Clay pigeon shooting, also known as clay target shooting, and formally known as Inanimate Bird Shooting, is the art of shooting at special flying targets, known as clay pigeons or clay targets, with a shotgun or any type of firearm.
The terminology commonly used by clay shooters often relates to times past, when live-pigeon competitions were held. Although such competitions were made illegal in the UK in 1921, a target is still called a 'target' or 'bird', a hit is referred to as a 'hit' or 'kill', a missed target might be described as a 'bird away' and the machine which projects the targets is known as a 'trap'.
John Shima
John Shima Shooting Instruction.
John Shima have been Shooting competitively for over 35 years. He was Selected to All-American teams over 30 times. A Five-time World Champion and Two-time 12 gauge high average leader. The First Chief Instructor of the National Skeet Shooting Association. In 2001 he was Inducted into National Skeet Shooting Association Hall of Fame and Illinois Skeet Shooting Hall of Fame. John Shima and Todd Bender are the only two Honorary Fellows of the Institute of Clay Target Instructors.
