It’s a little let down after all that build up now that it’s over, and I’m back home in San Diego. I did remember telling Nick (@socaloldman) and Derrick (@zx10wall) that my mantra for the tournament was going to be:
MAXIMUM EFFORT
And thats what I did to the best of my ability. I’m happy it was enough.
Saturday after my crappy second 75 yard card I was a little bummed since almost everyone else scored better on the second card compared to the first but I was 8 points lower. I told myself if I qualified, that Sunday was an entirely new day and the past was history. My second 75 yard qualification card was worse than my winning 100 yard finals card!
And then although I thought I shot pretty fast in the Speed Silo I realized my qual time, although 3rd fastest, was still 5 seconds slower than #1. Sunday morning my practice run was horrible and I was 3rd or 4th. But when it was time for the final run I just felt calm and smooth. It was like everything started happening in slow motion, and there was only me, my gun, and my targets, nothing else. Slow is Smooth. Smooth is Fast. And my winning time was a full 7 seconds faster than my best qual time...
Maximum Effort...