be a microprocessor or an analog control device and which counts and records the number of impacts detected by sensors 1 and 2 the sensors 1 and 2 can be hard wired to target control system 7 or can communicate wirelessly via transceiver 11 transceiver 11 may be or a hard wired or wireless design or may communicate through a network such as a lan wifi network bluetooth network infrared network cellular telephone network or another such network the target control system 7 communicates with a random number generator circuit 12 and a release mechanism 9 through a resetting device 13 which operates to reset the system for a new round of target shooting the random number generator 12 randomly selects a number usually between 1 and 10 and transmits this number to the target control system 7 the transmitted number received by the target control system 7 from the random number generator 12 is used to set the number of hits on the target that must be received by the target control system 7 before it will transmit a release signal to the release mechanism 9 receipt by the release mechanism 9 of the release signal from the target control system 7 causes the release mechanism 9 to activate a solenoid or semiconductor switch 64 within release mechanism 9 illustrated in fig6 and 7 which in turn activates the latch system 65 to release the target body 5 from its suspended upright position the input from each sensor 1 and 2 can be differentially weighted by target control system 7 so that a signal from one sensor is given greater weight than a signal from the other sensor in this fashion a hit to a sensor 2 for example deployed in the head container.