Don Currie's Sporting Sentinel

Don Currie's Shooting Tips...

Jan. 4, 2022

FITASC is a French acronym for the international form of Sporting Clays. FITASC typically occupies less trap machines and less acreage than sporting clays and is thus more common in Europe where wide-open spaces are less plentiful. A single “Parcour” (or course) is comprised of a total of 25 target presentations shot over three “Pegs” (or positions). A 3-foot diameter hoop usually marks each peg on the ground in which the shooter must stand while engaging the targets.

At each of the three pegs on a Parcour, there is a menu indicating how the targets will be presented. Typically, the menu at each Peg will include four to five single target presentations and two pairs, either report or true. For the single target presentations, the shooter has full use of the gun, meaning that the shooter may load and expend two shells in his attempt to break each target. Each shooter rotates into the shooting position to shoot singles and, when all have shot singles, they will proceed to shoot the pairs. Other than the above, the primary differences between FITASC and Sporting Clays is that, in FITASC, the shooter must call for the target while in a low-gun ready position.

As you can imagine, a shooter with a perfected gun mount has the advantage. The other rule strange to the FITASC newcomer is that the shooter may not move from the time he calls for the target until the target is visible. Let’s face it, the reason sporting clays shooters love our sport is because we enjoy the variety and challenge of the targets we encounter. Assuming that you love sporting clays for the same reasons, you will like FITASC as much or more. So give it a go!

Don Currie is the chief instructor of the National Sporting Clays Association and one of the most sought-after shooting coaches and gunfitter in our sport. Competing in the shooting sports since age 8 and instructing as an apprentice at age 16, Don is that rare combination of Champion, Instructor, Coach and Gunfitter Don regularly propels shotgun enthusiasts of all ages and experience levels to breakthrough performance whether in the field or in competition. He also fits and equips shooters for custom shotguns. His instructional DVD “Focus – Movement – Faith” is the #1 rated sporting clays DVD on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3jEtt1u. For more about Don, visit his web site at https://doncurrie.com.

 

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