utilizes an acoustic release system.
ABT - Automatic Ball Trap
Automatic Ball Trap is the second most popular Trap discipline shot in the UK after DTL. Unlike DTL, only one target is taken at each stand before moving to the right for the next target. Two shots are allowed at each target but either shot scores equally. Whereas in DTL the trap only oscillates from side to side, in ABT the targets are faster and the trap moves both horizontally and vertically making this a much more challenging discipline.