Monthly Archives: February 2006
“Failure is not falling down but refusing to get up."
Shooting during the British Open Championships in Bisley
It’s taken a few days to write this, not because I’m disappointed with the scores from Bisley (t… Read the rest
Final preperations before departure
Heading off to Wilkinstown after work today to drop off the rifle, equipment stuff and the overnight bags. There’s a bit of stress in this, as there always is with … Read the rest
DURC Squad
To teach is to learn twice.
-Joseph Joubert
Haven’t said much about the squad in recent days, but it’s been training away as hard as ever. All of the shooter… Read the rest
Last day…
Woke up with the sniffles and a cold. Dammit. Went back to bed for two or three hours. Then went to WTSC to train. Got there around 1630. Shot 20-odd shots to warm up, then a 2… Read the rest
It's all about size…
…foresight size, that is. Decided to see what varying the size of the foresight would do to my group size. Matt moved me from a 4.5mm to a 4.4mm a few weeks back, so I t… Read the rest
Nan
T.H. White, “The Once and Future King”
The best thing for being sad,” replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, “is to learn something. Th… Read the rest
NTSA Squad training
I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers.
–Kah… Read the rest
Far too tired…
Again, late getting to WTSC last night because of work running over. I swear, it’s like they know I’m training for Bisley and are ramping up the workload ju… Read the rest
Late again
This work malarky is getting out of hand now. Didn’t get out of work until 1830, got to the range after 2000. Only the one place left free on the line, and everyone el… Read the rest