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Show MUST TRAIN AT TRAPS To Be Successful Shot Means Lots of Hard Practice Work. Good Trapshot Is Man Who Has Kept Mind and Eye in Good Condition " Physical Training Is Not of Big Necessity. In virtually every sport in the curriculum cur-riculum tons of matter have been written writ-ten about the proper methods of "training" for the event. In this respect re-spect the word training means not practicing, but, rather, physical conditioning. condi-tioning. Nothing has been said upon the subject sub-ject of "training" for trapshooting, for the very good reason that no "training" is necessary in that sport in the general gen-eral acceptance of the term. Good shooting does not depend upon finely trained bodies, nerves worked to a fine edge and the perfection of wind and limb. There is virtually no set form of physical standard that covers the description de-scription of trapshooting champion. The good , trapshot is the man who after studying the game has 'kept his mind and eye in good condition, not through any special course of physical training, but by living a clean, healthy life, the only requisite to a clear eye and alertness of mind. In this respect trapshooting is a blessed sport This explains why it can be followed virtually from the cradle to the grave. It imposes no tax upon vitality and does not place a premium upon physical strength or, for that matter, upon the best of health. But it does gradually act as a physical developer and remedial to the system. For who can spend hours out under the open sky, feeling the sun beating down upon them, the winds playing over them, and not gradually be restored in mind and body to the limit of vigor? The trapshooting line at any tournament tourna-ment is an interesting study. It is composed of men of the most diverse occupations or callings, of absolutely a variety of physical and mental attributes, attri-butes, yet all possess, in common, steady nerves and eyes, which, after all, are the best indications of a sound interior and a sound mind. However, despite the fact that trap-shooting trap-shooting does not impose the necessity of training constantly or of developing the physical to an inordinate degree, trapshooters would do well to observe a few simple regulations in the course of their preparations for competition, which, after-all, are the secret of success suc-cess in this life. The regulations are: 1. Practice regularly. 2. Eat in moderation of things you like and that agree with you. 3. Keep outdoors as much as possi- ble, but avoid violent exercise. 4. Get eight hours' sleep per day. 5. Smoke if you want to, but be moderate. mod-erate. 6. Don't worry. |