It WAS gripping, as was the shoot-off, (bow-off?) for third. I thought Tim was going to completely choke on the last two shots, which were his worst of the tournament.

Have you ever read the short story of The Birds by Daphne Du Maurier? It's wonderful - set on a remote Scottish island if I remember rightly. Many years ago my students VOLUNTARILY stayed five minutes after class one lunch time so we could finish reading it aloud.