On April 16, 2011, the archery competition “Open winter championship “Spring” of Novokuznetsk in indoor archery” took place in Novokuznetsk.
Compound bow for men:
I place - Vyacheslav Rakhaev, Novokuznetsk
II place - Dmitry Voronov, Tomsk
III place - Alexey Yankovic, Novosibirsk
Woman Compound Bow:
I place - Elena Novikova, Novosibirsk
II place - Lidiya Mikhailenko, Novokuznetsk
III place - Olga Nikolaeva, Novosibirsk
Classic bow for men:
I place - Glazyrin Sergey, Novosibirsk
II place - Vadim Grubov, Novosibirsk
III place - Petrakov Nikolay, Novosibirsk
Classic woman's bow:
I place - Ekaterina Vasilyeva, Novosibirsk
II place - Yulia Shekhtman, Novosibirsk
III place - Elena Pelykh, Novosibirsk
Juniors:
I place - Semenyuk Nikita, Novosibirsk
II place - Bekenev Sudur, Altai
III place - Maria Kostrikina, Novokuznetsk
“Goose Hunting”: a competition for the most accurate shooters in Belarus
The open championship in skeet shooting and compact sporting was held at the Sporting Club shooting complex in Minsk on April 16. 26 Belarusian shooters from Minsk and the region, as well as Gomel and Brest took to the start.
Participants will perform in the disciplines of skeet, trap and compact sporting. The competition program in skete and trap will include 100 targets, in compact sporting - 125 targets.
The tournament was held in three disciplines - skeet, trap and compact sporting. In the skete, Alexey Tortikov took first place among adults, among juniors the youngest participant was fourteen-year-old Georgy Golovchenko, Artem Deryugin celebrated the victory in the trap, and Sergey Zhuravlev in compact sporting.
According to the first deputy chairman of the Belarusian Skeet Shooting Federation, Alexander Rublevsky, the tournament will be an important stage in the preparation of our shooters for the main competitions of the spring - the Compact Sporting Federation Cup, which will be held in Minsk on May 21 and 22.
Regional individual and team skeet shooting competitions in Kamchatka
On April 09-10, at the Shooting Complex in the area of 14 km of the Petropavlovsk-Elizovo bypass road, open regional individual and team clay pigeon shooting competitions were held, dedicated to the 66th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
The strongest shooters of the Kamchatka region from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Elizovo and Vilyuchinsk took part in the competition.
The winners in individual competitions were:
1st place - Oleg Zaikin (Elizovo);
2nd place - Vadim Titov (Elizovo);
3rd place - Tyurnev Igor (P-Kamchatsky).
IN team competitions for highest awards 6 teams competed.
As a result of a stubborn struggle, places in team competition distributed as follows:
1st place - team from Vilyuchinsk;
2nd place - team of SVPU FSB of Russia;
3rd place - team from Elizovo.
Dear reader, our long and frosty winter, having grabbed a good third of spring, nevertheless capitulated almost everywhere. It's time for us to once again turn our attention to the Olympic future of skeet shooting: competitions in the trap and skeet disciplines within Russian Team Championship, which started on April 2 in Krasnodar at the Dubrava Sports Complex.
The significance of the tournament is difficult to overestimate. Here it is: selection of participants for the upcoming stage of the World Cup in skeet shooting in South Korea, the fiercest competition within the selection system for the 2018 European Championship in Austria, and of course the fierce rivalry of the main regions that cultivate our favorite sport: Moscow and the Moscow region, the Lipetsk region, the Republic of Tatarstan, Krasnodar region, Novosibirsk region.
Months winter preparation were not in vain, all athletes are aimed at maximum results and successfully cope with the new format of the tournament. It is now akin to running a marathon, but it lasts much longer: 3 days.
The weather in the south of Russia favors the participants, pampering them with bright sun and almost summer warmth. “Dubrava” is surrounded by greenery and delights with hospitality and impeccable operation of the equipment. Throwing equipment from world leaders LAPORTE, updated software and scoreboard from E.P. Elettronica Progetti is created practically ideal conditions for competitions, motivating athletes to achieve the highest results.
