A hoop house is basically a metal frame covered with plastic or other all-weather material.

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The frame is no longer assembled from laser-etched wood, instead there's a powder-coated steel frame with PVC plastic sides to help shield the various moving parts and lend an air of professionalism to the affair.

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Competitors shoot from the prone position at a paper or plastic target on a wooden frame, with a round, black aiming mark on a white background.

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It masked the Galaxy S III ahead of its reveal last year in a blockier plastic frame and it could be that this phone, with a very Note-esque face and outline, is also a filler ahead of the final reveal.

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