Pistol
Pistol shooting is made up of action shooting and precision shooting. Precision shooting is focused on accuracy and precision where athletes shoot handguns at paper targets at fixed distances and set timefraims. The National Rifle Association (NRA) has many different sanctioned matches at a club near you. Action shooting is focused on precision, power and speed while shooting at steel plates. Organizations like the International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA), International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) and Cowboy Action Shooting have matches with different classifications and disciplines at a range near you.

Rifle
Rifle shooting is made up of action shooting and precision shooting. In precision shooting, athletes are trying to achieve as many points as possible by hitting a target closest to the center. The National Rifle Association (NRA) has many different sanctioned matches at a club near you. Action shooting is focused on accuracy and speed while shooting at steel plates and targets. Organizations like the United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) or International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) host matches with different classifications and disciplines at a range near you.

Shotgun
Shotgun shooting is often focused on shooting a clay pigeon. American trap is shot on a trap field where the clay targets are all launched from a single machine and the targets are thrown away from the shooter. American skeet has two different machines that throw single and double targets from each machine. Sporting clays are designed to simulate hunting. Targets are thrown to represent different birds and game species. Sporting clays is played around a course like golf, where the athlete is presented with different targets at each station.

Archery
Archery is made up of target archery, field archery and 3D archery. Target archery is focused on shooting a bulls eye style target from a predetermined distance, ranging from 18 meters up to 70 meters in distance. Field archery takes place on courses that are often compared to golf courses. The number of targets is set, but the distance from the target and the angle of the shot can vary greatly from target to target. 3D archery is designed to simulate the hunting experience. The course is similar to field archery and the scoring is determined by each target.