NCB Sporting Clays Open on at Caymanas
THE NCB Capital Markets Sporting Clays Open shoots off today at the Caymanas Golf & Country Club with over 75 of the island’s top marksmen and women scheduled to participate.
NCB has sponsored the event to the tune of $250,000 and it is expected to be a family fun day to include bounce-about for children and a mini spa for adults.
Entrance for patrons is free, while competitors will pay $3,500, with registration starting at 8:00 am and the tournament starting two hours later.
But what exactly is Sporting Clay?
With its roots coming from England, sporting clays is a shotgun shooting game in which clay pigeons are presented to the gunner in ways that mirror the flight pattern of game birds, or occasionally rabbits, in their natural habitats.
The shooting grounds are laid out in stations (also called stands or butts, the British term) with each station representing one type of bird, or a combination of game; a rabbit and a grouse, for example.
At each station, clay pigeons are thrown in pairs, five or so pairs to the station. A course consists of several stations, usually five to 10, where 100 birds or more may be presented over the course.