Skeet shooting began the USA, the English discipline has its own unique rules. birds/Targets are fired horizontally across the range from two opposing tap houses of built at differing heights, one high and one low. Two firing positions are located by each house with five others linking the two together at an equal distance through a semi-circular curve. A standard round of skeet will normally consist of 25 targets.

A group of 5 shooters will shoot each in turn from each stand starting normally at the high house on the left hand side The first targets to be fired would be two singles (high then low house), followed by a simultaneous pair.

These are shot from each peg except for 3 and 5 as only singles are shot on these pegs.

The 25th and final target can be either a repetition of the first target to be missed or a final single from the last shooting position. This is only used if the shooter is currently on a perfect score.

The high target must always be shot first on the pairs. Except at the centre position stand 4 the shooter must inform the referee about which of the two from the pair they are going to shoot first. The remaining pegs would see the low target shot first.

English skeet shooters have the option to call for the bird with their gun pre-mounted or un mounted from the shoulder.

The stand 8 is not used.