The Gau Schützenbund Würzburg has been active for 70 years now and represents the member clubs before politicians and the regional association. Founded in 1953 in the Grombühl district of Würzburg, they still live by traditions today, but do not close themselves off from modernity.
The Schützengau Würzburg is an association of shooting clubs from Würzburg city, Würzburg state and parts of Main-Spessart. Over 60 shooting clubs are organized in the Schützengau, and just over 30 came to the Leinachtalhalle in Leinach for the ceremony. The local shooting club SG Diana Leinach already has some experience in organizing such festivities and so people are always happy to come, as district shooting master Axel Höfler gratefully mentioned.
The congratulations and words of thanks from all the welcoming speakers were particularly aimed at volunteer work
In general, there was a lot of thanks that evening. The congratulations and words of thanks from all the welcoming speakers, whose line was quite long, were particularly aimed at volunteer work. Starting from Würzburg’s district administrator Thomas Eberth to the deputy district administrator from Main-Spessart Pamela Nembach to the first state women’s champion Simone Hackenschmidt as a representative of the Bavarian sports shooting association, district shooting champion Mathias Dorrie and Achim Krämer, first district shooting master of the Schützengau Kitzingen (PatenGau).
They all emphasized how important shooting sports are for society. “We shooters know what a responsibility we have,” said local rifleman Axel Höfler, adding another aspect to the evening. The discussion about shooting sports and the negative side effects, such as improper storage of firearms, are just one aspect. The EU’s requirements, “The EU wants to ban our proven ammunition” (Hammerschmidt), are also drastic for shooting sports.
“We shooters know what a responsibility we have”
District Rifleman Axel Höfler
District Administrator Thomas Eberth also said that it is still a sport that is “lived in voluntary work”. Shooting clubs continue to be “loyal to tradition, but also to modernity”. Examples include the recording of archers or blowgun shooting, explained Pamela Nembach. This interplay of tradition and sport is what sets the shooting clubs apart, she continued.
The evening began with a salute by 20 gunners. They are also organized in the shooting clubs and represent an audible sign of shooting sport to the outside world. Whenever they are needed for festive occasions, the men and women from the shooting clubs are there.
It is important to start when you are young in order to achieve success as an adult.
“I think it’s worth continuing to have shooting clubs,” said deputy district administrator Thomas Eberth. Eberth attributes great competence to the shooting clubs, especially with regard to youth work. Concentrating on the point and making the decision to shoot at the right moment takes years of training. It is important to start when you are young in order to achieve success as an adult.
Kitzingen’s district rifleman Achim Krämer discussed the tradition of “godfather requests”.
The training could also be transferred to other life situations, he said, and that’s how Matthias Dörrie sees it too. The “host”, who is also the board member of SG Diana Leinach, looked back on the many events that Schützengau Würzburg has held in recent years to attract young talent. “The youth shooters must not be forgotten,” was his appeal.
Kitzingen’s district rifleman Achim Krämer discussed the tradition of “godfather requests”. The now 20-year-old standard of the Schützengau Würzburg was donated by the Patengau from Kitzingen, but only after lengthy requests and kneeling by the Würzburg delegation, as he noted with a smile.
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