Sore Shoulder, Happy Heart

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ScottyT

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Life has not been enjoyable for ScottyT for the last couple of months. I am dealing with a divorce and trying to get used to the idea of being on my own again.

Yesterday I was finally able to get some much needed R&R when a couple of friends took me out to the desert to go shooting.

After some fun with various handguns and rifles, we took out the scatter guns and a case and a half of clays.

80+ rounds of 12 gauge later (and probably 65-70 vaporized clays) my shoulder decided it was time to call it a day. As the last clay flew I followed it for longer than I normally would, I smiled as a feeling of peace came over me -- bang -- and a hundred little bits of orange fell to the desert floor. It has been a long time since I was able to let go and be happy like that, it definitely gave me hope for the future.

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I've never gone through anything like a divorce, but I know that busting clays always puts me in a good mood. There is something very soothing about the rhythm of it all. When I was a cadet, I looked forward to skeet and trap on friday evenings. It was a great way to let the stress go and put you in the right frame of mind for the weekend.

I hadn't shot hand-thrown clays for years until I did it two weekends ago. Somehow, it is just more fun than shooting something tossed by a machine.
 
No comment on your ahhhhh "personal issues", but yes, trigger time is a great relief.
 
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