Make sure you understand where your assigned trap
bank is located. Be sure you are behind the bank well
in advance of your turn to shoot. This also means
having all of your equipment and gear ready to go.
Forcing the rest of your squad to wait for you is most
inconsiderate, and it holds up every squad behind you.
Be ready when your squad is called and when it is
your turn to shoot in the squad.
Do not lean over each time to pick a shell out of
a box on the ground or to pick up empties; it is
distracting to other shooters. Have your shells where
you don't have to stoop to get them.
Do not raise your gun until the shooter ahead of
you fires. Avoid any unnecessary movement on your post
that might distract of interfere with other shooters.
Remain on your post, standing facing the trap
quietly, until the fifth person has fired, and then
move to the next post. At the end of the round, remain
still on your post facing the trap until the last
person has fired the last shot. If you are leadoff, do
not fire until you have checked and ensured that all
members of the squad are on their posts and ready
after each change of post.
Never load your gun before changing positions.
when going from post 5 to post 1, turn to the right to
avoid bumping guns with the shooter coming from post
4. When moving from post 5 to post 1, always walk
behind the other shooters.
Load only one shell at a time except in doubles.
If a delay occurs, remove the shell(s) from the
chamber. Close your gun only when you are on the post
and facing the trap. close it only when you are
preparing to shoot, and avoid disturbing other
shooters when doing so.
Do not allow ejected shells from your gun to hit
or annoy other shooters.
Do no unnecessary talking on the firing line. When
not on the firing line, keep your voice down when you
are around other squads who are shooting. Remember,
other shooters on the squad and adjacent traps deserve
to shoot undisturbed. Coaching is not allowed when
shooters are on the line.
Time your shooting to establish a rhythm in the
squad. Call for your target in a clear voice; do not
call is such a loud voice so as to trip the voice
releases on adjacent fields.
Be a good sportsman at all times. If you are
shooting well, others are aware of it, and you don't
need to brag. By the same token, if you are having a
bad day, accept it without complaint or displays of
anger. Don't do anything that might interfere with
other shooters.
Observe safety rules. Do not point your gun at
another, even if you think it is unloaded. On the
firing line, always keep your gun pointed toward the
ground or the traphouse. Off the firing line, keep
your action open and your muzzle pointed in a safe
direction. Treat every gun as if it were loaded.
Shooters are almost always happy to have you look
at their guns if you ask permission first. Do not pick
up another shooter's gun from the gun rack and handle
it without asking.
Above all, have fun and treat every other shooter
the way you would like to be treated.
