Trap shooters keep score with a pencil and a lot of patience. Every round of 25 goes on a sheet, and over a season those sheets pile up into a story: the slow start, the first 23, the cold morning when everything broke. The best trap shooting gifts take that story off the score sheet and put it somewhere the shooter will see it every day.
Here are ideas for high school trap teams, club shooters and the skeet and sporting clays crowd, plus what to gather before you order.
The Line, a whole trap season on one print
The Line was made for this sport. Every round of 25 is drawn as a ring filled to its score, so a shaky 18 and a clean 25 look different at a glance. The 25 straights are set in brass. The print also works out the season average, counts the straights and totals the targets broken. It suits a high school trap team, a club league season, and skeet or sporting clays scores too. From $45.
It reads from across a room, which is the point. A shooter who averaged 19 in the fall and 22 by spring can see the climb ring by ring, and so can every relative who walks past it.
What to gather before you order
The Line is only as good as the scores you send, so collect them first. Good places to look:
- The shooter's own score book or phone notes. Many shooters keep every round.
- The team's weekly score reports. High school league coaches usually share them with parents.
- The club's posted sheets or league standings for the season.
- The coach, for any practice rounds you want to count or leave out.
Decide early whether you're showing league rounds only or practice too. Most families choose competition rounds, since those are the ones behind the average. Write down the dates of any 25 straights; those are the days shooters remember best.
Milestone Certificate for a first 25 straight
The first time a shooter breaks all 25 is a big day, and it deserves more than a mention in the team group chat. The Milestone Certificate records the shooter's name, the date, the place, the details and the witnesses, on a certificate worth framing. For a first 25 straight, list the field or club, the trap house, and the squad who saw it happen. It also works for a first 50 straight or a first 100 straight at a registered shoot. From $24.
Record Breaker, when a team or school mark falls
Some high school programs keep a record board: best season average, best team score, most straights in a year. When one of those falls, the Record Breaker Print sets the new mark big beside the old one struck through, with who held it and since when, plus the shooter's name and the moment it happened. Check the old mark with the coach before you order so the print is right. From $45.
Banquet awards for the end of the season
Trap teams often close the year with a banquet: top gun, most improved, rookie of the year, high average among the juniors. The Banquet Award Certificate puts the award in big type with PRESENTED TO and the shooter, a line about why they earned it, and signature lines for the coaches. Coaches can name their own awards, so a team that hands out a "Sunrise Squad" award can print exactly that. From $24.
Team stickers and pins with your own club logo
For small gifts the whole team can share, Team Stickers and Team Pin Buttons can carry your own team or club logo with each shooter's name, the school and the sport. Stickers end up on shell boxes, gun cases and truck windows. Pins work for parents at the state shoot or on a hat brim. Teams ordering for every family get 30% off. Stickers from $11, pins from $22.
Gift ideas to go with the print
A few practical ideas pair well with a keepsake, if you want to round out the gift:
- A shell pouch or range bag with room for the season's score book.
- A gift card to the club for practice rounds, since targets add up over a season.
- Shooting glasses or fitted ear protection, chosen with the shooter. Fit matters more than the label.
- A framed squad photo from the last league night, hung next to the season print.
Tips for coaches and team parents
If you're ordering for a whole team, have one parent collect scores in a single spreadsheet: shooter, date, round score. It saves a lot of back and forth. Ask each family to confirm the spelling of their shooter's name. For seniors, consider The Line for their final season with a short note from the coach about what they brought to the squad.
Shop this guide
The LineFrom $45
Milestone CertificateFrom $24
Record Breaker PrintFrom $45
Banquet Award CertificateFrom $24
Team StickersFrom $11
Team Pin ButtonsFrom $22
Ordering
Personalize each piece on its product page, typing the scores, names and dates exactly as you want them printed. Every order is checked by hand, and we send a proof for you to look over before anything prints. Allow about two weeks from order to delivery.
See more ideas for school teams in our high school sports gifts.