Making full use of the freedom to travel at the moment, I’ve been clocking up miles in the car, trying to get myself back into the competitive mindset. That said, when writing collaborative articles with Team USA shooters, I have found it really interesting to see the difference in the willingness to travel in the UK compared to our friends across the pond. At the time of writing, the Georgia state championships have just taken place, and attracted a wealth of extremely successful American shooters. Amongst them, I spoke to David Radulovich, who finished third place in the main event. David drove fourteen hours to compete, which would seem ludicrous to most dedicated clay shooters in the UK. He also told me he had once driven East Coast to West Coast on his way back from coaching in New York to shoot a tournament, taking over forty hours - now that’s dedication!
Rhys Plum is a 16-year-old English Sporting junior shooter from Hertfordshire, who writes a monthly column about his experiences in competition shooting.