V. Kazadayev
April 5, 2018, “Dubrava”, podium of the winners of the Czech Republic in skeet shooting 2018, trap, mixed teams: silver - Sergey Glukhov, Ekaterina Subbotina, gold - Artem Kopystynsky, Ekaterina Rabaya - all Tatarstan and bronze Vladislav Kazadayev, Daria Shtanko Krasnodar region .
More than 100 athletes from literally all over Russia gathered at the shooting range in Krasnodar "Dubrava" to compete for Championship medals.
The shooters were the first to start in the trench test exercise. Excellent weather conditions, warm spring sun and calm wind contributed to high results. Women's team Tatarstan 1(Ekaterina Rabaya, Ekaterina Subbotina, Svetlana Krasheninnikova) immediately took the lead and won confident victory, ahead of teams Lipetsk 1 and Lipetsk 2. As a result of the points scored for this victory in the race of regions, Tatarstan took a confident lead, which remained unshakable even despite the fact that the male trenchers from Tatarstan were left without tournament medals.
Results of the first half of the Russian Championship (team) in skeet shooting 2018
V. Kazadayev
April 4, 2018, “Dubrava”, podium of the winners of the Czech Republic in skeet shooting 2018, trap teams, men: silver - V. Veretin, M. Smykov, A. Gulyaev; gold - V. Kazadaev, S. Kalimullin, D. Shulgin; bronze - K. Pilipenko, N. Chernikov, I. Vinogradov.
The Krasnodar Territory team, consisting of: V. Kazadayeva, S. Kalimullina And D. Shulgina. In an uncompromising fight, they beat the teams Lipetsk 1 and Lipetsk 2.
On April 6, competitions took place in a new Olympic discipline: mixed team trap. Based on the results of the tournament, Tatarstan strengthened its leadership in the regional race. Two teams representing the Republic of Tatarstan climbed to the podium at once. The champions were A. Kopystynsky and E. Rabaya (Tatarstan 1), silver from S. Glukhov and E. Subbotina (Tatarstan 2), bronze from V. Kazadaev and D. Shtanko (Krasnodar Territory 1).
Based on the results of the first half of the championship, the undisputed leader in the race of regions is Tatarstan (150 points), the Lipetsk region is in second place (105 points), and the representatives of Moscow are third (79 points).
We announce a tough fight in the second part of the championship in the round stand exercise and urge you to follow the developments on the website of the Russian Shooting Union.
Second half of the 2018 Russian Team Shotgun Championship in Krasnodar
Our dear readers, we are sure that you will all be interested in learning about how the second half of the 2018 Russian Team Shot Shooting Championship in Krasnodar ended. As promised, we will dwell on it in the same detail. According to the tournament regulations, the second half consisted of competitions in the round stand discipline: women's, men's and mixed teams decided the fate of gold medals in intense struggle and competition. But first things first. If you remember, Tatarstan athletes started triumphantly and, thanks to good shooting and balanced requests from coaches, unconditionally took the lead before final part tournament.
O. Kamardina
Bronze medalists of the Russian Team Championship in the skit exercise: team of the Republic of Tatarstan. A. Shakirova, Z. Batyrshina, A. Fazylzyanova.
Tangible advantage in 45 points in front of the closest pursuer, coupled with the traditionally strong Tatarstan riflemen in the round, created the illusion of the irreversibility of victory. But... That's why it's skeet shooting, that's why it's a target flying quickly in the wind, that's why we love our sport, because, as they say, they count chickens in the fall.
Let's face it, the handicap played a cruel joke on the leaders. Pursuers from Moscow and Lipetsk region with the excitement of the frisky hounds they rushed to catch up and over and over again gained the coveted points into their piggy banks, reducing what seemed to be an overwhelming advantage.
In the women's team competition, Muscovites A. Krakhmaleva, N. Vinogradova, A. Godovanets won a brilliant victory, ahead of the Krasnodar Territory team consisting of: K. Zemlina, S. Ryabukhi and A. Guseva, third place in Tatarstan 1: A. Shakirova, A. Fazylzyanova, Z. Batyrshina.
