Sunday, June 21, 2009


In the Beginning

Ever since I started to shoot, I’ve always dreamed of being one of the best in the country and maybe even in the world. Shooting is not just intended for guys though it is known to be a masculine sport but girls can also be tough in playing such games.

During the first few months of playing, I’ll always get excited since it is indeed interesting and most especially I’ll be able to go to different places and have a short tour in that certain place which depends upon the club to where it will be held.

As I start to play, I’m still very slow like I’m just walking and my mother even teases me that it’s not a pageant but a game. So I keep on practicing my movements and do it my best. But before I practiced more on my speed, I practiced hard on my accuracy for what’s the use of being so fast but then I didn’t even hit the targets, right?! Fortunately, with perseverance, I have improved my movements and on the track in practicing my speed.

Here’s one video clip of a Level-I Sanctioned Match at Northern Mindanao Practical Shooting Association (NMPSA). I was still beginning to learn at this time. I hope you’ll appreciate it. :)




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Gun Safety Rules

Being a beginner, I get ignorant of how the firing range looks like and what I often read is the four Gun Safety Rules. This is it:

1. Always consider a gun as a loaded one.
2. Never let the muzzle point at anything you don’t intend to shoot.
3. Keep your firearm finger off the trigger until you are ready to fire.
4. Last is to be sure of your target and what’s behind it.

Although it’s just stated briefly, it is very important for shooters to know this, not only for their benefit but also for the benefit of the people around the area.

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Priority

Considering the fact that I started during summer, it was all I could think of to make use of my summer vacation. But when classes started, my dilemma also began. Since I’m a science class student it is expected that were much more advanced than the other curriculums so that also comes to a point that we are very busy with our studies. So from that time on, my activities get conflicted and I had to face my weakness of choosing my priority. I wanted to choose the one where my schooling is involved but my parents would much more encourage me about shooting. Isn’t it frustrating?! Hmmm? I’d always have four choices to puck from when my schedules had a conflict. Parliamentary Procedure, Choir Practice, Projects or Assignments and Shooting. It’s really hard to choose if what I would prioritize. I even had to be absent from my class just to join a Level 3 contest and what made me more depressed was I got disqualified for violating a rule since I swiped my hand in the muzzle as I run. That was the worst I experienced yet in shooting. I really cried hard after that happened. It’s a good thing my range officer friends keep on telling me not to get discouraged since that’s really part of the experiences that I’ll be having with this kind of sport. Fortunately, I was able to deal with it until I finished my 2nd year life.

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Last year, I was able to join a Level-III Sanctioned Match at Patag Firing Range. It was a great opportunity but it was the worst experience.

Since it was held from Thursday to Saturday, we decided that I’m going to be absent from my class on the afternoon of Friday. When we arrived at the range, I was really nervous since it is Level-III, shooters all over the Philippines are going to be there and I’m going to encounter new Range Officers and challenging stages. There were 12 stages prepared in this game. As usual, I started at a stage where it is just a short course so my nervousness would be gone and I can play right. At the 2^nd stage, my performance was still alright. Then the 3^rd stage came where I encountered my first running man. I was really afraid I might not hit that since it was my first time to have that. I still went on with it. After having my walk through, I rested for a while and waited for my turn. It has been my habit to hold my magazines while running for in my mind, they might fall but for my father, I shouldn’t hold it since it looks bad. Then came my turn. I was from the left and I was running going to the right for the first time, I didn’t hold on to my magazines and it felt so good running and swaying my hand but then I was shocked when the range officer said “STOP!”. It means there’s something wrong. He said I swiped my hand in the muzzle of the gun which was not safe so he declared that I’ll be disqualified from the game. As I knew that, I really got disappointed and I cried so hard. I only played 3 out of 12. I can’t finish it already. It was depressing.

As I went to my Range Officer friends, they told me not to get discouraged and just continue playing since this is part of the game.

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I’m tired of having my dry fire and using the dumb bell every night and jogging every morning. It makes me more stressed since I’m also busy in school. Instead of sleeping at the right hour, I had to stay awake for about 20 minutes and do this. I know this is for my own good. How I wish it’ll be done every other day. But will my mother allow this??? That’s a big NO! huhuhu… this is so exhausting! :(

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Reflection

There was a time when I came to realize that my parents really supported me in this so I have to do my best in order to pay them for all that they’ve done for me. This sport is very expensive and I don’t want them to think that I’m taking it for granted. It’s just that, I truly want to prioritize my studies. It made a big difference in my life and in my daily routine especially that I have to practice every night and a jogging every morning. I’m very stressed from school and this just adds to my stress. Time may come that I won’t be able to do this anymore.

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My recent dilemma is right now. This weekend, my days are booked since my trainer is going to have a check up on my gun so my performance would be good and I’ll have a game this Sunday. Yesterday, an unexpected practice for one of our subject activity came and since I already have an appointment, I can’t go. I really had an argument with my mother since I really want to prioritize my studies first before this shooting. I had a very bad night I’m really bothered about it. I also need to finish other school works and I only got a little time to do them. I’m so annoyed.
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A Lady Shooter's Blog

Welcome to my blog. i simply made this to share to you my insights about this sport and how it affected my life


Purpose: Personal Diary

SHOOTING??

Practical Shooting is the fastest growing shooting sport in the world to date. Combining the elements of Speed, Power, and Accuracy, it is a venue that seeks to develop and test an individual's shooting skills in a controlled sporting environment. Practical shooting matches are realistic, diverse and fun, mixing props such as barricades, doors, shooting ports, tunnels and other everyday objects with full or partially exposed targets, moving targets, penalty-carrying no-shoot targets and steel reactive targets to test the skills and techniques of the practical shooting competitor.

PROFILE

Name: t я ä ý ä n
School: bukidnon national HS
Birthday: 17th December ‘94
Age: officially fourteen
N-Names: tp. trayne. tpay.
E-add: trayancacho@yahoo.com

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♥GOD
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-for NEXT APRIL to come faster!
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