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<<Whilst appreciating that, to anyone not interested
in the shooting sports, the events might seem as exciting
as watching paint dry - particularly the deliberate,
static target events>>
Yes, well, my long-standing interest in the shooting
sports doesn't extend to a smidgeon of interest in the
extraordinarily pointless activity of shooting holes in
pieces of paper with an air-rifle at 10 metres - I can't
really blame non-shooters for their massive indifference.
Blasting clay pigeons is only marginally more interesting
- for a few minutes anyway, after which one starts
slipping into a coma. I'd rather watch steak-and-kidney
puddings being hurled from a ballista, perhaps with little
knots of politicians as a target.
Practical pistol could be terrific on TV, of course. And
how about varmint hunting? Out on the prairie with some
hot-shots at a prolific 'dog town, little varmints sailing
into the air in fragments... Beats Big Brother any
day...
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I think watching air rifle is a bit dull, but watching
clays is quite interesting, especially when the shooters
are really good. More interesting than Badmington at
any rate.
I've always thought that Free Pistol has got to be one
of the hardest Olympic sports, anyone can do it but
doing it well is very difficult. But it has to be about
the most boring event in the world to watch.
The problem with all the Olympic sports is that they
are usually very tame compared to the non-Olympic version
but all the countries in the world have to agree on
the rules for the Olympic version so it usually ends
up being the most basic format possible.
Steve.
Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org
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