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Are coaches effective when they tell athletes to be more like superstars such as Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, or Wayne Gretzky?On one hand, the stories of these superstars are not very useful because the one-in-a-billion success of a Michael Jordan is different from the stories of virtually every other athlete. On the other hand, if a coach can identify the learnable, teachable behaviors of these great athletes, these ... Read more…
Learn to Mount the Gun
A Shooter's TransformationJust returned from a quail hunt at the 74 Ranch and discussed with other hunters what they saw and what went through their heads when they were shooting. As you might guess, they were looking down the barrel and you can guess the results.Joel Piefer was there and was observing the remarks and questions. He could not believe that the shooters had been told to do the flashlight drill and the thr... Read more…
The Kill Shot Review Really Works
I talked to Doss yesterday, who had called to let me know just how lethal he's been on game birds from looking at the kill shot review on ducks.He also shared with me that he had shot the Brister shoot at West Side and had not shot sporting clays for at least two months. He finished third overall in every event with no practice. What an accomplishment!He then went on to describe the feeling he had when shooting ducks a... Read more…
Comments Overheard at Tournaments
Thanks to Jeff Wolfe for these two comments he has overheard at tournaments."You've got the correct lead, now try putting it on the other side of the target.""If that target was towing a 20-foot trailer, you'd have centered the trailer."Check out my answer to Kevin in the forum topic "Looking hard at the target!" Read more…
Houston Clinic and More
Lessons Learned in HoustonIt's been a strange week here in Houston, Texas.We had a great clinic last weekend. Gil did individual lessons and I took on the clinic for two days. We had so much fun and frustration, all in one group of people.I had three hunters and one person who hunts and was just getting back into sporting clays. I started with the animations. For some it was helpful and for others, it was too much to c... Read more…
