Almighty Coach

Dancing, yoga, and rampage, ten days of inexplicable training, Holly felt only confused and overwhelmed.

Although Holly is a shooter, he has been a world champion for many years. He has seen many excellent coaches and knows what other people's physical training is like. However, this is the first time he has encountered such a strange training method.

Every time, when Hawley came home, he thought carefully about the day's training courses, and felt that he was wasting his time, but every time when he saw Dai Li, he would involuntarily obey Dai Li's training arrangements. Every sentence, the moment it reached Holly's ears, was full of authority, as if a general had issued an order to the soldiers, which must be carried out without any doubts.

Holly didn't know why this happened. In terms of age, Dai Li was younger than him, but Holly felt that even the head coach of the shooting event of the US national team was not as good as Dai Li in terms of aura. .

However, after these ten days of inexplicable short training, Hawley also temporarily suspended his training courses. He is going to Tennessee to participate in the shooting championship, which is also the selection for the shooting world championship.

In the United States, the selection of players for the World Shooting Championships is the same as that of track and field events. No matter how good you are before, no matter how good your past performance is, or you have won many world champions and Olympic champions, you must pass the domestic selection competition Only those who have passed the selection can participate in the World Series. If they fail to qualify in the trials, the world record holders will not be able to participate.

The shooting championship was held in Tennessee. The main reason why the competition was held here was that there are more shooting sports enthusiasts in Tennessee.

When it comes to places with more guns in the United States, many people first think of Texas. The Texas cowboys have never concealed their love for guns. There are also photos of Texas residents carrying M16s in supermarkets on the Internet. .

However, the number of guns per capita in Tennessee is higher than that in Texas. The residents here also love guns. The National Rifle Association often holds gun exhibitions in Tennessee. Whenever there is a gun ban bill, Tennessee There will be marches and rallies to protest the ban on guns. It is worth mentioning that the famous civil rights fighter Martin Luther King was assassinated with an automatic rifle in Tennessee.

In this place where gun sales are very good, it is only natural that shooting sports receive more attention from people, and gun manufacturers will not hesitate to sponsor various shooting competitions. Here, well-known design athletes like Hawley have become idols in many people's minds.

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On the wall of the corridor in the shooting hall, there are some posters about the basic knowledge of shooting events. Dai Li stood in front of one of the posters and carefully read the content on them.

"Li, why are you looking at this? This is the basic knowledge of shooting events. Usually, people who watch the game for the first time will pay attention to these things." Blake's voice sounded from behind, and at the same time he handed a glass of Coke to Dai Li.

"It's the first time for me to watch a shooting competition." Dai Li took the Coke and continued, "I mean, it's the first time I've come to watch a live competition. Before that, I watched live TV broadcasts."

"So that's how it is." Blake walked up to Dai Li and began to introduce: "The Olympic shooting competition mainly uses three types of firearms, pistols, rifles, and 12-gauge double-barreled shotguns. Double-barreled shotguns are mainly used for flying saucers. , pistols and rifles are sporting pistols."

"In the official competition, the pistol competitions include men's 50-meter pistol slow fire, men's 25-meter pistol rapid-fire, men's 10-meter air pistol, women's 25-meter pistol slow-fire accelerated fire and women's 10-meter air pistol. For rifles, there is 10-meter air pistol. Rifle, 50-meter rifle prone and 50-meter rifle three-position, of which the 50-meter rifle prone is a men's exclusive event."

"Among all these shooting events, the 50-meter rifle in three postures is recognized as the most difficult shooting event. The shooting distance is long enough, and the competition time is very long. There are 120 shots in three postures. Every shot is very important. After that, 10 more shots will be fired. The 50-meter rifle in three positions is known as the marathon of shooting events."

As Blake said, he brought Dai Li to another poster, pointed to a target painted on it, and continued: "This is the target used in the 50-meter air rifle, one-to-one real size, The diameter of this gun target is 154.4 mm, and the inside of the fourth ring is painted black, and the diameter of this black area is 106.4 mm."

Dai Li looked at the one-to-one target, and he estimated that the range within the 9th ring was about the size of a one-dollar coin, which means that hitting a score within the 9th ring was equivalent to shooting at a distance of 50 meters. in a one dollar coin.

For professional shooters, a score of 9 is tantamount to a failure. For example, in an Olympic-level competition, the first 120 shots must be at least 1170 before they can be promoted to the final coach. The number of rings cannot exceed thirty times.

"Put a one-dollar coin fifty meters away, and I might not even be able to see it!" Dai Li thought to himself, followed by a long sigh: "Look at this target, I'm with Adam Hawley Bi, I'm simply blind!"

"Who says it's not! Those shooters simply have eagle eyes, and mere mortals often can't find matching targets even when playing match 3 games." Blake said with empathy.

Dai Li pointed to the target, and continued, "Do the guns used by the athletes have scopes?"

"There is a sight on the gun, but the sight does not have a zoom function. There may only be a red dot on this sight, or maybe a cross, which can be used to assist aiming." After Blake explained this, he pointed to the outside The fast food truck next to him, and then said: "Shall we go get something to eat first, Adam Hawley is participating in the 50-meter rifle three positions, and a game takes several hours! We can even go to a movie It’s too late to come back.”

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On the big screen in the shooting hall, the information of the competition and the list of contestants were continuously played, surrounded by a group of spectators.

"It's really a gathering of strong players. The strongest shooting athletes in the United States are gathered together."

"Of course, this is the qualifier for the world shooting championship after all."

