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Skeet Shooters
Skeet may refer to: * Skeet shooting, a discipline of competitive clay pigeon shooting ** ISSF Olympic skeet, a variant used at the Olympic Games People * Skeet Childress (born 1979), American guitar player in the band Look What I Did * Skeet Quinlan (Volney Ralph Quinlan, 1928–1998), American football player * Skeet Reese (born 1969), American professional sport fisherman * Skeet Ulrich (Bryan Ray Trout, born 1970), American actor * Andrew Skeet (born 1969), British musician, composer and music producer * Brian Skeet (born 1965), English director, writer, producer and cinematographer * Challen Skeet (1895–1978), English cricketer * Trevor Skeet (1918–2004), New Zealand lawyer and British Conservative politician * William Skeet (1906–1989), New Zealand cricketer Other uses * Skeet River, in New Zealand's South Island * Skeet, a warhead of the BLU-108 submunition * Curtiss KD2C Skeet, a 1945 American military target drone * Skeet (Newfoundland) a pejorative term in Newfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skeet Shooting
Skeet shooting is a recreational and competitive activity where participants use shotguns to attempt to break clay targets which two fixed stations mechanically fling into the air at high speed and at a variety of angles. Skeet is one of the three major disciplines of competitive clay shooting - alongside trap shooting and sporting clays. There are several types of skeet, including one with Olympic status (often called "Olympic skeet" or "international skeet"), and many with only national recognition. General principles For the American version of the game, the clay discs are in diameter, thick, and fly a distance of . The international version of skeet uses a target that is slightly larger in diameter 110±1) mm vs. 109.54 mm thinner in cross-section 25.5±.5) mm vs. 28.58 mm/nowiki>, and has a thicker dome center, making it harder to break. International targets are also thrown a longer distance from similar heights, at over , resulting in hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor Skeet
Sir Trevor Herbert Harry Skeet (28 January 1918 – 14 August 2004) was a New Zealand-born lawyer and a British Conservative Party politician. Early life Skeet was born in Auckland, New Zealand and was educated at King's College, Auckland and the University of Auckland. He served with the New Zealand Army and Navy during World War II. He was a barrister and solicitor at the Supreme Court of New Zealand and was called to the English Bar in 1947 by Inner Temple. He was a member of the Council of the Royal Empire Society. Political career Skeet first stood for Parliament in Stoke Newington and Hackney North in 1951 and Llanelli in 1955. He was elected Member of Parliament for Willesden East in 1959, losing the seat in 1964. He was then MP for Bedford 1970-83 and North Bedfordshire 1983–97. Ahead of the 1992 election, he survived a deselection attempt by his constituency party. In the 1992-1997 Parliament, Skeet rebelled frequently against John Major's ailing government, on is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-standard Poker Hand
Non-standard poker hands are hands which are not recognized by official poker rules but are made by house rules. Non-standard hands usually appear in games using wild cards or bugs. Other terms for nonstandard hands are special hands or freak hands. Because the hands are defined by house rules, the composition and ranking of these hands is subject to variation. Any player participating in a game with non-standard hands should be sure to determine the exact rules of the game before play begins. Types The usual hierarchy of poker hands from highest to lowest runs as follows (standard poker hands are in ''italics''): * ''Royal Flush'': The highest straight flush, A-K-Q-J-10 suited. * Skeet flush: The same cards as a skeet (see below) but all in the same suit. * ''Straight flush'': When wild cards are used, a wild card becomes whichever card is necessary to complete the straight flush, or the higher of the two cards that can complete an open-ended straight flush. For example, in the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skeet (Newfoundland)
The noun skeet in Newfoundland and Labrador English is considered to be a pejorative epithet. Though it has never been formally defined in the Dictionary of Newfoundland English, it is used as a stereotype to describe someone who is ignorant, aggressive, and unruly, with a pattern of vernacular use of English, drug and alcohol use, and who is involved in petty crime, very similar to the word "chav" used in the UK. From this noun, the adjective “skeety” is derived. History The origin of this use of skeet is unknown. However, it is possible that it is a new use of an old word, coming out of the use of skeet as ‘rascal’. There have been some who theorize that the use of the word skeet is linked to the townie versus bayman divide in Newfoundland and Labrador and how it speaks to class, education, and use of vernacular Newfoundland English. Use as Pejorative Skeet has been called a pan-provincial slur against rural life. It is linked to stereotypes of those living in outpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtiss KD2C Skeet
The Curtiss-Wright KD2C Skeet was an American target drone produced by Curtiss-Wright for the United States Navy that began development in 1945. The KD2C-1 first flew in 1947, however it was found unsatisfactory and the program was cancelled in 1949. Design and development The KD2C was a target drone, powered by a pulsejet engine and intended for air-launch for use in fleet gunnery training. The KD2C-1 was powered by a Continental pulsejet engine, in diameter; the KD2C-2 used a McDonnell J-9 or J-11 pulsejet of the same diameter. Control was provided by a radio command system, assisted by a gyrostabilizer. The KD2N could reach a top speed of and had an endurance of 30 minutes. Operational history Begun in August 1945, the first prototype KD2C flew for the first time in 1947. The Skeet's internally mounted pulsejet proved unsatisfactory, however, as it produced low speed and high fuel consumption in both wind tunnel and flight tests at the Navy's Missile Test Center at Point M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BLU-108
