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Chapters: Olympic Trap. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 135. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Officially referred to only as trap, and also known in the United States as international trap, bunker trap, trench or international clay pigeon, the single-target Olympic trap shooting event has a history over a hundred years old. It is considered more difficult than most other trap versions in that the distance to the targets and the speed with which they are thrown are both greater. Until 1991, the Olympic trap event was open to both men and women. In 1996, it was open to men only, and from 2000 men and women have had separate competitions. The course of fire is 125 targets in the qualification round for men and 75 for women, and 25 additional targets in the final round for the six best shooters. In 2005, the final rules were changed so that only one shot can now be taken at each target, as opposed to two in the qualification round. This event was held in 1929-2009. This event was held in 1929-2009. This event was held in 1962-2009. This event was held in 1975-2009. The final world records were reset in 2005. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3919751 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Shooting Events at the 1900 Summer Olympics, Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics, Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 300 Metre Free Rifle, Three Positions, Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 300 Metre Free Rifle, Team, Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 300 Metre Free Rifle, Kneeling, Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 300 Metre Free Rifle, Standing, Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 300 Metre Free Rifle, Prone, Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's Trap, Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 Metre Free Pistol, Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 Metre Free Pistol, Team, Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 25 Metre Rapid Fire Pistol. Excerpt:At the 1900 Summer Olympics, 9 shooting events were included. Many other shooting events were featured in Paris at about the same time, but only 9 events are considered Olympic by the International Olympic Committee . The competitions were held from August 3, 1900 to August 5, 1900.Medal summary Event: Gold: Silver: Bronze Non-Olympic events The following are not included in the official IOC Olympic results list:Live pigeon shooting Place: Athlete: Time Running game target Place: Athlete: Time item 1: Louis Debray (FRA ): 20 item Pierre Nivet (FRA ): 20 item 3: Comte de Lambert (FRA ): 19 en... ... Read more

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Chapters: Shooting Events at the 1896 Summer Olympics, Shooting at the 1896 Summer Olympics, Shooting at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 Metre Military Rifle, Shooting at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's 300 Metre Free Rifle, Three Positions, Shooting at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's 25 Metre Military Pistol, Shooting at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's 25 Metre Rapid Fire Pistol, Shooting at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's 30 Metre Free Pistol. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 28. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The men's military rifle event was one of five sport shooting events on the Shooting at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. It was held at a distance of 200 metres, on and , with each shooter firing half of his shots on the first day and half the second. Shooters fired four strings of ten shots each, for a total of 40 shots. 42 shooters, representing each of the seven nations that had shooters in Athens, competed. When the competition finished in the morning of , Pantelis Karasevdas of Greece had hit the target all 40 times, amassing a score of 2,350 points. Pavlos Pavlidis hit the target 38 times and came in second. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=4629135 ... Read more

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Chapters: 2004 in Biathlon, Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Biathlon World Championships 2004, Shooting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2004 Issf World Cup. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 29. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: In shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 390 competitors from 106 nations contested 17 events (10 for men and 7 for women). The competition took place at the Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre, located in the east of the Greek region of Attica. This is the list of nations that were represented in the shooting events and, in parenthesis, the number of competitors from each nation. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=869815 ... Read more

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Chapters: 1994 in Biathlon, Biathlon at the 1994 Winter Olympics, Biathlon World Championships 1994, Biathlon at the 1994 Winter Paralympics. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The 1994 Winter Olympics Biathlon results. The sport of biathlon combines the skills of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. February 23, 1994 February 20, 1994 One missed target equals a one minute penalty. February 26, 1994 February 23, 1994 February 18, 1994 Each missed target equals a one-minute penalty. February 25, 1994 ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3022418 ... Read more

