Zen And The Art of Shooting
May 7, 2003
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Posted by Aubrey Turner
At least I was able to hit the range today after work and play with my Springfield and Kimber. There is something almost zen-like about shooting. It was hot and stuffy in the range, but I didn’t notice until I quit shooting. Shooting forces you to concentrate on the gun and the target—putting all that other crap out of your mind.
Categories: Guns
re Zen-like state while shooting—a recent outing to my local range in Agoura Hills (CA) found me in the booth next to the two shooters receiving defensive shotgun instruction: BLAM. BLAM. BLAM.
Yet while I was shooting, I couldn’t hear a darned thing—I was tightly focused on target acquisition and consistentcy of technique.
So every 5 rounds I would surface and startle at the BLAM BLAM BLAM from next door.
It’s so nice to get out of my head like that.
Back when I lived in the US, I would go to the range every evening with my SIG226 and I would not leave until I was mentally ‘in the slot’. My friend and I used to shoot at turning silhouettes ‘out of the leather’ usually for an hour or so… yes, it is very Zen and most conducive to flushing out the head-crap. Oh, do I miss being able to do that.
I wish I could go every day, but the cost and time is too prohibitive.
I hope that the day comes where those of you in England will be able to practice the shooting sports again.