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Teaching in Beaumont: How Quickly the Brain Can Respond
Last week I shot in both Beaumont and Houston with several different shooters, and most of them were confused and trying not to see the barrel. It's becoming more and more evident to me that trying not to see the barrel on the surface seems like something you can do, but the reality is that it's impossible for any length of time. The One-Eye Shooter: Eye Dominance and ConsistencyThe dreaded one-eyed shooter reared its ... Read more…
Establishing the Rhythm
“You won’t win a golf tournament on Thursdays. But you can lose it on Thursdays. Therefore, the first three holes are not about score. They are about establishing the rhythm of your routine with a conservative strategy.” This quote is from "Golf Flow" and was sent to me by Jeff Wolfe.Have you ever paid that much attention to getting your physical and mental processes in sync with each other when beginning the day of t... Read more…
From Pennsylvania to Iowa
Our trip from Pennsylvania to Des Moines, Iowa was a little less than perfect.We left Allentown, PA after a great four days. Then on to Chicago, then on to Des Moines, Iowa...or at least that was the original plan. After circling Cleveland for an hour, the pilot came on and said that we had circled longer than our fuel was available. So we went back to Dayton, Ohio to get fuel. There were some severe storms in Chicago ... Read more…
Lehigh Valley Shooting Clinic
This is our third or fourth year to come to the limestone quarry known as Lehigh Valley. We once again had four fabulous days with the staff and students. Some were repeaters, but most were new to us. The weather held out and was only rainy one day out of the four.What a great venue to teach and shoot. There's great variety, with targets over the water and under your feet. It always messes with everyone’s reading of th... Read more…
Being in Flow
On our recent Argentina trip, I found myself on the third day of the pigeon hunt not shooting very well. I guess that's an understatement of my inability to hit anything. After shooting doves for four days and shooting them very well, then two days of shooting pigeons very well, the third day of pigeons was very frustrating. I had some soul searching to figure out what had happened.We have been reading a book called "... Read more…
