KEY TARGETS ARE WOMEN : EXPERTS CLAIM THEY TEND TO BE NATURAL-BORN SHOOTERS.Byline: Rochelle Kaplan Daily News Staff Writer It is easy to mistake Lee Cotrell's shooting stance for an innovative abdominal exercise Abdominal exercises are those that affect the abdominal muscles (colloquially known as the stomach muscles). Breakdowns The abdominal muscles are classified into two parts the rectus abdominus muscle and the obliques. or perhaps a new form of prayer. But it quickly becomes apparent that she means business when she braces the mammoth 14-inch barrel of her modified 7mm pistol against her lower right leg. While demonstrating the unusual Creedmore stance - flat on her back, bent knees touching, with her left arm supporting her head - Saturday at the first Angeles Expo '96 shooting exhibition at Little Tujunga Canyon's Angeles Shooting Ranges, Cotrell aligned the front and rear sights. ``The Creedmore position is used for accuracy and steadiness,'' said Cotrell, 51, of Arleta, a 14-year veteran metal silhouette shooter who has won several state and national championships. ``It just takes a little time to get used to it.'' And she is only too eager to help anyone who wants to try. Cotrell is among the area's emissaries of outdoor target shooting - a tight-knit group of women from various Southland south·land or South·land n. A region in the south of a country or an area. south  land·er n.Noun 1. shooting clubs Shooting Club Egypt نادي الصيد المصري is an Egyptian club located in Giza. It is considered one of the most elite clubs in Cairo and has a lot of different sports teams. who are firm believers in mentoring, which is geared to ensure the sport's survival. Their mission is to help others - mainly women - become as proficient with firearms This is an extensive list of small arms — pistol, machine gun, grenade launcher, anti-tank rifle — that includes variants. : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A
``When I was a beginner I had an idol, another woman, whom I wanted to be like,'' said Cotrell, who with her husband, Ron, is a charter member of the San Fernando-based L.A. Silhouette Club. ``She took me under her wing and helped me until one day I was able to beat her. ``Now, I help other young women accomplish what I did. This sport is all about camaraderie. If another woman needs help, I'm going to help her.'' Experts agree that women tend to be natural shooters who can excel rapidly with regular practice; they usually approach the sport for fun, rather than heated competition. With a little direction from seasoned shooters, they can soon be on their way to enjoying an exhilarating hobby. ``Women usually have better hand-eye coordination hand-eye coordination Eye-hand coordination Surgery Oculomanual synchronization, required by surgeons, especially for laparoscopic surgery. See Laparoscopic surgery, Paradoxical movement. than men, so they can shoot better than men,'' said Rick Kelter Kel´ter n. 1. Regular order or proper condition. If the organs of prayer be out of kelter or out of tune, how can we pray? - Barrow. Noun 1. , match director for the L.A. Silhouette Club. ``And they don't have a big ego going into it.'' Like many women shooters, Nancy Jarrard of Sun Valley got into the sport because of her husband. Although she shoots all types of targets, Jarrard prefers sporting clays Sporting Clays is a form of clay pigeon shooting. Often described as golf with a shotgun, the sport differs from trap and skeet shooting in that: 1. It is considered by many to be more difficult than trap or skeet. 2. - small, brightly colored discs that are propelled into the air from hidden bunkers. ``I'm mainly into it because of the enjoyment and relaxation of it,'' said the 40-something Jarrard, who has been shooting for four years. ``I like being out there in the open. And every target is different. It's my free-spirit time.'' Arcadia's Margie Gaboury started shooting because she tired of watching her boyfriend have all the fun when they went to the range. ``I used to just pull the clays for my boyfriend, and I always thought I couldn't do it,'' she said. ``I'm not really the outdoors type of person. But I found out it's not that difficult, it just looks it. ``To me, it's relaxing. I would encourage more women to get into it.'' One of the main attractions of shooting is that there are no age limits. No one is too young or too old to begin shooting. As long as children can understand the concepts of shooting, they may participate with their parents, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Cotrell. ``We stress family, not age,'' she said. ``It's a family-type thing, not a Rambo-type thing. Our club attracts all sorts of professionals. We have a superior court judge, a priest and a musician.'' Since some beginners may feel intimidated in·tim·i·date tr.v. in·tim·i·dat·ed, in·tim·i·dat·ing, in·tim·i·dates 1. To make timid; fill with fear. 2. To coerce or inhibit by or as if by threats. or frightened of handling a firearm firearm, device consisting essentially of a straight tube to propel shot, shell, or bullets by the explosion of gunpowder. Although the Chinese discovered gunpowder as early as the 9th cent., they did not develop firearms until the mid-14th cent. , Cotrell starts novices off with a .22-caliber gun, along with a good set of ear plugs. ``The main thing that women fear is the noise and recoil recoil /re·coil/ (re´koil) a quick pulling back. elastic recoil the ability of a stretched object or organ, such as the bladder, to return to its resting position. of the gun,'' she said. ``I make them understand that neither is going to hurt them and that once they get used to the sound, it won't bother them anymore.'' Cotrell helps newcomer Linda Smith Linda Smith is the name of:
``I tend to go up to the firing line and say `I can't do very well,' '' said Smith, who has been shooting for a year and a half. ``But then I listen to what Lee tells me to do and not what men tell me, and I end up hitting the target.'' Once women gain confidence, self-fulfillment from a job well done is icing on the cake. ``When I (shatter shat·ter v. shat·tered, shat·ter·ing, shat·ters v.tr. 1. To cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow. 2. a. ) a difficult target, I say to myself, `Whoa, I got that one,' '' said sporting-clay enthusiast Jarrard. ``It's especially satisfying when the men I'm shooting with miss it.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (color) Lee Cotrell demonstrates the Creedmore stanc e while practicing with an XP100 gun. David Sprague / Daily News |
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