Daily Archives: May 20, 2009

Bianchi Day 2

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May 20, 2009

I mentioned yesterday that this whole thing was kind of like taking batting practice with the Boston Red Sox, right?  Well, to continue the analogy, today I actually stepped on to the field with the team and played in the shooting sports equivalent of the World Series.  That’s the neat thing about this game...
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I may not be winning

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May 20, 2009
I may not be winning

But I am certainly having fun. From Gun Nuts: The Next Generation Photo courtesy of the fine folks at NRABlog.com – seriously, they’re doing a great job of covering this event. Sure, you can read my twitter feed for live updates, but the NRA team is putting up useful and entertaining posts, not just...
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there is good

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May 20, 2009

And then there are guys like Dave Sevigny. I’m watching him shoot the Practical match right now as I blog this, and even though Bianchi isn’t his favorite game, it’s impressive to watch him shoot. I’m scheduled to shoot the Practical in about an hour, so watching these guys shoot is definitely a good...
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“No Mind”

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May 20, 2009

“Too many mind.  Mind the crowd, mind the sword, mind the other man…too many minds.  Have no mind.” The above quote is badly butchered from The Last Samurai, where one of the characters tries to explain a zen concept to Tom Cruise’s character.  The idea behind the quote is that with much practice and...
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Like Fenway Park kind of

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May 20, 2009

Yesterday was my first full day at Bianchi Cup, and it was kind of an intense experience.  As I said on my brief appearance on last night’s Gun Nuts Radio the experience is rather unusual for most sports fans.  I’ve been reading about and watching Bianchi Cup since I was17 or 18, and then...
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