Electronic shooting target throwing system

An electronic shooting target throwing system comprising:

• a plurality of throwers each configured to launch shooting targets into the air as projectiles, each of the throwers including at least one wireless interface and a thrower controller, the throwers communicatively connected to one another to form a mesh network, wherein a first subgroup of one or more of the throwers is located within a communication range of a remote control (RC) and a second subgroup of one or more of the throwers is outside of the communication range,
• wherein, in response to a first thrower of the first subgroup receiving a command message communicated from the RC that identifies at least a second throwers that is in the second subgroup as an intended recipient of the command message, the first thrower is configured to communicate the command message to at least the second thrower, effectively extending the communication range of the RC.