Skeet Etiquette

 

Skeet/Trap Rules 5 Stand Rules

In addition to safety rules, common sense and courtesy should prevail while shooting. The National Skeet Shooting Association provides a list of shooting etiquette that if followed will enhance everyone's shooting experience:

  • Skeet Shooting is a sport. Have Fun. Enjoy. Relax
  • Always try to make new shooters/members feel welcome
  • Don't handle any else's gun without asking
  • Use only factory ammunition in a borrowed gun
  • Never be late arriving at the field
  • Always introduce yourself when shooting on a new squad
  • Extend professional courtesy to the referee
  • Don't put hold point markers on a competition field
  • Don't fire unannounced test shots
  • Don't subject other people to your bad reloads
  • Don't waste time and targets
  • Don't call too loudly
  • Don't ask for the trap to be cleared unnecessarily
  • If you eject spent shells from your over/over, always watch them land
  • Do not pick up your hulls during a round
  • Don't coach your squad mates unless specifically requested 
  • Always stand out of sight of the person shooting 
  • No talking while someone is shooting 
  • Try not to distract shooters on adjacent fields 
  • Try never to be late for a shoot-off 
  • Be careful carrying your gun on your shoulder 
  • Be reasonably quiet behind the shooting fields 
  • No spectators on a shooting field