Peacedale's Renowned Clock Shot

What Is a clock shot you ask. It's unique to Peacedale Sporting Clays and has challenged, confused, surprised and most importantly, thoroughly enjoyed by many of the best clay target shooters and throwers in the world. It's a heck of a lot easier to show it to new shooters than explain it but let's give it a try.

DESIGN OF CLOCK & SHOOTING STATIONS
It is a man made mound of dirt with some large (hand placed) flat stones for support. There are 7 shooting stations spread out evenly around a half circle like the bottom half of a clock, each about 10 yards apart. Simulate by pointing your middle finger above your belly button and look into the palm of your hand. Your fingers would represent the walls (about 7 foot high) between the shooters you might imagine some shooters standing in the open spaces between your fingers. In real life you will never see any other shooter but you might to see the barrels of their guns sticking up when they are shooting.

Now, if you’re looking at the bottom half circle of a clock the 9 o'clock position is our # 1 shooting station , 8 o'clock would be the #2 shooting station, 6 o’clock would be the #4 shooting station and the far right 3 o'clock would be the #7 shooting station. The distance across the front of the Clock from the #1 shooting station to the #7 shooting station would be about 35 yards.

SHOOTERS AND ROTATION
The Clock Shot works best with (7) shooters, that’s one in each station or (14) with two shooters in each station although any number of shooters can participate. All shooters are assigned a number as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and the #8 shooter would be the second shooter in station #1 just as the second shooter in station #7 would be #14.

SCORING
A scorekeeper calls for all the targets, so each shooter shoots only when their number is called in rotation.

SHOOTING ORDER
The Clock Shot is a 50 target event and by including all the (2 shot) singles, you could shoot up to 58 shells. All 7 shooters have pre-loaded their guns and are prepared to shoot when their number is called. There are 7 shots taken at each of the 7 stations for a total of 49 shots, the 50th shot is taken from another position located outside the original shooting stations. This 50th shot is usually shot as the first shot so as each person can get assigned and accustomed to their shooting number.

PRESENTATIONS
The 7 shots are thrown as (1) single (two shots) and (3) pairs of targets in either reports or simos (true) presentations. The scorekeeper calls "one" and the target is thrown and shot at, followed by "two" and on through until all 14 shooters have shot. A pair is then presented for all to shoot, followed by the second pair and the third. At completion of the 7 targets, each shooter rotates to the right, #1 moves to #2, #4 to #5, #7 moves around to #1 and the 7 shots are repeated.

If you have ever shot it, you either love it or hate it. Come try it and then have nightmares like Roger Silcox still does, Richie Sr.

Station #3 at the Clock Shot