Shoot: Your Guide to Shooting and Competition

Description

Whether you're a firearms enthusiast, an experienced shooter, or someone who has never even held a gun, Shoot: Your Guide to Shooting and Competition will help you explore different types of firearms, understand crucial safety rules, and learn fundamental shooting skills. This book provides an introduction to a wide variety of shooting sports through detailed descriptions that relate each type of competition to everyday activities and interests. High-quality photography from actual competitions and step-bystep instructional images augment the clearly written descriptions of both basic and advanced shooting skills. Throughout the book, Julie shares beneficial tips, explains sportspecific lingo, and stresses vital safety concerns. Going beyond just a skill-building manual for those new to firearms and shooting, Shoot addresses competition stress, goal setting, logging, and beneficial practice techniques to help all shooters, from novices to champions, excel and take their skills to the next level.

Author Julie Golob is one of the most winning professional shooters in the world. She serves as captain of Smith & Wesson's highly successful competition shooting team. During her eight years with the elite U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU), Julie was named both U.S. Army Female Athlete of the Year and USAMU Athlete of the Year. She has been the United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) Ladies National Champion ten times; Ladies World Speed Shooting Champion seven times; International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) Ladies National Champion four times; and NRA Bianchi Cup Ladies Open Champion twice. All told, she has won more than 115 championship titles in international, national, regional, and state shooting matches in 20 years of competition. An avid outdoorswoman as well as a wife and mother, Julie lives in Glasgow, Montana.

I found myself reading most of the bookin a single sitting. . . . If you are ever asked 'How can I get started in shooting?' give them this book. If you are an aspiring competitive shooter, buy one for yourself. --Chip Lohman, Shooting Sports USA I found myself reading most of the book in a single sitting. . . . If you are ever asked 'How can I get started in shooting?' give them this book. If you are an aspiring competitive shooter, buy one for yourself. --Chip Lohman, Shooting Sports USA