The best drink for a day at the range when you're not drinking

Second9 is a non-alcoholic functional seltzer built for range day and a round of sporting clays — calm, steady focus and clean energy, with zero alcohol anywhere near the firing line. Bright lime, real ginger, and bitters over guayusa, L-theanine, and electrolytes, so you stay sharp from the first station to the last and drive home clear-headed. If you've stepped away from drinking but still love a day on the clays, this is what's in the range bag.

What should you drink at the shooting range?

The best choice at the range is a non-alcoholic drink that supports calm, steady focus — and Second9 is built for exactly that. Alcohol and firearms don't mix, so a functional seltzer keeps you sharp on the line instead: 30mg of clean caffeine from guayusa for alertness, L-theanine for the unhurried focus a clean break rewards, and electrolytes for a long day in the sun. All at 15 calories, 0g added sugar, and 0.0% alcohol.

Staying focused and steady through a long round

Sporting clays is endurance in disguise — dozens of stations, hours in the sun, and a mental reset required at every stand. A drink that spikes then crashes turns your last stations into your worst. Clean, steady caffeine paired with L-theanine keeps you alert without the jittery edge that pulls a shot, so your hundredth target gets the same calm read as your first.

Why a clear head belongs on the line

The safety case is simple: nothing that dulls judgment or reaction belongs around loaded guns. Beyond that, the same clear head that keeps a range day safe is what keeps you shooting well — reading the target, timing the swing, calling the break. Hydration and calm focus are the performance edge, and a functional seltzer delivers both with no trade-off.

Best non-alcoholic drinks for a range day

Ranked for what shooting asks of you:

• Functional seltzer (Second9) — the top pick: calm-focus function + clean energy + electrolytes + 0 sugar, built for a long, sharp day on the line.
• Electrolyte water — good hydration, but no focus or energy support.
• Coffee — caffeine, yes, but the jitters and crash work against a steady hold.
• Energy drinks — big caffeine and sugar, then a shaky crash — the opposite of steady hands.
• Soda / sports drinks — sugar spike then slump by the back half of the round.

The Second9 case for shooting

Bright lime, real ginger, a dash of bitters — a drink with a spine, not a sweet mocktail. Under the flavor: guayusa for clean, steady energy, L-theanine for the calm, deliberate focus a clean break rewards, L-tyrosine for mental sharpness deep into the round, and electrolytes + magnesium for a long day in the sun. Built by two founders who quit drinking and still shoot — the drink they wanted in the range bag.