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Chapters: 2010 in Biathlon, Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics, 2009-10 Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, Biathlon World Championships 2010. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 37. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The biathlon competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics were held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia. The events were held between the 13th and 26 February 2010. The men's individual biathlon was notable for the awarding of two silver medals due to two competitors finishing with a tie (48:32.0). No bronze medal was awarded in this event. A total of ten biathlon events will be held at Vancouver 2010: All times are Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8). Athlete quotas: 220 athletes (113 men, 107 women)A NOC may enter no more that 12 athletes (6 men and 6 women), and no more than 4 athletes per event. Quotas by events: Qualification to the pursuit is based on results from the sprint All competitors must comply with one of the three minimum qualifications standards set forward by the IBU: or or Additionally, only athletes representing an NOC that is recognized by the IOC and member of the IBU can participate to the games. All 220 quota places will be awarded using a point ranking combining the 2008 and 2009 Biathlon World Championships. Men's Women's Rejected quota places: Finland earned five spots in both genders, but decided to send only two men and two women. Poland qualified 5 men, but sends only two men. Slovenia has earned 5 spots each, but decided to send only four women and men. Great Britain (women), Belgium (men), Netherlands (men) and Austria (women) rejected their single spots earned in either men's or women's. Greenland has no NOC, so Greenland's spot earned in men's competition is used by Denmark. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=19842987 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 1992 in Biathlon, Biathlon at the 1992 Winter Olympics, Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Shooting at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, Biathlon World Championships 1992, Biathlon at the 1992 Winter Paralympics. Excerpt: The 1992 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon results The Biathlon competitions were held at Les Saisies, about 40 km from host city Albertville. February 12, 1992 February 20, 1992 One missed target equals a one-minute penalty. February 16, 1992 February 11, 1992 February 19, 1992 One missed target equals a one minute penalty. February 14, 1992 ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2652172 ... Read more

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Master technique, improve accuracy, and achieve competitive excellence.

In Rifle: Steps to Success, Olympic gold medalist, world record holder, and respected coach Launi Meili shares the training secrets used by the top shooters in the sport.

Rifle: Steps to Success covers every aspect of the sport:

• Equipment selection and fitting
• Safe shooting guidelines
• Proven techniques for improved accuracy in the prone, standing, kneeling, and sitting positions
• Mental and physical training
• Shooting drills to increase all-around consistency
• Practice, prematch, and competitive routines

Customer Reviews (6)

You will learn something from this book
Basics, basics, basics. Expertise is a result of mastering the basics. As a shooter you may not use all the information contained in this book but I'd be surprised if you didn't pick up a couple of choice items. Well worth the cost.

This book is about the air rifle
What may not be apparent from the description of this book or from other reviews is that this book is about the air rifle.Although some of its contents may well be transferable to traditional rifle marksmanship, much of this book is specialized information about air rifle positions, trigger control and competition and training tactics.

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My son is a young competative shooter. So I bought this book for him for Christmas. I was surprised to find out that he had read it from cover to cover. He gleaned some good knowledge from it and says that he will likely read it again.
This is a great entry level text book for competitive marksmanship. It reinforces good solid principals. It can be good for more advanced shooters as well if they need to get back to good roots.

Review by Anil
Bought this book while prepairing to compete in a silhouette event
Great book , well illustrated, easy to read and very informative
Can recomend it to anyone wanting to improve their standard of shooting

Must have for target shooting beginners!
If you're beginning or want more reference on target shooting, this book is a must. This book is a great reference, for those young ones that are starting out.My daughter has read it three times and still goes back to it. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Olympic Shooters of Yugoslavia, Jasna Šekarić, Rajmond Debevec, Stevan Pletikosić, Nemanja Mirosavljev, Aranka Binder, Goran Maksimović, Karel Umek. Excerpt: Jasna ekari (Serbian: , née Brajkovi (); born December 17, 1965 in Belgrade, SR Serbia, is a Serbian sport shooter. She has won a total of five Olympic medals: one gold, three silvers and one bronze. She has also won three World Championships gold medals in the 10 m air pistol. In 1992, she lost the Olympic gold despite having the same score as winner Marina Logvinenko. She is one of only twenty-two shooters (by 2010) to compete at at least six Olympic Games. ekari was elected world's best shooter of the year thrice (1990, 1994 and 2005), and the International Shooting Sport Federation awarded her the title of Shooter of the Millennium in 2000. Furthermore she was a three-time world champion (Budapest 1987, Sarajevo 1989, and Milan 1994). Apart from that, she was a four-time European champion in the individual competitions (Espoo 1986; Manchester 1991, Budapest 1992, Budapest 1996, and Belgrade 2005). ekari triumphed six times in the World Cup Finals and won six Crystal Globes one in the sport pistol (1988) and five in the air pistol (1990, 1996, 1997, and 2005). In the 1996 World Cup Finals she first equalled the world record with 392, and then bettered it to 492.7. She won a total number of 90 medals in major competitions: Olympic Games, European and World Championships, World Cups, and Mediterranean Games. In the 2008 games, she will be the country's flag bearer at the opening ceremonies. During the second half of the 1990's, she was a prominent member of the extreme Yugoslav Left party. Despite never having changed nationality, ekari has competed under four flags at her six Olympic... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2724600 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Iosif Sârbu (September 25, 1925 c. September 6, 1964) was a Romanian sports shooter and Romanias first ever Olympic champion. He was born in ibot, Alba County, Romania. His family moved to the Romanian capital of Bucharest when Iosif was 7 years old. His father, Dnil Sârbu, soon got a job at the Tunari Sports Shooting Range, whose manager he became just after World War II. This provided an opportunity for young Iosif to take up sports shooting in 1937,at the age of 12. He won his first national level competition (Bucharest Cup) in 1939. In the first national championship after the war (1946) he became Romanian champion in the Free Rifle, Standing event, scoring 358 points. His first international victory came in the Balkan championships in Belgrade (1948) where he won the Free Rifle, Prone event. In the 1952 World Championships in Oslo, Norway, he won medals in all 4 events he participated in (2 gold and 2 silver medals). Shortly afterwards, in the 1952 Summer Olympic Games in Helsinki, he wins the Small-bore Rifle 50 metres, Prone event, scoring an absolute world and Olympic record of 400 points. This means he scored a maximum 10 points at every shot(there were 40 shots in total). The same was achieved by Soviet Boris Andreyev. However, according to the regulations in force at the time, Sârbu was awarded the gold medal, on grounds of his hitting the very center of the target 33 times, compared to Andreyevs 28. The very center is in fact a small dot inside the 10-point area. Arthur C. Jackson of the U. S. took bronze with 398 points. Sârbu thus became Romanias first Olympic champion in history, regardless of discipline. Despite his declining eyesight, Iosif Sârbu took part in another two Olympics , finishing 5th in Melbourne, 1956 and 12th ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=19009619 ... Read more

