ESPN Great Outdoor Games 2004

Doug Koenig

Doug Koenig From: ALBERTIS, PA
Occupation: PROFESSIONAL SHOOTER
Events: RIFLE TARGETS
Participating Since: 1987
Competing Since: 1987

Competitive History

2003 BIANCHI CUP TRG RIFLE, SHOTGUN, PISTOL 1

2003 MASTERS INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS TRG RIFLE 1

2003 SPORTSMAN'S TEAM CHALLENGE TRG RIFLE, SHOTGUN, PISTOL 1

2002 BIANCHI CUP TRG RIFLE, SHOTGUN, PISTOL 1

2002 MASTERS INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS TRG RIFLE 1

2002 SPORTSMAN'S TEAM CHALLENGE TRG RIFLE, SHOTGUN, PISTOL 1

2001 BIANCHI CUP TRG RIFLE, SHOTGUN, PISTOL 1

2001 MASTERS INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TRG RIFLE 1

2001 WORLD ALL AROUND CHAMPIONSHIPS TRG RIFLE, SHOTGUN, PISTOL 1

Competitive Performance

GOG 2003 TRG RIFLE TARGETS 1

GOG 2003 TRG SHOTGUN 12T

GOG 2002 TRG RIFLE TARGETS 2

GOG 2002 TRG SHOTGUN 5T

GOG 2001 TRG RIFLE TARGETS 2

GOG 2000 TRG RIFLE TARGETS 2

GOG 2000 TRG SHOTGUN 15

Notable
Doug says his equipment is all ready to go for GOG, and as a full time shooter, he says he'll do the best he can and try to win. He feels if it isn't broke, don't fix it. He says that he has never lost a match to equipment and feels that most of the time it's operator error and not equipment. One factor that can bother him, though, is the weather. In Reno last year, he said that the wind was really bad, and it made it hard for him to adjust.

Quotable
"I have been competing a lot, and I know how to win and what the pressure's like. That gets you to a point, and then it's all luck. Your good luck could just be someone else's bad luck."He also says, "I just do what I know I can do. I'll either hit the tree first or not. Once I hit the tree I take note of where my competitor's at. If I go 10 for 10, once I hit the tree I feel confident. I try to be absolutely prepared. I never leave any stone unturned," he says. "...I live it, think it, sleep it..."