I use to be an NSCA, NSSA, and ATA member and shot in competition in all, but now I just enjoy going to the range and shooting with my friends and having a good time. I guess I have lost a lot of the fire to compete. Don't get me wrong, I still like to shoot good but I do not miss the "grind" of working all week, run to a comp. for the whole weekend, and return to work on the following Monday and never feel like I had a day off.
When I started, you could go shoot a local skeet tour. for $15 per gauge, when I quit shooting most all tour. we money shoots and were well north of $55 per gun. I was never in it for the money, I was in it to get better but at some point, the cost to compete just got too high. Between the entry fees, cost of shells, and travel you could drop a bunch of money in a weekend.
I still go to the range and shoot with friends and have a good time, but don't miss the "grind" of having to compete"
