Olympic Trap Layout

Olympic Trap

As it's name indicates, this is one of the disciplines which forms part of the shooting programme at the Olympic Games. A trench in front of the shooting stands, conceals 15 traps arranged in 5 groups of 3. Shooters take turns to shoot at a target each, before moving in a clockwise direction to the next stand in the line. Targets for each shooter are thrown immediately upon his call and are selected by a shooting scheme that ensures all competitors receive exactly the same target selection, but in an unpredictable randomised order, from any one of the three traps directly in front of him. Olympic Trap targets are set to travel 76 metres at varying elevations and with a maximum horizontal angle of 45 degrees either side of the centre line

If you can obtain a score of over 50% you have done extremely well on this toughest of all disciplines. An expert's average is 95% and above could see you as a potential World Champion.

O.T. - Olympic Trap........

Derek Burnett in action.
We at Trapcoach.com congratulate Derek on his participation in the 2008 Olympics

Olympic Trap shooting

¡	Introduction to the discipline - how the squad works, rules and etiquette
¡	Gun hold points - very important in Olympic Trap as the targets are so quick
¡	Vision and Focus - where to look to pick up the target - again very important
¡	Preparation and the mental game - what to think about while waiting your turn to shoot
¡	Fault Diagnosis - analysis of what you are doing wrong
¡	Reason and Remedy - why you're doing it and how to correct it

Areas covered by the coach

Olympic Trap Bunker