One of the main differences is that a competitor may fire at all targets 2 times, a hit on either shot counts as a dead target. The sport of international doubles now exists. In this game, targets are thrown from 2 of the 3 machines located in front of pad 3. Competitors shoot the same 2 targets from each pad, shooting and moving as described above. One shot is fired at each target, a round of shooting consists of 25 pairs or 50 targets.
American skeet is shot on a field as shown below.
The targets are always thrown in exactly the same direction and at exactly the same height. The target out of the high house starts at approx 3.5 meters off the ground and is thrown nearly horizontally. The target out of the low house starts at nearly ground level and at the point the target paths cross, is the same height as the high house target, approximately 3 meters. Once again, a total of 25 targets are fired at by each competitor. The competitors take turns shooting from the pads in the order they are numbered with all competitors finishing each pad before proceeding.