Olympic skeet hold points and leads, station by station
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Olympic skeet uses the same field as American skeet, but the gun starts at the hip, the target can come any time within three seconds of your call, and the targets fly faster and farther. Every hold point moves out and every lead grows.
Read this first
- These are starting points, not rules, and Olympic skeet technique is coached closely: treat them as a first guess to refine with a coach.
- Leads are perceived leads, for a maintained-lead shooter, and are approximate: most shooters see roughly a third more lead than on the same American skeet target.
- Gun down means the butt starts on the hip, so the gun is held farther out from the house than in American skeet, with your eyes back toward the house to pick the target up.
- The ISSF round adds doubles to more stations than American skeet. This page covers the singles; check the current ISSF rules for the full sequence.
The field
- Hold
- Break point
- Lead
- High house
- Low house
Every station at a glance
Station 1
High house 1
- Lead
- None
- Hold
- Muzzle just under the line, about halfway to the crossing point; eyes back at the house.
Dropping fast over your head. Mount smoothly and shoot just under it.
Low house 1
- Lead
- ≈ 1.5 ft
- Hold
- About halfway out from the low house, on the line.
An incomer, but faster than in American skeet: keep the gun moving as you mount.
Station 2
High house 2
- Lead
- ≈ 4 ft
- Hold
- About halfway out from the house, under the line.
Fast and close, and the random delay makes it harder. Start ahead and mount on the move; misses go behind.
Low house 2
- Lead
- ≈ 2 ft
- Hold
- About halfway out from the low house.
A steady incomer. Finish the mount before you pull the trigger.
Station 3
High house 3
- Lead
- ≈ 4.5 ft
- Hold
- About halfway out from the house.
A long crosser with a big lead. Match the target's speed during the mount.
Low house 3
- Lead
- ≈ 4 ft
- Hold
- About halfway out from the low house.
A long crosser. Let it pull the gun, then build the lead.
Station 4
High house 4
- Lead
- ≈ 5 ft
- Hold
- About halfway out from the house.
The longest lead in the round. Follow through: stopping is the usual miss.
Low house 4
- Lead
- ≈ 5 ft
- Hold
- About halfway out from the low house.
The same crosser from the other side, with the same long lead.
Station 5
High house 5
- Lead
- ≈ 4 ft
- Hold
- About halfway out from the house.
The mirror of low 3. Keep the gun moving through the shot.
Low house 5
- Lead
- ≈ 4.5 ft
- Hold
- About halfway out from the low house.
The mirror of high 3, with a little more lead than high 5.
Station 6
High house 6
- Lead
- ≈ 2 ft
- Hold
- About halfway out from the house, on the line.
An incomer. Don't rush the mount.
Low house 6
- Lead
- ≈ 4 ft
- Hold
- About halfway out from the low house, under the line.
The mirror of high 2: fast and close. Start ahead; misses go behind.
Station 7
High house 7
- Lead
- ≈ 1.5 ft
- Hold
- About halfway out from the house, on the line.
An incomer. Mount smoothly and keep the gun moving.
Low house 7
- Lead
- None
- Hold
- Just under the line, a short way out from the low house.
A rising straightaway: little or no lead. Stay in the gun after the mount.
Station 8
High house 8
- Lead
- Cover it
- Hold
- Just outside the house, gun at the hip.
The fastest shot of all from the gun-down start. Mount, cover and shoot in one move.
Low house 8
- Lead
- Cover it
- Hold
- Just outside the low house, gun at the hip.
Same as high 8 from the other side.
Track your Olympic skeet with Dustd
- Tap the + button at the bottom of the screen, then Add Score.
- Choose Olympic Skeet and your club, then drag the score bar to your total.
- Tap Save Round. Your rounds and average are on the Progress tab.
Live squad scoring and per-station insights aren't available for Olympic skeet in Dustd yet.
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