sports and the economy
Posted 06-12-2009 at 06:55 PM by gundogs
Just about everybody has a chosen sport in which they participate. To name a few: baseball, football, auto racing and so on. Within each of these are sub divisions like major league baseball, A league, college ....you get the picture. Well how about Shooting Sports?
Rifle, handgun, shotgun. Lets look at shotgun sports. Like trap, skeet, sporting clays and my favorite upland tournament hunting. The tournament hunting events combine several other sports like gun dog hunt tests and field trial events with shotgun shooting skills and hunting to form a real time shooting test of skills and training.
Many years ago I raced AMA dirt bike motorcycles moving on to race cars and then to the track safety crew as a fireman. What do these have to do with my tournament hunting events now?
I am sure it has to do with adrenalin, some people are called adrenalin junkies, this means they strive to be involved with activities which stimulate the body's production of adrenalin. In most shooting sports one strives to control the excitement, slow the breathing, calm the pulse and shoot straight. Maybe not so much here at least in my case. While trying control the dog, keep focused on the game plan, staying within boundaries, monitoring the time and of course shooting straight. I try and use the adrenalin to my advantage. Because of my love for the sport of competitive upland tournaments. I will continue to find a way to keep involved.
I spoke to a gentleman recently who has as much passion for the game of golf that I do for my sport. And he related this to me: Green fees are up and the economy is down in general. I said bird costs are up at the clubs. He said I just bought a new set of blades and then made this comment "I may not go as often as I did before to play but I will still go and play". I began to see that this would hold true for anyone with a true passion for their chosen sport no matter what that sport is.
I just trained up a new puppy, a considerable investment. Purchased new equipment such as boots, rain gear, ammo (there is another subject) training equipment, warm weather gear for me and the dogs....and I am going to use them in the pursuit of my chosen sport.
In the days in which times are too tight to go play then may I offer another suggestion to those who are involved with shooting sports. Spend some time teaching others about the sports and our hunting & shooting heritage. Offer to take a kid or one of our veterans out on a hunt. Attend seminars to brush up on your skills and improve your technique. See you at our next training event.
Bryce
Rifle, handgun, shotgun. Lets look at shotgun sports. Like trap, skeet, sporting clays and my favorite upland tournament hunting. The tournament hunting events combine several other sports like gun dog hunt tests and field trial events with shotgun shooting skills and hunting to form a real time shooting test of skills and training.
Many years ago I raced AMA dirt bike motorcycles moving on to race cars and then to the track safety crew as a fireman. What do these have to do with my tournament hunting events now?
I am sure it has to do with adrenalin, some people are called adrenalin junkies, this means they strive to be involved with activities which stimulate the body's production of adrenalin. In most shooting sports one strives to control the excitement, slow the breathing, calm the pulse and shoot straight. Maybe not so much here at least in my case. While trying control the dog, keep focused on the game plan, staying within boundaries, monitoring the time and of course shooting straight. I try and use the adrenalin to my advantage. Because of my love for the sport of competitive upland tournaments. I will continue to find a way to keep involved.
I spoke to a gentleman recently who has as much passion for the game of golf that I do for my sport. And he related this to me: Green fees are up and the economy is down in general. I said bird costs are up at the clubs. He said I just bought a new set of blades and then made this comment "I may not go as often as I did before to play but I will still go and play". I began to see that this would hold true for anyone with a true passion for their chosen sport no matter what that sport is.
I just trained up a new puppy, a considerable investment. Purchased new equipment such as boots, rain gear, ammo (there is another subject) training equipment, warm weather gear for me and the dogs....and I am going to use them in the pursuit of my chosen sport.
In the days in which times are too tight to go play then may I offer another suggestion to those who are involved with shooting sports. Spend some time teaching others about the sports and our hunting & shooting heritage. Offer to take a kid or one of our veterans out on a hunt. Attend seminars to brush up on your skills and improve your technique. See you at our next training event.
Bryce
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