Editing Sporting clays (section)

==Course layout and play==
A typical course consists of 10 to 15 stations, with each station presenting targets from [[Clay pigeon shooting#Traps|trap machines]] laid around a field or a trail through the woods, every course will be different. Targets are thrown from any angle or distance, to simulate the flight of a bird and sometimes rabbit. There are six different sizes of targets, ranging from minis to standards. Usually 6 to 10 targets are shot at each station by a squad of up to six shooters for a total outing of 50 to 100 targets per person. Targets are thrown in pairs. A pair of targets may be thrown as a ''true pair'' (or ''sim pair'', i.e., thrown at the same time), as a ''following pair'' (thrown sequentially), or ''on report'' (the second clay launched on the firing of the shooter's gun).<ref name="NSCA"/> Numerous hunting conditions can be simulated by combining various speeds and angles with different [[Clay pigeon shooting#Targets|types of clay targets]]. Each station is unique. Throughout a course, the shooters might see targets crossing from either side, coming inward, going outward, flying straight up, rolling on the ground, arcing high in the air, or thrown from towers.<ref name="Sport"/> The possible target presentations are limited only by safety considerations, the terrain, and the imagination of the course designer.  The configuration of the stations is often changed to maintain interest for the shooters and for environmental preservation of the course.
[[File:Ansley Parker Sporting Clays, SC.jpg|thumb|Sporting Clays being shot, Back Woods Quail Club, South Carolina]]