Took my 16 y.o. son out for his first match today. And, in all honesty, my second. He was shooting the AR, I was shooting the Garand. And to think I used to believe I was a pretty decent shot. Boy do we have a lot or work to do before Perry in July.....
He had a blast! He was on the line next to me so the whole time I was hearing "Wow, this is so much fun!" "Dad, we gotta shoot more of these!" "Hey, when's the next match?"
And the best part, as far as he was concerned? He wasn't in last place! That was reserved for his dear old dad who's still having trouble getting the #$@!*! clip in the M-1 left handed during rapid fire. (I'm right handed but now have to shoot rifle left-handed due to an eye injury.)
Shooting as well as he does already and starting on the competitions now, I can't wait to see how good he's going to get! I do alright, but started too late.
He had a blast! He was on the line next to me so the whole time I was hearing "Wow, this is so much fun!" "Dad, we gotta shoot more of these!" "Hey, when's the next match?"
And the best part, as far as he was concerned? He wasn't in last place! That was reserved for his dear old dad who's still having trouble getting the #$@!*! clip in the M-1 left handed during rapid fire. (I'm right handed but now have to shoot rifle left-handed due to an eye injury.)
Shooting as well as he does already and starting on the competitions now, I can't wait to see how good he's going to get! I do alright, but started too late.