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The retained type of submerged target consists of a target body and a target paddle/latch assembly. During play, the latching end of the
target paddle is inserted into a hole in the underside of the target body and rotated so that the rotary latch is engaged with the target
body. The target is held upright above the water surface to drain any water from the target body. The upright target is lowered into the
water such that most of the air inside the target body exits through the horizontal slots in the body. As the target body becomes
completely submerged a specific amount of air is trapped within the small cavity in the target body remaining above the position of the
slots in the body. The trapped air causes enough buoyancy to float the target body alone, but not enough buoyancy to float the target body
and the target paddle/latch assembly combined, therefore the target sinks to the bottom of the pool. An off-center vortex ring strike of
either the target paddle or the fins on the body causes the paddle or body to rotate such that the rotary latch is disengaged from the
target body, thereby allowing the target paddle/latch assembly to separate from the target body. The target body rises to the surface
and the target paddle remains on the bottom.
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