Disciplines

The Werribee Victorian Clay Target Club is one of the more versatile clay target shooting grounds in Victoria. 

With 5 Stand Sporting, Down the Line, Australian Skeet, Trench, Double Trap & International Skeet it is no wonder that the Werribee Victorian Clay Target Club brings an array of different shooter’s to the club. 

The club feels it is also important to cater for the entire family so we have recently incorporated a brand new playground for the kids and catering is available on weekends. From Olympic level to recreational shooters this club will have a discipline that will interest you

Standard Disciplines 

Down the Line (DTL) – One of the more popular disciplines is DTL.  DTL throws targets out of a trap house in front of you.  The targets are released at varying angles but always going away from the shooter.  DTL is shot in rounds of 25 from five different stations and has many different forms of competition.  Usually you can use two shots to try and break the one target released.  On the second Sunday of each month a competition is shot.

Standard Skeet – Skeet is shot on a different ground to DTL with two houses on either side of the field, a high house and a low house.  The shooter stands on eight different stations placed in a semi-circle around the field and shoots a variety of singles and doubles to complete a round of 25 targets.  In general the targets thrown is Skeet are targets which cross in front of you.

5 Stand Sporting – This discipline throws the largest variety of targets imaginable.  Targets going away, coming in, crossing in front, high tower as well as a bouncing rabbit and high quail to mention some.  5 Stand Sporting is very popular with most recreational shooters and is provided for practice.

For specific rule regulations and further information regarding the shooting disciplines please access the following links:

Standard disciplines: ACTA

Olympic Disciplines         

The Werribee Victorian Clay Target Club has got a reputable name with the shooter’s that participate in the sport at a more elite level.  The club has Olympic standard equipment in the below mentioned Olympic Disciplines and is used as a common training ground for many Olympian’s.

Olympic Trap (Trench) – Trench is shot from five different stations comprising of rounds of 25.  The targets are released from fifteen different machines out of a trap house that is level with the ground.  From each of the five different any one of three targets will be released.  Similar to DTL two shots can be used to shoot at the one target. Trench is quite popular with many of the club member’s and is shot in competition on the first and third Sunday of each month.

Olympic Double Trap – This event uses the same shooting ground as Trench but only utilises the three centre machines.  However, the targets are always released two at a time from a known destination, with two cartridges to shoot two targets.  There is a variable delay of 0-1 second from the time the target is called until the release of the target.  Double Trap is shot over 25 pairs (50 targets)

Olympic Skeet –  Olympic skeet utilises the same ground as Standard Skeet.  The rules are different in that the gun must start at the shooter’s hip and only when the target is released brought into the shoulder.  There is 0-3 second delay from the time the target is called for until it is released and the sequence involves less singles and more doubles to make a round of 25 targets.

For specific rule regulations and further information regarding the shooting disciplines please access the following links:

Olympic disciplines: ISSF