Olympic Skeet
Overview
Skeet was invented in the beginning of the 19th century by three Massachusetts wingshooters who tried to duplicate the flight angles of game birds for practice purposes. Originally it consisted of a single trap and a circular layout where shooters would shoot from stations located around the circle. Soon the game was modified to include two traps and stations located around a semi-circle. The name 'Skeet' originates to a Scandinavian word for 'shoot'. Skeet was shot as an Olympic discipline for the first time during the Olympic Games of 1968 in Mexico City.
Rules
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Station |
Course of Fire |
| 1 |
1 Single from the High House 1 Double shooting the High House target first and the Low House target second |
| 2 |
1 Single from the High House 1 Double shooting the High House target first and the Low House target second |
| 3 |
1 Single from the High House 1 Single from the Low House 1 Double shooting the High House target first and the Low House target second |
| 4 |
1 Single from the High House 1 Single from the Low House 1 Double shooting the High House target first and the Low House target second |
| 5 |
1 Single from the High House 1 Single from the Low House 1 Double shooting the Low House target first and the High House target second |
| 6 |
1 Single from the Low House 1 Double shooting the Low House target first and the High House target second |
| 7 |
1 Double shooting the Low House target first and the High House target second |
| 8 |
1 Single from the High House 1 Single from the Low House |
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Starting in 2005 the course of fire for finals and shoot-offs will change as follows:
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