Probably the thing I like most about the world of competitive shooting is the people. The people at the shoots are always there to help you especially if you are a younger shooter; they realize that the future of the sport relies on the younger generation. When shooting in competition there is really no teams everyone is shooting against everyone else in their class. You would think that this would cause some rivalry between people but it doesn’t because most people are there just to have a good time. Yeah sure occasionally there will be some people competing against each other but it is always in good fun, and like all sports there are gonna be a few people that think they are the best and it goes to their head but then you just have something to talk about around the table after the shoot when they mess up.
Since all shooters are usually friendly it makes it easy to get started in a shooting sport. You can just go down to your local gun club and tell any shooter that you are new and they will probably hand you a gun and a box of shells and lead you out to the first station and teach you everything as you go from station to station. This is my experience in skeet shooting but I am sure that all shooting disciplines are like this and maybe even more generous and enthusiastic with new shooters. The picture below is a general layout of a skeet field so in case you are interested you can have an idea of what to expect.
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