St John’s College learner achieved third place in the Junior South African 10m air pistol nationals.
Bradley Anderson said air pistol shooting taught him discipline and perseverance.
St John’s College learner, Bradley Anderson reflects on his recent bronze win in the Junior South African 10m Air Pistol Nationals.
Anderson decided to start competing in the 10m Air Pistol competition because his dad enjoyed shooting.
The Grade 8 learner said there are countless shooting ranges in the country, and each specialises in specific types of shooting.
“I joined Alberton Sports Shooting Club which offers 10m Air Pistol shooting amongst other types of shooting and under the guidance of Gary Cimma I was taught how to shoot the 10m Air Pistol competition. Air pistol shooting taught me discipline and perseverance as each competition is 90 minutes long, shooting 60 shots, and the aim is to better the score I shot at the last competition.”
He added that competing at a national level is always exciting and always great to finish in the top three but his goal is to do better than the last time he competed.
Anderson explained that the sport has different age group categories which allow one to shoot within a specific age group, there is an open category, U21, U16 and U12. 10m Air Pistol is an Olympic sport, there are also possibilities of competing at an international level.
He concluded that anyone interested in shooting and competing in the 10m Air Pistol Division should contact Alberton Sports Shooting Club or a club that offers it nearest to them.
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