I agree with the lack of attention span, in the youth of today. I think they just have too many avenues of entertainment. I recognize there are regional differences, for example country kids are usually more likely to spend time outside than city kids. But I couldn't imagine growing up today, I feel bad for them they don't know what there missing out. Some of my favorite memories were shooting with my dad and uncle.I don't disagree with this...
at the same time, some (maybe most?) boys/young men just lack attention span. In my limited experience (with my nephew, godson and eventually my own son) they want to shoot for a bit but then get bored or distracted quickly. Girls/young women tend to have somewhat longer attention spans, and while they generally have less enthusiasm about shooting, they tend take to instruction better... Just an observation, might not be the case in all situations. Not trying to make this about genders, Lol. Youths in general tend to have other things on their minds. For me, it wasn't until my mid to late 20's to take serious interest in recreational shooting, although I had gone through the basics at a much younger age.
I guess this is a long winded way of saying the age stats posted by the OP and others make sense, although I wouldn't say it's not looking good for springers or any other type of airguns, just it takes people time to gain interest in recreational airgun shooting.
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