Monday, June 25, 2012

Rio 2016

Well! I did it! I competed in my first sporting clays tournament this past weekend after a short four weeks of shooting sporting clays. I got the competition fever about 3 weeks ago when a friend jokingly said he was taking me to a competition. And now it's begun!

2 weeks ago I met my new shooting coach on a whimsy, while shooting skeet with LG. Rip is a National Champ from Connecticut and a mighty fine clays coach if I do say so my own self! We got to shoot together 3 glorious times before he left for a world tour of awesomeness, and before he left little 'ol me, lonely for instruction.

I was incredibly nervous about this tournament so I spent the last week eating lots of carbs and shooting every moment I wasn't in the office. So nervous, in fact that I may have shot something like 600 clays in a 4 day period. Whatevs. Who needs life savings? Listen. I've totally got your back if we have a zombie apocalypse, and then what good would that life savings do you anyway? Exactly.

Moving on. Out of 76 shooters I placed higher than about 15 people. Perhaps maybe they were blind or wheel chair bound... But whatever. You've got to start somewhere and I've officially started. Out of the 5 women shooters I placed fifth. A most excellent showing and exactly where I thought I'd be for my first competition. I would have placed 4th had a broken 7 more birds. I would have taken 3rd if I had broken 10 more birds! All in all I was quite pleased with myself. Mostly because I didn't once think about throwing up (a real concern) and secondly because I had an absolute blast!

Now then! I have exactly 2 weeks or 9 days of practice before my next tournament. (Not that I'm counting or anything...) And this time... This time, I'm taking home a trophy.

Next on my list: The Olympics. Rio 2016 :-)

6 comments:

  1. Zombie apocalypse! HA!

    I'm a huge fan of yours.

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    1. Yay! I'm a bigger fan of YOURS! I demand a visit to Austin ASAP. Let's make it happen :-)

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  2. I'll be your official translator in Rio :-) keep it up cuz! Boa sorte!! Chris

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    1. Wahoo! I like where your head is! Thanks cousin! XO

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  3. Wahoo!! I'll be your biggest cheerleader in Rio if you need one of those??? Although with our latest track record, it might not be good for tounement play;)
    Xo proud of you!! Big sissy

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    1. Cheerleaders are always welcome AND I have found I do my very best shooting hungover and sleep deprived. Apparently it's genetic... At least it is according to your father. Needless to say, that little piece of info has been noted and shall be implemented for all future events ;)XO

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