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Never mind Michael, Shaq and the rest, the U.S. Women's Basketball Team was the real "Dream Team" at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. After a remarkable undefeated season, Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa Leslie, Rebecca Lobo and their teammates brought home Olympic gold under the unparalleled leadership of three-time National Coachof the Year, Tara VanDerveer. Shooting from Outside is Tara's riveting, behind-the-scenes chronicle of the excitement, drama and triumph of that unforgettable year, as well as an inspiring account of her own career: her battle against sexual discrimination in a male-dominated field, and her ultimate ascendance to the very top of her profession. This book is the riveting true-life story of the molding of a women's team that made sports history, and an intimate portrait of an indomitable leader who turned an impossible ambition into a reality. ... Read more

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Great insight into women's game and top coach
This is a fun and easy read for any fan of the women's game, centered around the pivotal 1996 Olympic gold medal-winning team, which in many ways marked a turning point in establishing the foundation upon which the modern game is built.

But not only does this book offer a wonderful historical perspective, and some great stories and inside anecdotes on many top players past and present, it also provides insight into the mind of one of the college game's top coaches.

Even for those close to Stanford basketball, Tara Vanderveer is a very private inividual. That's why I found this book especially helpful in providing a better understanding of her personal history, philosophy toward the game, how she feels it should be played, and how that all filters down to the teams she puts on the floor today.

Because Tara is often softspoken in public and not one to actively seek the limelight or TV cameras like some of the other big names in her profession, there may be a tendency by some to think she is more of a hands-off coach. And despite the occasional glare from the sideline, a calm and quiet presence. Nothing could be further from the truth. This book does a good job of uncovering the intensity that boils deep inside and her unbending desire to win.

Shooting from the Outside
Tara Vanderveer is the author of the inspiring autobiography Shooting form the Outside.  In this autobiography, Tara Vanderveer discusses the challenges and obstacles that she must overcome into to reach her goal of winning the gold medal.  The autobiography discusses the hardships, conflicts, and problems that the team faces throughout the year and shows how teamwork can overcome anything.
This novel is pretty much an overview of the Women's Basketball team throughout their Olympic season.  The novel starts out with Tara Vanderveer talking about her child hood days and how she developed a love for the game.  She talks about how she use to be a mascot for the school, used to write down every new play she heard in a notebook, and how she went and watched the men's basketball team to learn any new play on offense or defense she could pick up.  The story then proceeds to Coach Vanderveer discussing her thoughts and concerns for the year that lay ahead of the eleven woman that have been selected as the national team.  She talks about her past failures like the 1994 World Games that have pushed her and motivated her to win the gold medal.  She promised that the embarrassment and disgrace that she felt from the World Games will never happen again.  One can easily feel the strong determination and motivation that Coach Vanderveer feels, and how she uses this as an ally and works the team harder than they have ever been worked before. 
This book was undoubtedly worth reading from my point of view.  This book taught me information about Title IX that I had previously never even heard about.  The book showed me the true struggle that a woman must face and has taught me a sense of respect for woman who have succeeded in the past. 
One issue the book brings up is that woman are not given enough opportunity to succeed in life.  A woman's determination and motivation can easily be destroyed or brought down by the cruelness and unfairness of discrimination towards woman.  Therefore, since woman can do all jobs just as productively as men, the book suggests that woman should be given fair and equal treatment and equal opportunities to men. 
In conclusion, Shooting from the Outside is an excellent book that teachers lessons and values that should be known and followed by all of society.  The story teachers discrimination is pointless and by not allowing woman to perform to their full capacity we are truly ruining our own opportunities to further succeed in life.

