The age-old proverb, practice makes perfect, doesn’t really twig with State Trap Carnival high gun front-runner Glen Castellaro. Owning a gun shop helps him to mentally prepare for tournaments, but that’s the full extent of his training regime.
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The man from Griffith’s capped off a stellar year by winning the NSW Champion of Champions event in East Wagga on Friday, qualifying for the sudden death shoot-out in the single barrel on Sunday afternoon. On Monday he’s in the running to win the double barrel marathon, and the point score championship.
“I don’t practice, ever, I just have a month off, and come out and shoot,” he said.
“I've never practiced in my life.
“You have to learn how to win, once you're out there in those traps, you have to concentrate 100 per cent, but you’re only out there for 10 minutes.”
The Castellaro family attends the Wagga four-day event annually.
“I rarely miss NSW State Titles, the whole family shoots, it’s a great atmosphere, we have a lot of friends here all vying for a state title,” he said.
Three weeks ago, he won the Victorian State double barrel championship, surrounded by 400 shooters in Echuca. Earlier in the year he won the Australian Team high gun championship and the New Zealand single barrel title.
“It's been a good year for me,” he said.
“I’m probably more relaxed this year, I'm enjoying my shooting a lot more.”
The carnival, encompassing AA, A, B, C, Ladies, Juniors and Veterans events, wraps-up on Monday.