Sporting Clays is a form of clay pigeon shooting. Often described as golf with a shotgun, the sport differs from trap and skeet shooting in that:

1. It is considered by many to be more difficult than trap or skeet.

2. It involves shooting clay targets at multiple locations (called stations).

3. Unlike trap and skeet, which are games of repeatable target presentations, sporting clays targets are thrown in a great variety of trajectories, angles, speeds, elevations and distances.

The original idea behind sporting clays was to create an experience that more closely reflects actual hunting conditions. Whereas top-tier trap and skeet professionals may have hit ratings nearing 100%, the best sporting clay shooters hit their targets only about 93% to 95% of the time.

Hosted periodically by Seaway, nationally registered skeet tournaments are overseen by the National Sporting Clays Association (NSCA).

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