Bullseye

I shoot Bullseye for several reasons. Those who know me can report that, yes, my #1 reason is for the camaraderie; I just plain like the people I meet who are shooting Bullseye.

Five days, four guns, nine disciplines and over a thousand rounds, that was the Arizona Desert Midwinter competition for 2010.

In this month of 2005, I competed in my first Bullseye competition.

Any split brass in that pile you are about to reload?

In ranked order,

1. I enjoy the camaraderie. (18)
2. I need the distraction it provides. (14)
3. I get a thrill from the Bang! (10)
4. I like to win, tied with I like being out of the house. (8)
5. I like helping others shoot better. (7)
6. I like being needed to help out, tied with It’s good exercise. (4)
7. I don’t honestly know. (3)
8. My boss/spouse isn’t there. (2)
9. Habit, tied with I need the sun, and Other. (1)

Although the sampled number of shooters was small (23), I think most will agree the results are in-line with what they experience at the range.

I’m reading a non-Bullseye book that has, nonetheless, a lot to say about how we succeed or fail at many aspects that directly contribute to our performance at the firing line.

A shot plan is the sequence of steps, physical and mental, that you go through when shooting. Top shooters use their shot plan to gain consistency of performance; if they follow the exact same steps for each shot, they will get the same results for each shot.

For those who’ve followed the developing scores over the past several days, it’s been an exciting competition.

Brian Zins eked out his win of the 45 championship.

Do you see it?

Look at the top eight scores from today’s Center Fire championship: