This year I set myself a goal of getting a result of more than 70 out of 100 at a shooting competition. Before last weekend I had shot 69 a grand total of 3 times! I had almost given up hope of ever getting 70.
All that changed at the very last meeting of the year. Somehow I finished the day with a total of 79! To say I was surprised was an understatement. I was also over-the-moon happy and I haven’t been able to stop talking about it since.
I think shooting is a lot like golf from a psychological point of view: the more relaxed you are, the easier it is. It’s so easy to overthink it. Because I had all but given up on hitting my target and wasn’t trying to get a great result, I was more relaxed. It’s pretty hard to be relaxed when you are holding something that could blow someone’s head off but you know what I mean.
Even though I am still happy with the result, there is a tiny part of me that is kicking myself that my last shot was a 6. One point higher and I would have reached the 80 mark. I guess I will have to wait to reach that milestone next year.
I won 2nd place for the women’s section of the competition. Ok, only 2 of us took part so that’s not so impressive. I won a Grittibänz as a prize. A Grittibänz is a delicious, baked man that it traditionally sold around Christmas time in Switzerland.
My prize!
I would have ended up in 7th place if the men and women’s sections were combined meaning that I beat quite a few men who have been shooting all their lives. Now that’s impressive!
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