The BLU-108 is an air-delivered submunition, containing four further smart "Skeet" warheads. The system is manufactured by Textron Systems Weapon & Sensor Systems since 1992. The BLU-108 is released from a munitions dispenser, with a parachute being used to slow its descent. It then fires the four rapidly rotating skeets, which use multi-mode optical sensors to identify a variety of targets ranging from tanks and missile launchers to railway locomotives and landed aircraft. When the skeet passes over what it considers a high priority target (this priority can be changed prior to employment), it fires a 0.9 kg (2 lb) explosively formed penetrator providing armor-piercing and incendiary effects, as well as a fragmentation ring meant to damage any soft targets, primarily enemy persons, in the immediate vicinity of the target. BLU-108/B specifications * Length: 78.8 cm (31.0 in) * Diameter: 13.3 cm (5.25 in) * Maximum lateral dimension: 18.4 cm (7.25 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skeet River
The Skeet River is a river of the Tasman Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows northeast from the Wharepapa / Arthur Range, reaching the Baton River 15 kilometres northwest of Tapawera. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand. A * Aan River * Acheron River (Canterbury) * Acheron River (Marlborough) * Ada River * Adams River * Ahaura River * Ahuriri River * Ahuroa River * Akatarawa River * Ākitio R ... References Rivers of the Tasman District Rivers of New Zealand {{Tasman-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Skeet
William Skeet (28 July 1906 – 9 July 1989) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played one first-class match for Auckland in 1938/39. See also * List of Auckland representative cricketers This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, list A or Twenty20 cricket for Auckland cricket team. Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the intervening seasons. A * John Ackla ... References External links * 1906 births 1989 deaths New Zealand cricketers Auckland cricketers Cricketers from Auckland {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Challen Skeet
Challen Hasler Lufkin Skeet (17 August 1895 – 20 April 1978) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Middlesex and Oxford University between 1919 and 1922. Skeet was born in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand. His family moved to England when he was a boy and he was educated at St Paul's School, London, and Merton College, Oxford. He served as a second lieutenant in the 12th Royal Fusiliers during World War I and was taken prisoner during the Battle of Loos in September 1915. Skeet was "a solid bat rather than a stroke player" but was "one of the great fieldsmen of his time"."Obituary, 1978", ''Wisden'' 1979, pp. 1086–87. In the last match of the 1920 season he played an innings for Middlesex that helped them win the County Championship: against Surrey at Lord's they were 73 behind on the first innings but Skeet (who scored 106, his only first-class century) and Harry Lee opened the second innings with a partnership of 208, and Middlesex went on to win. He served th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ISSF Olympic Skeet
Olympic Skeet is a variant of skeet shooting, and the specific variant used in the Olympic Games. The discipline is sanctioned by the International Shooting Sport Federation. Two throwing machines at different heights launch a series of 25 targets in a specific order, some as singles and some as doubles, with the shooter having a fixed position between them. Both men's and women's competitions consist of five such series. The top six competitors shoot an additional series as a final round, on targets filled with special powder to show hits more clearly to the audience. History Unlike English Skeet, participants shooting Olympic Skeet must call for the clays with their gun off the shoulder, with the stock positioned level with the hip. There is also a delay switch incorporated within the clay trap, meaning the clays might be released immediately, or up to three seconds after the clay is called by the shooter. Under no circumstances must the gun be moved until the clay is released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Skeet
Brian Skeet is an English director, writer, producer, and cinematographer. His work includes Documentaries, Films and Short films, a lot of it touching on romance and the HIV/AIDS crisis. Biography Skeet was born on November 21st, 1965 in London. His father was a tailor and he attended high school in Maine. He acted in the musical Anything Goes. At 17 years old he directed his first film - a student production of The Normal Heart. He attended University at Cambridge, and while studying played Max in a performance of The Homecoming. Skeet achieved a First with honors and graduated, subsequently working for the BBC. He worked with Peter Sellars to direct a production of The Merchant of Venice. After quitting his job at the BBC he made his first short film, The Boy Who Fell In Love, which he followed up by directing The Misadventures of Margaret, which was received well at Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Skeet
Andrew John Skeet (born 1969 in Croydon) is an English musician, composer and music producer. He has written scores for television and film and worked with many well-known composers and artists as an arranger, orchestrator and conductor. Biography Andrew Skeet attended Trinity Boys School in Croydon where, as a boy singer, he appeared on soundtracks such as ''Monty Python's The Meaning of Life'', Barbra Streisand's '' Yentl'' and '' Another Country'' starring Rupert Everett as Guy Bennett and Colin Firth as Tommy Judd. Skeet then studied music at the University of East Anglia and at The Royal College of Music in London. Professional life Television and film commissions With former Howie B collaborator Luke Gordon, Skeet established the production company Roxbury Music and their music has been used extensively on British television. Programmes which have featured music by Roxbury include ''The Apprentice'', ''Dispatches'', ''Banged Up Abroad'', ''Britain's Lost World'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
