As realistic as it gets.
DryFire USA sells background canvases and ATA 3D Traphouses for the purpose of making things look real. When the DryFire system was originally designed in the United Kingdom in 2000, they did not envision a background on the shooting wall. However, as DryFire USA became involved in the product, we found our customers wanted a background that made them feel like they were outdoors shooting targets. In the beginning we sold canvas backgrounds that were hand painted by a local artist. Later we found a supplier who could print a picture quality image on the same canvas material using a computer to drive a printer. Currently we sell the canvases in three (3) different widths.
Width and purpose:
• ATA Trapshooters and Sporting Clay customers buy the 10-foot canvas because they are generally in a small room and therefore don’t need a wider canvas.
• Trapshooters who are using the Training/Squadding software use our 14-foot wide canvas. With this software product, it is best to move the shooters back to 12 feet from the wall in order to get 30-inch separation between shooters. Because the shooters are farther from the wall, the target must be moved farther horizontally to create the same angle. This creates the need for the wider canvas.
• USA Skeet customers buy the 18-foot canvas because it is idea for the Skeet layout. Skeet is such a horizontal sport that a wide canvas is required. The 18- foot canvas meets these needs.
The height of all the canvases is 52 inches. There is a 2 inch white border on the top and bottom, therefore the ink covers 48 inches vertically.
Traphouses: We started with one size traphouse and have expanded to three.
• Our 16- yard traphouse is the correct width for shooting 16-yard targets.
• Our 22-yard traphouse is the correct width for handicap shooters who are currently at the mid distances.
• Our 27-yard traphouse is the correct width for those practicing from the 27-yard line.
All the Traphouses are made of Styrofoam and are three-dimensional. By making them 3 dimensional, you get the proper perspective when you are standing on Stations 1 and 5. You are really looking at the corner of the house.