"I saw Adam Hawley's name, and I think with his strength, it shouldn't be difficult to qualify."

"But it's hard for him to win the first place. After all, Prince has also come to participate. In the last two years of the National Shooting Championships, Prince has killed Holly with the last shot!"

"Hehe, lore? Do you think it was really a lore? It was obviously Holly who missed the last shot. He leads every time and misses the last shot every time."

"Yeah, the nickname 'Last Shot Tragedy' is not for nothing."

Everyone shook their heads helplessly when talking about Hawley's last shot.

...

Adam Hawley showed up at the shooting range and was immediately surrounded by a crowd of fans. As Blake said, on the international stage, Hawley is remembered for his last missed shot at the Olympics. In the United States, he He is the world champion, and he is still a hero in the hearts of the people.

After signing autographs and taking photos, Holly finally finished dealing with the fans. Holding his rifle, Hawley walked to the competition venue and began to adjust his equipment.

"Adam, a few days ago I heard that you were going to retire. I thought you would not come to the competition. Now it seems that it is completely false news!" A young man with curly hair came over.

This curly-haired young man is called Prince, and he is Hawley's main domestic competitor. In the past two years of the National Shooting Championships, Prince defeated Hawley and has become the "first brother" of the United States in the 50-meter rifle event.

Hawley looked back at Prince. He didn't answer, but responded with cold eyes, just like an old lion king, facing the aggressive challenge of a young lion.

Prince went on to say: "I heard that you recently signed up for a physical training center? To be honest, this is something I can't imagine! We are shooters, not those with well-developed limbs, running and jumping on the sports field Guy. Shooting is also a quiet sport. How can physical training help us? You are going to the doctor in a hurry, and I think you are going to the doctor in a hurry."

Prince knew that Hawley had gone to the physical training center. Hawley was not surprised. Prince is Hawley's main competitor. It is normal to always pay attention to the opponent's situation and know oneself and the enemy.

Facing what Prince said, Hawley still didn't speak, but he felt as if he was being stabbed by a needle in his heart.

"Prince is right, I shouldn't waste my time on physical training, think about what I have been doing these days, listening to that kind of brainwashing music, dancing, lying on the mat and doing yoga in front of the mirror, walking around What's the use of running around the training center? Oh, apart from that massage, Coach Li's arm massage is indeed very comfortable. But what I need is not arm relaxation, what I want is not to miss the last shot! Maybe in In this matter, I really did something wrong, after this game is over and I go back, I have to terminate this training contract."

Hawley continued to adjust his rifle with a heavy heart.

...

Dai Li and Blake really went to have a meal, and when they returned to the arena, more than half of the competition had already gone on, and the results of all the contestants were displayed on the big screen.

"Hawley's current score is 876, ranking first, while Prince's score is 875, ranking second. There are three other people with 874 scores, nine people with 873 scores, and there is a long row behind. His score is 872 points. It seems that the gap is very small." Li Dai said.

"The 50-meter rifle three-position competition is like this. The gap is actually not that big. After the 120 shots are finished, the gap between the finalists will never be greater than 5 rings. In fact, as long as the difference is more than 3 rings, it is equal to It is a farewell to the ranks of winning the championship. In the last 10 shots, it is impossible to recover the gap of more than 3 rings." Blake explained.

In the 50-meter rifle three-position competition, 40 shots are shot in each of the three postures of lying, kneeling, and standing, for a total of 120 shots, and the full ring is 1200 rings. These 120 shots are only counted as integer rings. For example, if a contestant scores 9.5 rings, it will only be counted as 9 rings when calculating the score. There is no rounding up, and only fractions are simply removed.

Under this scoring rule, there is actually no difference between a 9.9 ring and a 9.1 ring. It is the gap between the nine rings and the ten rings.

After 120 shots, the eight people with the best scores will enter the final contest, and each person will shoot another 10 shots, and these 10 shots are calculated with decimal points. At this time, the best score of the gun target is 10.9, so in theory, the last 10 shots can achieve a score of 109.

In the last ten shots, due to the calculation of the decimal point, the gap between the 9.9 ring and the 10.1 ring is no longer one ring, but 0.2 rings. This situation obviously increases the difficulty for the chasers who are behind in the number of rings. In the past, one shot could chase one ring, but now one shot can only catch up to a few tenths of a ring, and there is only a chance of ten shots.

In the world's top competitions, the contestants are all very strong, and the ones who can make it to the last eight are the strong ones among the strong ones. Anyone can hit a number above 10.5 rings, so in the last ten shots, once the gap exceeds two rings, the possibility of catching up is almost zero.

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The 50-meter rifle three poses is worthy of the title of "shooting marathon". After Dai Li returned to the field, he waited for another hour before the contestants completed the first 120 shots.

"The results are out. Adam Hawley's total score is 1174 points, including 399 points in the prone position, 389 points in the standing position, and 386 points in the kneeling position. Holly's score in the prone position is much better than that in the standing and kneeling positions." Dai Li looked at the score card said.

"This is normal. There is a special prone position competition in the 50-meter rifle event, so the contestants will practice the prone position specially, and their results in the prone position will be better. Look at Prince, who ranked second in the total score , his score in the prone position is also 399 rings, and the results of the third and fourth placers in the prone position are 398 rings." Blake continued:

"Prince's score is also 1174 rings. Currently, he and Holly are tied for first place. The third and fourth place scores are 1172 rings. They still have hope to catch up, but starting from the fifth place, they basically quit the championship. The ranks of the competition are now. Next, it's time for the last ten shots to decide the winner!"