My biggest hobby is sportshooting... Next to beiing in the military,and as I'm a shooting instructor with the Royal Marechaussee, I shoot my pistol with the "Contact Oud Mariniers" shootingclub in Nijmegen and with the Netherlands Military Pistolteam.
This is a sport where concentration, endurance and fitness can take you to the utmost extentions of your power.
I can already hear you think:"shooting is a sport? No, soccer, now that's a sport!"
But ask yourself this question:
Does a soccer player realy go, for twice 45 minutes, fully concentrated after this leather ball? Alone?
NO, he (or she) doesn't!
During a shooting match, you realy have to perform every shot right from the beginning.
First concentration at the match. What do I have to do today? What kind of a match? What's my limit? How much do I need to know about the range?
Than, I realise that I have to find concentration from my head to my feet; am I in balance? How do I hold my gun? Concentrate on my breathing and heartbeat.
Ask myself:"what's my target today?"
Concentrate on my eyes, get in position. Is my gun okay? And so on, and so on....
And this repeats every shot I have to fire! Up from 60 tot 140 shots, depending on what discilpine I'm in. Easy if you train a lot, easier if you train more than a lot!
There's only one goal: winning the match! (and of course holding still this gun thats getting heavier every time I lift it up...)
National and international regulations make it even more difficult, but:
Shooting is an olympic sport; it's a military sport for sure, and it's a lot of fun!
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