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Is Pistol Shooting a good Career option?



I find a Career in Pistol Shooting very interesting. Almost everyone seems to be talking about How to start a Career in Pistol Shooting, while I want to first develop an understanding of What is a Career in Pistol Shooting. In my quest to learn more about a Career in Pistol Shooting, I found this amazing page: https://www.lifepage.in/career/20170810-0003/Others/Sports/Career-in-Pistol-Shooting/hindi

 

 

Kartikeya Sharma's professional point of view! Kartikeya Sharma has worked in Pistol Shooting for 7 years. Kartikeya Sharma has worked in Pistol Shooting as Professional Shooter in Indian Shooting Team. In Kartikeya Sharma's own words, this is how Kartikeya Sharma got into Pistol Shooting: "After doing my BA LLB from Law College, I joined a law firm ELDF as an Associate. I started shooting when I was a kid in school during summer camp and later became a professional shooter. I have participated in various National and International sporting events." This link showed on the first page of search results for Kartikeya Sharma: https://www.lifepage.in/page/kartikeyasharma

 

 

Career Video on Pistol Shooting In a video, Kartikeya Sharma has talked about various aspects of a Career in Pistol Shooting. Kartikeya Sharma started by explaining Pistol Shooting as: "Shooting most often refers to the use of a firearm. A person who shoots is called a shooter. The term 'weapon' is used as a piece of equipment to help the user achieve the best in which they can in the sport." The video was an engaging disposition.


We all know that only 10% of what is taught in Pistol Shooting is actually used in real life. The education section of the video clearly explained what is the 10% needed in Pistol Shooting. Kartikeya Sharma touches upon these in the Education section of the Video:

  • Physiology
  • Fire Arms & Ammunitions
  • Rules & Regulations - ISSF
  • Arms Act

90% success in real life depends on Skills. It is crucial to understand these.
Kartikeya Sharma then explains why these Skills are essential for a Career in Pistol Shooting:

  • Physical Fitness
  • Mental Toughness
  • Discipline
  • Perfection in Handling Weapons
  • Spatial Awareness
  • Learning from Experiences

This Career has an interesting list of Positives.
Kartikeya Sharma believes that the following are some of the Positives of a Career in Pistol Shooting:

  • Travel
  • Pride
  • Monetary Rewards
  • Opportunities

After a discussion on Positives, Challenges complete the caricature of a Career.
And, Kartikeya Sharma believes that one needs to prepare for following Challenges of a Career in Pistol Shooting:

  • Long Gestation Period
  • Lack of Government Support
  • Lack of facilities
  • Unawareness about the sport


In the final section of the video Kartikeya Sharma talks about How a day goes in a Career in Pistol Shooting. This video is by far the best video on a Career in Pistol Shooting, that I have ever come across. To see the full Talk, one needs to install the LifePage Career Talks App. Here is a direct deep link of the Video: https://lifepage.app.link/20170810-0003

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Having gained so much from a professional perspective on a Career in Pistol Shooting, I wanted to learn about other Careers on LifePage. I think LifePage is doing an amazing job of connecting real professionals with Career seekers. It is truly an amazing innovation in the area of Career Counseling. You can learn more about LifePage on: https://www.lifepage.in
 

Similar Career Talks on LifePage

I continued with my research on LifePage and thoroughly studied these links to gain more perspective:

 

Information about other Careers

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