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Teaching Swing-Through Pheasant Hunters in South Dakota
We're returning from South Dakota from teaching at Hunters Pointe near Sioux Falls, and renewing our friendship with Tony Bour and his family. What a relief to have cooler weather: highs of 85 instead of a heat index of 107 in Houston. And we're planning to return once and maybe twice next year.Teaching Swing-Through Pheasant HuntersWell, we are in pheasant country and encountered a lot of swing-through shooters that w... Read more…
Being in Flow: the Mental and Physical Process
Just finished reading "Golf Flow," and I recommend all 608 pages. After reviewing my highlighted passages and all past performances, I realized that when I really performed well, I was in flow.The short definition is that when you are in flow, your mental process is in sync with your physical process. In other words, you are not in your own way.I remember shooting with my first shooting/traveling partner Jim Jule, a le... Read more…
Taking Time Off in Alaska
We're just returning from a vacation in Alaska. Vacation is not something we get to do, and this one was very special because we spent it with our daughter Andrea, her husband Tim, and most importantly, our granddaughter Avery. We spent a whole week away from the heat in Houston to spend in chilly Alaska.Our trip started in Seattle to catch a cruise ship for a one-day trip to Ketchikan, Alaska. We arrived and went dire... Read more…
Advance School #2
We began this school with a lot of talk about peripheral acceptance of the gun farther and farther behind the gun. This is such a hard thing to do, as it's very uncomfortable. But the way to improve is to get very comfortable having the gun away from the target.The brain’s job is to make you comfortable. Remember, the eyes don’t see. They are the receptors for the brain to get information. So our job is to do the three... Read more…
Advance School #1
The first Advance Class was a true learning experience. We had some new faces and some repeaters, but it was a good mix, and a lot of "aha's" came about. Day One: Preloading and Finishing the ShotThe theme was to preload the shot and finish the shot. By preload, we mean being clear to the brain what you want it to do. The notion of telling yourself "see the target either behind the gun or across the barrel" was new to ... Read more…
