Where to shoot Olympic Trap in Canada?

I shot at the HGC this summer and there was trap, skeet and sporting clays but I didnt see a bunker set up there. If there was I wished I'd have know becuase I would have love to have tried it.

Tim
 
Nope; International/Olympic/"bunker" trap is shot from 5 positions laid out behind a deep trench (bunker), and there are 5 separate machines in the trench, so when you call for a bird, it can come from any one of those machines. Doubles is more like "regular" trap, only you have 2 birds thrown from the same machine at once.
 
Hamilton removed their International/Olympic/"bunker" trap back in the 70's and the only one that is operational is at Toronto International Trap & Skeet.

Best regards,
Sam
 
Thanks for the info guys. It's off to T.I.T.S. at some point to shoot bunker. I hope it's not as humiliating as the first time I shot International Skeet. Entirely different game. :lol:
 
SDC said:
Nope; International/Olympic/"bunker" trap is shot from 5 positions laid out behind a deep trench (bunker), and there are 5 separate machines in the trench, so when you call for a bird, it can come from any one of those machines. Doubles is more like "regular" trap, only you have 2 birds thrown from the same machine at once.
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Actually there are 15 machines in a proper bunker set up

3 in front of each shooting station

One is directly in front of the shooter and one a meter to either side of that

the one to the left throws to the right and vice versa and the center one either right or left

Top of the bunker is at ground level so the traps are actually below ground level. Targets are much harder to see comming out of the trap especially low hard angles.

The targets are thrown a various speeds elevations and angles

Angles allowed are more than twice that of ATA trap. Elevations are approx 1.5m to 3.3 m at 10 m from trap

Targets travel 83 yards from the trap compared to 50 yds for ATA so are much faster and are a lower profile and of stronger construction and are therefore harder to break.

The machines are set up before a round and are fixed for that round

the throwing sequence (scheme) is configured so every shooter (normally 6 on a squad) shoots every target of the 15 at least once and of course 10 of them twice. You will get at least one right, one left and one center target from each station.

The shooters are allowed 2 shots at a bird, does not matter on scoring if you hit it with the first or second shot.

You shoot one target at each station and then move to the next station to your right after the shooter there shoots.

Shooter on station 5 moves to station one behind the shooter currently there (remember 6 shooters on a squad normally) and then after that shooter shoots and moves to station 2 the one waiting behind moves up to one. This is continued until the round of 25 is complete.
 
Oh Claybuster

Forgot to mention
I used to shoot trench there frequently many years ago

If it is still the same as then you should brush up on your Italian before you go :lol:
 
Regrets Hamilton removed theirs ... last shot bunker there in 74 or 75.

Toronto International IS up & functional.

Best guess is you will find it more humbling than International Skeet.
But after the first 2 or 3 rounds you will start to get the hang of where
to hold and how to swing smoothly. Really enjoy the microphones ... no such
thing as a slow/or fast pull ... the target is there just as soon as you open your
yap ( or close your gun too hard ). By all means, watch the Italian ladies & gents shoot the game first. You'll gain an appreciation of the how & why, as well as the etiquette expected.

Big bonus ... after you're finished, go shoot some ATA trap. The targets will look like big, slow, very close garbage can lids. Watch you don't over-swing on them !!
 
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