Among the men, representatives of the Krasnodar Territory supported the initiative of their comrades in arms from the ladder exercise and won an unconditional a brilliant victory. Truly: houses and walls help. A. Zemlin, S. Kalimullin and P. Karpenko became champions of Russia 2018. Let us draw your attention to the unique performance of Sabir Kalimullin: he became a champion as part of the Krasnodar Territory team in two exercises: trap and skete! Bravo Sabir! Muscovites won silver: Y. Startsev, A. Fedorov and A. Belov The national team of the Republic of Tatarstan won the Team Championship Russia in skeet shooting! There is no trace left of the advantage of the initial stage! Just one point separated the champions from the vice-champions: the Moscow team. Bronze for the Lipetsk region stand show performers.
Detailed tournament results on the SSR website. We wish you health and good luck in everything! Cheer for our shooters competing at the World Cup in South Korea! See you again!
Skeet shooting
Skeet shooting attracts regardless of gender and age - these are both men and women, and children (the most young athletes twelve years old), and old people. Skeet shooting, or as it is also called, skeet shooting, is carried out from smooth-bore rifles at flying special targets - skeet.
Skeet
Skeet shooting is a fabulous pastime at corporate events and friendly outings. And if you shoot skeet with your sons, you will remember such moments for the rest of your life. After all, shooting is not only from time immemorial male occupation, but also self-discipline and accuracy.
Shotgun shooting in Moscow and Moscow region
Skeet shooting in Moscow and the Moscow region has found a lot of admirers. Sports shooting clubs provide an opportunity to learn the skills of sporting, compact sporting, and double trap. Modern clubs clay pigeon shooting in Moscow and the Moscow region provide the opportunity to try all types of disciplines.
Sporting (large) is characterized by a huge variety of trajectories and a long firing range.
A distinctive feature of compact sporting is that a set of 25 targets is produced in limited areas.
With a double trap, a pair of targets fly out along almost parallel trajectories.
The first weekend passed after the opening of summer-autumn duck hunting. There is a lull at the SBI shooting complex on Wednesday afternoon. At that time I was working at the stand as a senior instructor-methodologist. A citizen came into my room, whose face seemed familiar to me. He asked if there was an opportunity to practice skeet shooting. Yes,” I answered and explained the procedure for visiting the stand. When asked to conduct several shooting lessons with him, I agreed. Only after this did he introduce himself more formally, USSR cosmonaut N..., for obvious reasons I am omitting his first and last name. N said that he was given a gun and, being invited to hunt, he shamelessly smeared and was left without prey. His pride was hurt, and this brought him to the stand: if you go hunting, you need to shoot skillfully, and the point here is not in the amount of game caught, but in the necessary amount of professionalism that a hunter who has the slightest self-respect should have.
After two weeks of relatively intense training, N began to confidently shoot at the level of the second category, and when he arrived at the stand after another hunting trip, he showed a photo of the trophies he had obtained, warmly thanking him for the training conducted with him. To N’s credit, I would like to note that, despite his fame and the persistent desire of the stand director to create the most favorable conditions for him, when visiting shooting sites and purchasing cartridges, he used the services on a general basis, which by today’s and even by then standards was rare.
So, training on the bench turned the “baby” on the hunt into a skilled marksman. Many will object, they say, they saw these stand-up artists smearing ducks. I will answer, no and no again, given the presence of game and other equal conditions, an experienced stand shooter will always have richer prey than a hunter with shooting practice only on the hunt. And this is becoming more and more obvious, as the lands become poorer, the shooting standards are lower, and you can’t shoot much while hunting in order, as they say, to get better.
Let me note that the result of a game hunt is influenced not only by the skill of the shooter, but also by the hunter’s knowledge of the habits of the game, the correctly chosen place at dawn, and the ability to camouflage and conceal the game. In the central regions, in decent hunting grounds, hunting is usually carried out with huntsman service, and the hunter’s ability to shoot correctly comes to the fore, in this he will receive invaluable assistance regular classes skeet shooting and, preferably, under the guidance of an experienced instructor.
The recommendations are intended primarily for hunters and are slightly different from the requirements for training athletes. If there is a stand nearby, the training will take place without problems, but where there are no stationary test sites, buy for yourself or by pooling together a throwing machine and several boxes of skeet targets, in the end it will not be so expensive, and in this case you can practice shooting at least two of us. A portable throwing machine, even of the simplest design, will be quite enough to obtain good flying shooting skills, and with a thoughtful approach to training and using the following recommendations, you can do without the help of an instructor.
