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First  a brief history of Helice Shooting.  It started around 1960 in Europe to mimic live pigeon shooting.  The sport is much more popular in Europe but it is gaining popularity in the US.  

ZZ Birds have some similarities to Clay targets however, the Clay target is actually plastic and are called a witness cap.  The witness cap is encased in a plastic orange propeller which can vary in speed from 4,500 RPM's to 10,000 RPM's.  The ZZ Birds are thrown randomally from one of five launchers. 

The field is similar to a small baseball field.  There are 5 launchers 26 meters from the shooters box.  There is a fence at 21 meters from the launchers and the fence is 2 feet in height.  

Shooters have 20 seconds to call for a ZZ Bird.  Shooter is allowed 2 shots at the ZZ Bird. For a shooter to score, they need to completely separate the "witness cap" from the propeller and the witness cap must land inside the fence.  The witness cap can land inside the field and bounce outside the fence and it will count as a score.  If the Witness cap hits the fence and lands out of bounds, it will be a "lost bird".

The shooter will shoot at 5 consecutive ZZ Birds, which is called a "Crank".  Sanctioned tournaments usually consist of 6 Cranks for a total of 30 ZZ Birds. 

• This is a game of reaction speed to the target.  Having your gun premounted will help you get on the target faster than a low mount.  
• Don't think, it slows you down and it's not like a sporting clay target, which is predictable in path and speed. 
• Tight chokes are very consistant with the top shooters. 
• Keep your head on the gun!!