Inspirational For Any Female Athlete
This is a really inspirational book for those who care about womens' basketball. I had a really hard time putting it down. You feel as if you are part of the U.S. Olympic Team, and were there to witness the trials and tribulations of their road to Gold. Great book for those who play basketball or enjoy it. (Especially if you're female!!) I think I will start reading the book from the beginning again tomorrow. It also meant more to me then maybe someone else because I have been to Tara's Camps and been able to interact with Jennifer Azzi and Katy Steding, and other players as well. It is totally my favorite book ever!

An interesting insider view of high-stakes basketball
I confess that I have been a fan of Tara Vanderveer for nearly 10 years. I think I understand that basketball is a very major part of her life. She likes Bob Knight, sheesh. This book was a very easy read even though youalready know how it will end. When you finish the book you might feel likeyou want to see if the players saw everything the same way. Well, this isher point of view.

Really fascinating!
I thoroughly enjoyed this in-depth view of Tara's work with the Women's National (Olympic) team of 1996.The team was a masterpiece, and being able to see it thru the eyes of its coach was really something special.It gave me great insight into Tara and her drive and dedication to the sport and to the team.A great book!! ... Read more

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Chapters: 2008 ISSF World Cup Final, Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 World Running Target Championships, Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 50. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The 2008 ISSF World Cup Final in rifle and pistol events was held 3-5 November 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand, as the conclusion of the 2008 World Cup season. The final was held in Bangkok for the second consecutive time, and third overall. There were twelve spots in each of the ten events. The defending champion from the 2007 World Cup Final and all medalists of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing qualified automatically for Bangkok. The remaining eight qualified through a special point-awarding system based on their best performance during the World Cup season, skipping past automatic qualifiers. Not counting the defending champion and the Olympic medalists, there was a maximum of two shooters per event from the same country. The qualification system awarded a win with 15 points, a silver medal with 10, a bronze medal with 8, a fourth place with 5, a fifth with 4, a sixth with 3, a seventh with 2 and an eighth place with 1 point. It also gave out points for qualification scores within a certain range from the current world record: from 1 point for fourteen points off the record, to 15 points for equalling or raising it. All times are local (UTC+7). DNS Did not start Tamas did not participate and was replaced by Valérian Sauveplane. Bindra did not participate. EWR Equalled world record - WR World record Tan did not participate. Alifirenko, Pupo and Raicea did not participate and were replaced by Cha Sang-jun, Alexey Klimov and Taras Magmet. Emmons did not participate. In addition, Thanyalak Chotphibunsin entered as the host country's wild card. Emmons and Lechner did...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=18191407 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Notable Sports Figures, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 1212 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Takes a close look at the people in sports who have captured attention because of success on the playing field, or controversy off the playing field. This work features biographies on more than 600 people from around the world and throughout history who have had an impact not only on their sport, but also on the society and culture of their times. It also includes not only the record-breakers that dominated and changed their sport, but also the controversial figures that made headlines even apart from athletic events. ... Read more

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This book is a personal training manual focusing on Olympic Free Rifle in Prone, Standing and Kneeling, Bisley or Range SHooting with 7.62 Nato calibre and Long Range Match Rifle Shootin. ... Read more

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a decent document
of the Olympics - image and printing quality not great, photos themselves not amazing - but a decent document of the games. ... Read more

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Pistol Marksmanship
This is a terrible book.He trashes just about everyone except themselves, and then says the same thing, just worded differently.Maybe this might be suitable for beginners especially juniors, but certainly not for anyone serious about the sport. ... Read more

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Chapters: 1996 in Biathlon, Biathlon World Championships 1996, Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Shooting at the 1996 Summer Paralympics, Biathlon at the 1996 Asian Winter Games. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=23209023 ... Read more