A variant of standard trap is Automatic Ball Trap ABT. The main differences are a much more extreme target flight path than in standard Trap shooting (the trap oscillates up and down as well as side to side), shooters are allowed two shots per pull, and shooters at stations 1 and 5 stand at the 18 yard (16.5 m) mark while positions 2-4 stand at the 17 yard (15.5 m) mark.
Many shooters consider it to be both more challenging and engaging as well as a more realistic preparation for bird hunting. More experienced shooters will often shoot from the Skeet positions to increase the difficulty.
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Automatic Ball Trap (ABT)
Universal Trench uses five traps per layout set in a trench 8 metres long. The front of the trench is 15 metres from the front of the shooting ositions. Looking from the shooting points the Gaps are numbered 1-5 from the left, with number 3 aligned with the centre (no 3) station. The traps must be spaced 1-1.25 metres apart. Five shooting positions, 1 metre square, are arranged in a straight line, with 1.5 metre spaces between them.
The targets are set to different angles and trajectories according to official ‘schemes’ laid
down by the governing body. The maximum height (measured 10 metres from the trap) is 3.5 metres, minimum 1.5 metres. In still air the targets should fly a distance of 60-75 metres. Traps 1 and 2 will always be set to throw targets angled to the right, while 4 and 5 throw to the left. The centre trap 3 throws a straight ahead bird, plus or minus up to 10 degrees according to the scheme in use. The targets are thrown in random order but programmed so that in a round of 25 each shooter will have shot at all five traps from each shooting position, making it fair to all. Squads of six shoot each line, with shooter
number six taking up a position behind number one at the start. The squad fires in turn, moving along the line after each shot, until all 25 targets have been completed. Two shots are allowed at each targets, all kills to count whether first or second barrel.
The targets are set to different angles and trajectories according to official ‘schemes’ laid
down by the governing body. The maximum height (measured 10 metres from the trap) is 3.5 metres, minimum 1.5 metres. In still air the targets should fly a distance of 60-75 metres. Traps 1 and 2 will always be set to throw targets angled to the right, while 4 and 5 throw to the left. The centre trap 3 throws a straight ahead bird, plus or minus up to 10 degrees according to the scheme in use. The targets are thrown in random order but programmed so that in a round of 25 each shooter will have shot at all five traps from each shooting position, making it fair to all. Squads of six shoot each line, with shooter
number six taking up a position behind number one at the start. The squad fires in turn, moving along the line after each shot, until all 25 targets have been completed. Two shots are allowed at each targets, all kills to count whether first or second barrel.
Universal Trench (UT)
