(SPORTS SWAP)
To now say I am an Olympian is such an honour.
Nicely done. Amber Hill,
another young star of this sport.
It's so unique.
Here's the first two.
It has completely changed my life.
The remarkable Joe Joyce - this kid can do it all.
It's such a great feeling to represent your country.
Joyce just keeps on coming, it's a crime.
It was always my dream to be number one in the world
and...I got close.
- Hey. - You all right?
- How you doing? - You must be Amber.
(BOXING/SHOOTING)
Well, this is my first time at a boxing club,
I literally know nothing about it.
Like, normally it's packed with, you know,
sweaty people, sweaty boxers.
Think I'm a little bit nervous, but I'm one of these people
who are completely up for trying new things,
trying new sports and just learning.
So just going to walk down to the skeet range.
What are you actually expecting it to be?
Targets and stuff like that?
There's going to be two targets that you'll be shooting at.
It's a lot to take in,
especially when you're starting out.
It's like learning to drive.
There's so many things you have to think of.
(THE KIT)
My turn.
I didn't even know boxers had to have wraps.
Like, this is the thing - I was so uneducated.
But I have my little pink ones wrapping them up on my wrists.
Have you ever done it before on anyone else?
No, no.
I'm ready.
This is the gun room, so I think it's time
we find you a gun.
You can get guns for, say, hundreds of pounds
or you can spend up to £50,000 on a gun,
but I think this gun will be about the right size for you
as you are over six foot.
Whoa...!
The first time I picked up a gun here, they are quite heavy,
you know, if you're holding them in the same position
for a while, your muscles do start to ache.
(AVERAGE SHOTGUN WEIGHT = 3KG)
So what size are your feet?
I'm a size four - what about you?
13.
So, shoot in the wrong place,
and the bits will all be flying towards your eyes,
so that's why we have the glasses.
- Sorted! - Looking sick!
So are these, like, the smallest ones?
I normally have 16s-18s or something.
(AVERAGE GLOVE WEIGHT = 16OZ)
If I've lost a nail by the end of it...
Don't blame me.
(THE INITIATION)
The clay is coming from that hole above your head.
(OLYMPIC SKEET = 8 SHOOTING POSITIONS
(OF VARYING DIFFICULTIES)
I'll let you take a shot. See how you get on.
Shout pull when you're ready.
Pull!
Ah, no, I missed it, I missed it.
That first one I did, where it was coming over my head
and then down, that was like... That was real tricky.
That's hard, man!
Apparently, these are, like, half the speed
as what she shoots, so I was struggling.
Excuse my language!
Plus, the added pressure of you guys.
OK, Amber, I know you haven't boxed before,
but let me just see what you've got.
Here's a bag.
That's it, not bad, go on - hit.
It's so good to throw a punch.
Well, the first time she was just right-hand happy,
just throwing her right hand.
Yeah, it's not a bad first attempt.
The technique was...
- Uh... - Uh...
(THE BASICS)
So, if you stand like this,
your knees want to be a little bit bent.
Joe actually did really well right from the beginning.
His stance was very, very good. Quite sturdy.
The way he was leaning forward,
I had to keep reminding him sometimes...
If you're leaning on your back foot,
you'll go like that
and shoot over the top or probably fall over
..but that is just like any beginner.
It was the same with me when I first started.
You're not perfect when you first pick up a gun,
you don't know what you're doing, to be honest.
There you go, that is a good shooting position.
So you're getting your stance,
you're going to be on the balls of your feet.
You want one hand up in front - that's it.
So you're looking over your glove.
OK, and this right hand
is going to be protecting your chin.
That's it, that's a pretty good start.
I remember when I was first starting,
I was like...
I don't know, there's so much to think about.
You're thinking about your footwork, your guard.
Joe is a great guy, he's achieved some awesome stuff.
To be taking a few pointers off of him is going to be
a real unique experience.
The first one is a jab. Push off on your back foot.
(JAB)
That's it, that's good.
The next one is the straight back hand,
so out and back.
(CROSS)
Ah, that's pretty good.
You'll start your gun up a little bit higher
and when the target comes out,
you basically, if the target is here,
you want to be shooting its feet off.
