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Event Description: Shotgun
In 2000, shooting sports enthusiasts were treated to a never-before-seen event for shotgunners. The Shotgun Grid at the ESPN Great Outdoor Games has shed a new light on traditional shooting sports, requiring even more from the best male and female target busters in the world.
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What's good about the Target Sports is that it's not about brute strength, it's about style, finesse and technique. ” |
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— Target Sports television analyst Shari LeGate |
The Grid consists of several circular "hoops" through which shooters must break their targets. The quicker they break the target the more points they receive. In the first round of shooting, competitors will have to watch the entire grid and try to pick up the targets as they come from different positions. In the second phase, each competitor must "call" a series of eight shots each. This is where strategy and confidence become a factor. Competitors must decide on whether to call targets that are tough to hit but worth more points, or take the conservative route and look to score sure points with easier targets.
In 2001 ESPN will throw a new wrinkle into the Games by holding the Shotgun Grid competition under the stars. Night light conditions should change the approach for shooters and make for an unmatched spectacle for our fans.
Day or night, look for defending champion Doug Fuller of Claremore, OK, to dig in and be in the hunt for a Shotgun Grid repeat. Send this story to a friend | Most sent stories
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