The first thing to do before you start shooting is to adjust the gun. Pay special attention to stock length, comb height and pitch (10-15 cm down). Information about this can be found in hunting literature. For hunting, a stock, if a little short, is better than a long one, and the height of the comb should not leave the aiming bar open; when the cheek is “pressed” into the ridge of the stock, the front sight may even “sag” slightly.
The rules for positioning the gun when shooting on a round stand, for “hunting shooting”, need to be adhered to only relatively. With overall usefulness sports stand, it is more advisable to keep the butt 20–25 cm higher and slightly pushed forward to the level of the shoulder cavity (than indicated in the rules), which will make it easier and faster to raise the gun, especially for beginners. Hands serve only to lift and hold the gun, all turns are as in horizontal and vertical directions are carried out only by the body.
When throwing up, make sure that the ends of the barrels do not “nod” down and remain after raising the gun at the level of the initial position or the intended flight path of the target (game). General position guns at an angle of about 45 degrees to the shoulder line. The finger on the trigger lies tightly, and the shot is fired without stopping the gun during the firing process.
Divide the course of study into several stages. Once you have mastered one technique, move on to the next. If you encounter difficulties in performing any exercise, do not try to immediately get a positive result by repetition: stop, take a break, try to analyze your actions and possible mistakes.
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The platform of the circular stand represents a segment of a circle with a radius of 19.2 m limited by a chord 36.8 m long, drawn 5.49 m from the center of the circle. At the ends of the chord there is a tower on the left and a booth on the right, throwing targets from a height of 3.05 m and 1.07 m, respectively. Targets must fly through a 0.91 m diameter ring on a 4.12 m long pole mounted in the center of the circle. Along the arc of the segment there are seven shooting stations at a distance of 8.14 m from one another, the eighth (double) station is located in the middle of the chord.
The first stage: practicing shooting at a stolen target on the seventh place of a round stand or from a throwing machine located next to the shooter (to avoid injury, install a protective shield between the throwing machine and the hunter), to gain general shooting skills at flying targets.
Initially, shoot from the shoulder at a hijacked (flying away) target, with the barrels aligned along the target's flight path. The aiming point is along the bottom edge of the plate. By moving your body, align the front sight with the aiming point, do not fuss, but fire the shot immediately after alignment, and the hits will follow one after another.
Make the exercise more difficult by tilting the gun away from the target’s trajectory over long distances during different sides and move the barrels (with the body) to the desired point. Five, ten shots at most -
and now the plate is confidently amazed. The target throwing range is 50–60 m, and the flight height is 20 m from the machine 4–5 meters.
Having mastered these movements, proceed to shooting, with the gun positioned near the belt before the target takes off. If you practice jumping before shooting, the results will be no worse, and the perception of the target’s flight will be much simpler. Look initially at the plate with both eyes, and only after raising your eyes slightly squint your left eye (right-handed), if in the open state it interferes with aiming.
The second stage: the main one for waterfowl hunting. Let's start with shooting at the second shooting station of a round stand at an oncoming target, or at a target from a throwing machine flying to the left of the shooter at about 15 meters, the throwing machine is installed 30-35 meters from the hunter.
When installing the throwing machine and marking the shooting spots, if possible, be guided by the dimensions of the round stand area; to simulate shooting from a tower, if the terrain allows, install the throwing machine on a hillock.
Ready, gun at the waist, barrels slightly to the left of the target's departure. After the target has taken off, rear up and leash behind the target, go forward 30–40 cm and, without stopping the gun, fire a shot when the target has approached the optimal distance. This simple exercise easy to learn.
Then move to the sixth position, and when using a throwing machine, stand so that the target passes to the right of the shooter. The movements on an oncoming target are similar, only turning the body to the right is somewhat more difficult (for a right-handed person) than moving to the left, so “twist” the body a little, getting yourself into the shooting zone, and then turning the body towards the departure of the target, without stepping on your feet. To avoid “sagging” of the plate and shooting from above, the leash passes slightly below the target’s trajectory and exits at the point of the shot.
