NO, by no means am I a great shot. I do alright but it was a game my grandpa started me on with a .22 at about 25-50 yds and we just expanded it over time. In High school we started to bet on it by playing for a $1 a shot. On really windy days it gets very hard. When you think about it a fully blown up balloon is about the size of a deer's vitals. I think it actually help me become a better shot at moving game. The winner gets to call the shot (Off hand, prone, sitting etc.) our grandpa had the perfect field for it with a big hill at the end of the field for safety. It's probably why I don't like punching paper. I have missed way more than I have hit. It's now something that my kids love to do, it's kind of like shooting trap but with rifles and even pistols (the pistols are lot closer).