So put the cartridge in the bottom barrel,
shut the gun - you are now ready to shoot.
To actually load the gun myself
from when you're ejecting the bullet,
so it just kind of fire out once you open it,
so it's quite cool and, like, smoking.
Keep the gun flowing smoothly.
So follow it?
- Yeah. - No pressure.
All right. Pull.
Perfect. Perfect shot.
OK, so say you're going to throw a jab,
you're going to block it with your right hand.
Well, definitely being quite a small girl,
going into a boxing ring, I think,
can be seen as being a bit intimidating,
but I think it's only if you let it.
You've just got to go and rise up to the opportunity
and have a bit of fun.
That's good, good.
So I'll do it with you gently,
- I'll do it with you gently... - Are you sure?
Otherwise I'll be on the floor!
OK, now you can do it with me.
If you're sparring or having shots back,
then it kind of throws you,
cos you're already thinking so many things.
(THE DIET)
So, sat down for some food
and this is the sort of thing
I'm guessing you'd be eating?
And that's the kind of thing I'd be eating.
Being a super heavyweight, I don't have a weight target,
so I can eat what I like, which is very good.
(SUPER-HEAVYWEIGHT = 91KG+)
I wish I was in that category.
I maybe eat this for my dinner, but...
I'd probably eat both, actually,
eat the salad first and then move on to the...
Well, that's the starter, then.
You need to have protein in your diet,
especially if you're training hard,
because your body is repairing muscles,
but also building at the same time.
I think it's really important to be fit and healthy
for what I do, so I maintain that body type
and I think that will definitely give me an advantage
when my gun fits me perfectly.
Wait, wait, wait... All fun and games aside.
Come on, that makes more sense.
(THE WORKOUT)
You can skip, right?
Well, I did it when I was younger,
once or twice, so...
- Let's see! - Let's see you first,
show me how it's done.
Well, I can't really follow that, can I?
I should have gone first.
Right.
Riverdance!
(THE CHALLENGE)
So you're going to do some more work on the bag.
Hopefully I've improved a little bit.
We'll soon find out.
(60 SECONDS)
(LAND AS MANY HITS AS POSSIBLE)
You've got 60 seconds on the bag.
Your time starts now.
Quicker!
More! That's it.
That's it! Try moving around the bag.
Turn your wrists.
You make it look really easy.
Come on, keep hitting the bag, keep hitting the bag,
don't stop, that's it!
(62 HITS)
I'm amazed about how much I actually improved
in such a short period of time.
He basically explained some of the basic aspects of boxing,
explained through some of the punches
and, over the day, I feel like I've learned so much.
In that brief session,
I thought you picked it up quite well.
You know, you got your footwork going,
you got the guard up,
chin could be down a little bit more.
I've got Nicola Adams down for sparring.
She's just in the other room there.
I'll take her on!
I'd love to go boxing again,
I've just got such a buzz off it.
Maybe I could build it into my exercise regime as well.
(10 SHOTS)
(HIT AS MANY CLAYS AS POSSIBLE)
The targets will be coming out at the same time
from both the high and low tower.
Pull!
So I shot nine out of ten. Do you think you can beat it?
- I'll give it a go. - OK.
I've missed it, I've missed it!
Pull!
- Missed it. - That's all right.
It was on safety as well!
That's all right.
Argh!
Pull.
- Yes. - Oh...!
I thought I had the technique down,
I was following it with the gun, but it just wasn't...
I got one of them, but it was tough.
You shot one out of ten,
but that is still very, very good
because you are shooting an Olympic skeet,
- which is... - They're fast, they're fast.
I'm impressed you shot one, so well done.
Ah, thanks.
Yeah, you were amazing there,
shooting two at a time and that, just like nothing.
Just the more you do it the better you get.
So is that hats off, then, to me?
(THE SHOWBOAT)
So now we're just going to have a bit of fun.
You throw these up and I'll shoot them.
- Sounds like a plan. - Yep.
It was really fun throwing the clay pigeons
and have her just shoot them down.
It was like "bang, bang!" each one, every time.
Right, so to make things a little bit harder
we're going to try shooting empty cartridges.
Yep.
(SPORTS SWAP)