Then master the oncoming targets in the third and fifth places on the stand or increase the distance from the flight path of the target from the throwing machine to 20–30 m, the leads will accordingly increase to 100–120 cm. Shoot at the oncoming skeet in the first and seventh places, or fired from the throwing machine machine at 30–40 m and flying 5–10 m from the shooter, the difficulty here is caused by the fact that the distance to the plate is rapidly decreasing and the movement (rotation) of the body will be accelerated, the only difficulty is this, but the lead is minimal - 10–20 cm.
In most cases, it is more rational to shoot at an oncoming target (game) at the shortest distance, when the direction of the shot is perpendicular to the target trajectory, so the visible leads coincide with the true ones, which makes it easy for even the shooter to control both his errors in the amount of lead, making the necessary corrections, and correct actions. Let me note that on the most massive hunt, such as duck hunting, if you don’t yawn, then 90% of the shots will be at attacking (oncoming) ducks (targets).
If oncoming targets are practiced, then success in the duck dawns is guaranteed.
The third stage, it is better to start practicing hijacked targets on a trench stand with a reduced distance of 5 m and a short target throwing range of about 50 m. Shooting is carried out from the shoulder, the barrels are aimed at the target's departure or slightly higher, the gaze is focused about 5 m further than the departure and a few above the place where the plate appears.
After the target appears, determine the target’s flight path, calmly make a movement with your body, as if drawing under the target, and, taking a lead depending on the angle of departure of the target, fire a shot without stopping the gun; if you miss the first time, try to quickly make the necessary correction and follow up with a second shot. Naturally, on straight (hijacked) targets or with small deviations, the leads are small and mostly only vertically. In no case should you “aim” stolen, as well as left and right targets, the shot should sound as soon as all the movements to practice the target are completed, and do not fuss, do not rush immediately after the target, when, being too ahead of the target (game), you have to slow down , and this is usually a shot from behind, when the gun involuntarily stops.
The movements of the gun on the left or right stolen targets on the trench stand (from under the pointer’s stance) are, as a rule, accelerated. When practicing shooting hijacked targets from a throwing machine, shoot from a distance of 5 to 15 m from the departure, changing shooting positions so that the angle of the flight path of the plate with the continuation of the “shooter - throwing machine” line to the left and right ranges from 0 to 45 degrees, also change the target's flight altitude.
At a shooting distance of 15 m from the throwing machine, depending on the angle and casting distance, the visible leads are up to 100–120 cm, this is not so far from the target. Having achieved 50-60 percent hits on the trench stand, practice shooting at stolen targets on a round stand, at the beginning in the sixth and fifth places, then in the second, third and fourth places, and with the throwing machine at the beginning, the stolen targets going to the left and then to the right. When aiming at a target, use the skills learned from handling skeet when shooting in the trench.
The position of the gun on the circle when shooting at stolen targets is slightly further from the departure than when shooting oncoming targets, but the gaze is directed at the place where the target appears. Since you are preparing for a hunt, distribute the weight of the shooter-hunter on both legs, and at the moment of throwing up, leading and shooting, try not to strain.
The ability to control your body is not always as simple as it seems. In front of the mirror, try to raise the gun to your shoulder with your hands so that the shoulder remains in place - it may not work right away. By quickly turning the body, move the barrels to various designated points; at first it will definitely be difficult to do this.
Conclusion: before you start shooting, practice at home.
Training is very important when shooting offhand. This shooting technique is often used when hunting snipe, grouse in the forest, autumn woodcock...
To acquire more complete skeet shooting skills, diversify your training, including approach shooting, from previously awkward positions, various throwing machine settings and doublet shooting, and if the stand is equipped with sports grounds nearby, then this is not difficult at all.
When practicing on your own, do not forget about safety precautions: after firing and when reloading a throwing machine, unload the gun and always keep it open, and a semi-automatic machine with the bolt open, and do not point the barrels of even an open gun towards people. Place the machine so that the unaffected plates fall onto the tall grass and are reused without breaking.
When practicing shooting, it is advisable to use lightweight cartridges, headphones, cotton wool or earplugs, eliminating the negative impact of a strong shot on training process. When hunting in an emotional environment, you simply don’t pay attention to the shot and strong recoil from a magnum cartridge. At dawn, having calmed down after a possible couple of misses, using the acquired skeet shooting skills, you can easily shoot the amount of game allowed for hunting.
The long three months from spring hunting to autumn will pass unnoticed by the favorite pastime of almost every hunter - shooting at flying targets.