Safety is stressed. Trappers closely watch shooters and quickly correct them if they attempt to load a gun before entering the shooting station. Atkinson finds that sporting clays is a family sport. It is in a controlled atmosphere and it is great for families to root each other on. Sporting clay rounds usually consist of a squad of four or five shooters.
Ranges offer shooters the choice of walking the course or riding on a golf cart.
Atkinson figures that the range will be certified by both the United States Sporting Clays Association and the National Sporting Clays Association within two months.