ACTION AIR TAIWAN
THE OF ACTION AIR STEWBACCA CONTINUES HIS TAIWANESE JOURNEY INTO ACTION AIR AND FINDS THE RECENT ENFORCED HIATUS HAS ACTUALLY HAD SOME POSITIVE BENEFITS.
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ith the infamy of 2020 finally over and some semblance of normality on the horizon for the rest of the world, Taiwan has had less disruption given the control of the situation. Thus, we started 2021 with greater optimism and gusto, having seen off the end of last year with some competitions missed out on due to COVID worry related cancellations earlier in the year. Thankfully, our first competition this year in March was unperturbed and the whole year is looking good for a variety of upcoming shoots. So, having spent much of the tail end of last year getting to grips using my ASG/KJ Works CZ75 Shadow 2 and dialling in my movements and sight usage (even switching over to using black ammunition like many Action Air practitioners here, as this forces you to use your irons properly instead of allowing you to “follow your own tracer” with more visible white ammunition), as well as working on my speed and consistency of movement and reloading, I have managed to greatly close the gap between myself and my teammates and wider peers in terms of overall performance and confidence, both in training and competition. Given the better situation and plans for 2021, the Shooter Centre Cup that we ended last year with is
back in force at my home field where I train alongside my Setup Practical Project Team (SPPT) teammates. This year there will be three competitions held at our training centre, in March, July and November and the scores across all of them will be aggregated for those who complete all three. This will provide an annual competition aspect alongside the individual shoots and their first through third places in each of the Open, Standard and Production divisions, so we have a further incentive to keep up the effort. March the 7th rolled around just after the Chinese New Year break over here in Taiwan, where we take a full week off work to enjoy the changing phase of the moon and stuff ourselves senseless with a wide array of delicious local cuisine. Coming back an arguably portlier competitor and then managing to temporarily bugger my ankle up somehow, as well as having to catch up on airsoft related work, it turned out that I entered the competition somewhat “cold” as I hadn’t completed a practise session for about three weeks. Normally I practise near religiously every Tuesday on my day off the teaching job, so I felt like I might be a bit sluggish or end up missing a beat before I got onto the stages. Once again due to the indoor and upstairs space we train in, the number of competitors was limited to
“MARCH THE 7TH ROLLED AROUND JUST AFTER THE CHINESE NEW YEAR BREAK OVER HERE IN TAIWAN, WHERE WE TAKE A FULL WEEK OFF WORK TO ENJOY THE CHANGING PHASE OF THE MOON AND STUFF OURSELVES SENSELESS WITH A WIDE ARRAY OF DELICIOUS LOCAL CUISINE. ” 80
MAY 2021
