I started shooting bar league trap in high school as soon as I got my license to drive, wore out a High Standard pump before I went in the service.
I shot International trap(bunker) with the military team in Taiwan, did pretty well. I dabbled in International skeet also.
After returning to the states my ex-wife, her dad & mom and I shot league trap at a couple different clubs and was on our home clubs traveling team. We also shot skeet a couple days a week.
After the divorce and a move to WA I got into International skeet more, shot in the state shoot a couple times until I had cataract surgery and ended up with double vision for a couple years. A couple years away from the game and advancing age I'd lost the edge shooting fast birds from the low gun position. Working 70-90hr/wk didn't help.
Now I play at clay games. I shoot skeet, five stand an sporting clays for fun, testing guns and I shoot fund raiser tournaments.
Now that I'm down in NM I'm going to see if I can find some vintage/sxs tournaments.
I did do some shooting for bird dog trials also, not a clay game but challenging. Shoot them too close and the judge doesn't get to see the quality of the dog work, ride them too far and miss and you just cost the club money as the dog gets another bird and it can get very frustrating for the dog and handle especially on hot days.