Why we use different coloured targets and lenses In the dark

Tony Bracci focuses on the best target and safety glass lens choices for your circumstances with regard to environment and weather

Black is the standard colour clay and the most common. It is the cheapest to buy as all clays start black and paint is added to brighten them up. A black target is easy to see against a sky background, but if you want to present a target with a dark background, in a wood for instance, then you are going to have trouble seeing it. This is when using a coloured target comes into play, giving the course setter scope to use an otherwise unuseable area. A coloured target is sometimes hard to see against a sky background and in this instance a black target works best.

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