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Same Speed at the End
“Same speed at the end” allows you to see what it looked like as the shot was triggered so the shot can be replicated or corrected. When shooting the OSP system, do not get involved with the lead. That will increase muzzle awareness, which will alter the gun speed without you knowing it. In order to self-correct, you must begin to eliminate all variables you can. Be more specific with your target analysis ... Read more…
Shooting at Nationals: Practice Pays Off
Shooting at Nationals: Practice Pays OffThe targets at Nationals were spot-on. There were no “gimmes.” Every target took work.Everything we shot, from the main to the K-Kup to super sporting, all had phenomenal targets. They were a lot more difficult than I anticipated, but hey, it's a national championship.Overall, I think the scores were a little bit lower than the shoot director wanted them to be. All the targets we... Read more…
The Problem with the Pull Away Method of Shooting
I’m amazed at the number of shooters who are still trying to pull away from targets and are erratic at best in their scores. Pull away shooters miss a lot of targets in the last half of a stand and have a difficult time self-correcting. The older you are, the more you have to train and practice to keep your edge. And the course design has more to do with your score than you do. If the course has a lot of s... Read more…
Your Gun Fit Leads to Better Sight Pictures
One conclusion I have come to about gun fit is that when it really does fit with light cheek pressure and shoots 50/50, all your sight pictures make sense. This makes them more consistent, as well as easier to visualize and predict. Most shooters with off the shelf guns are shooting high left (for right-handers) and the opposite for lefties. And this is at 20 yards. The deviation between line of sight and ... Read more…
How I Got Ready for Nationals
How I Got Ready for NationalsI got to practice a lot more than last year - about 500 targets before leaving for San Antonio. And man, did I learn a lot about what I’ll need to do to get ready next year!In my next post, I’ll talk more about Nationals and what I learned from it.Practice Session #1: Getting My Timing BackTwo weeks before Nationals, I went out to Able’s Gun Club in Huntsville with my youngest son. I took o... Read more…
