Gone are the days of considering one’s senior years as a time spent sitting on the front porch in a rocking chair, watching the world go by – especially if you are Vera Koo. After retiring from the pistol shooting sports, she pursued shotgun shooting and is now competing in the Huntsman World Senior Games.

Huntsman World Senior Games

When Vera’s mentor, Jim O’Young told her she would compete again, she was skeptical. However, after she did some research on the Huntsman World Senior Games in St. George, Utah, she was in.

“Goal-oriented people, like me, need something to work toward, and I found something fresh to keep me motivated.”

Find out why Vera needed this competition to keep her motivated and what she did to physically and mentally begin her journey toward this new competition in the “Huntsman World Senior Games.”

Vera Koo: Learning New Lessons from Life and Other Shooters

In typical Vera fashion, she delves deeper into her training regimen and the people she’s met, revealing the life lessons she’s learned from other shooters.

“When I first saw Nick, I thought he was about 80-years old. I found out later that he’s 10 years senior to that, but his age doesn’t detract from his ability. He shoots superbly. He looks well, dresses sharply and he’s witty. He’s an engaging conversationalist. His age causes him a bit of trouble walking, but when he’s in the shooting line, he shows the form of a younger man.”

After meeting Nick, Vera realizes that she doesn’t need to set an end date to competitive shooting. In “Learning New Lessons from Life and Other Shooters,” we learn how she came to the realization that she has many years ahead to continue in the shotgun sports.

Vera Koo: My Shotgun Shooting Future

As soon as Vera finished competing in the Huntsman World Senior Games, she began making her training plans for the upcoming year.

“I function best when I am driven to achieve a defined goal and when I know I have room to improve. My performance in St. George, Utah, last October left no doubt I had room to improve.”

A new sport with a different competition take the very detail oriented planner and scheduler Vera outside her comfort zone. In a time when many would give up, Vera only pushes harder. In “My Shotgun Shooting Future,” she explains how this motivates her to train harder and participate in more competitions.

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