Oh Skeet Skeet!

Ok, I know I am all late since I was in Texas back in October, but maybe you will enjoy a warm weather story. A couple of blogs ago, I mentioned that I tried to do everything to entertain myself while in the middle of nowhere. Well, I stumbled upon skeet shooting.

I admit that I have terrible hand eye coordination so I didn’t expect to hit anything, particularly a flying clay target! I was so naïve when I walked up to the range. I had never fired a real firearm before, just an air pistol that looks real, but only shoots bb’s, pellets, and darts- actually I asked for it for Christmas when I was about thirteen and my dad was cool enough to get it for me. I thought we would be using some type of “pseudo” gun such as my air pistol. So, when I grabbed this big long gun at the skeet range, I didn’t think that it actually was a real weapon.

Two mid twenty something brothas that worked with me at my client’s site came along. This was the first time skeet shooting for all three of us. Luckily, there were some experienced skeet shooters there that showed us the ropes. We were there on a lunch break and really only had about twenty minutes to try it out. I just knew that it wasn’t enough time for me to get it right and actually hit a target. I took the gun, scared of a fierce recoil and took a shot. Nothing. I hit nothing….but after several more tries, I hit one! I couldn’t believe that I actually hit a target not to mention a moving one! The recoil wasn’t bad at all and I liked feeling the power in my hands.

So I was hooked…almost. Being the naturalist that I am at most times, I asked if the targets were biodegradable or recyclable and they said that they were not. They stated that those types of targets often jam the machine because they break easier.

Anyway, the brothas that came with me each hit a target as well and we walked away proud of ourselves. Only after we got in the car did I learn that I was using a real weapon; an over-under shotgun to be exact.