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Tennessee’s Chris Reed Wins the History Channel’s Top Shot Competition

Day 5: Chris Reed on What He’s Doing After Winning the History Channel’s Top Shot Competition

Editor’s Note: Thirty-seven-year-old Chris Reed of Franklin, Tennessee, recently won the History Channel’s Top Shot competition, beating out some of the best competition shooters and taking home the $100,000 prize. A realtor by day, Reed’s a tough competitive shooter, winning countless state and national championships in both archery and long rifle.

Click for Larger ViewQuestion: Chris, what’s in the future for you, and why?

Reed: The future’s looking brighter than ever. Three-million viewers tuned-in for 13 weeks to watch Top Shot on the History Channel, and all those viewers saw me shoot. Many corporations and companies have contacted me about the possibility of working with them, and I’ve had the opportunity to meet a lot of people. I’ll finally be able to become a professional shooter, instead of a part-time shooter and a full-time realtor. Click for Larger ViewI was a professional archery shooter at one time, but I had to give it up, because the expenses far outweighed the income. Travel expenses and entry fees added up, and I found entering all those competitions and traveling around the country was hard. To be a professional, you have to make as many shoots as you can. Now that I’m on the PSE Pro Staff, I don’t have the expense of buying equipment. I’m confident I’ll have more time to practice and to dedicate myself to competition shooting. Also, after Top Shot, my confidence level has increased, because I was competing against some of the best shooters in the world. As you know, confidence plays a major role in performance.

Click for Larger ViewQuestion: What do you want to do next?

Reed: I want to be known not only for my shooting skills, but also for what I can do for others. Where I go from here is still open and beginning to evolve right in front of my eyes. Eventually, I’d like to have my own hunting TV show and endorse a line of hunting equipment. Also, I want to shoot as much as I can. I’d like to compete in some of the rifle competitions and pistol competitions in which I’ve never competed. Click for Larger ViewBut my heart’s in archery. I want to shoot as many archery competitions as I can and have as much time to practice as I can. I want to be a role model for other shooters. I’m teaching a number of young people and adults how to shoot archery and to compete. I want to be an ambassador for hunting in the outdoors.


Check back each day this week for more about "Tennessee’s Chris Reed Wins the History Channel’s Top Shot Competition "

Day 1: The Path Chris Reed Followed to His Top Shot Win Competition
Day 2: What Else the History Channel’s Top Shot Winner Chris Reed Has Won
Day 3: How the History Channel’s Top Shot Winner Chris Reed Made an 86-Yard Shot to Take a Buck
Day 4: The History Channel’s Top Shot Winner Chris Reed Considers Archery the Foundation for All Shooting Sports
Day 5: Chris Reed on What He’s Doing After Winning the History Channel’s Top Shot Competition

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Entry 616, Day 5