[Tagging] sport=shooting_range vs sport=shooting + leisure=pitch

[Graeme Fitzpatrick]

On Sun, 20 Dec 2020 at 09:26, Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdreist at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
> I have seen some shooting=range but the tag does not make too much sense
> for tagging a shooting range facility.
>

Yes, it does actually, because shooters go to a range to shoot.

We have sport=shooting and the physical nature of the place usually would
> go in a leisure tag, maybe sometimes amenity, man_made or natural.
>

As above, possibly amenity=shooting_range?

I would see more consistency in shooting=* describing the kind of shooting
> rather than the place, e.g. shooting=rifle / pistol / archery or maybe
> biathlon.
>

Together with shooting_range=pistol / rifle / etc?

shooting=range could still be ok, if this is intended to describe the kind
> of shooting, and “range shooting” is a suitable category (e.g. for a sports
> club
>

Possibly "target shooting" would be a better option, as you shoot at
targets located on the range, not at the range itself, which is just open
ground, usually with a mound of dirt at one end.


> , e.g. as opposed to clay pigeon shooting,
>

However, clay pigeon shooting also takes place on a range!

& yes, another topic which I know quite a bit about! :-)

Thanks

Graeme
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