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Beginning of a New Year
Well, 2020 is finally over. And just when I think 2021 is going to be a great year... things happen.But we are continuing to book clubs all over the U.S. to have a great year for helping people get better in their shooting skills and in their lives. It all works together.We spent Thanksgiving and Christmas at the bay enjoying the sunrise and sunset. Andrea and Avery came in from Oregon for Thanksgiving. The first thin... Read more…
The Move and Mount is Crucial
Here’s a little-known fact: shooters who can move and mount the gun learn as much as three times faster than those who don’t! Said another way, people who refuse to learn to move and mount the gun learn as much as three times slower. The choice is yours. Some might think that just doing something more would set the stage for getting better. But the inevitable plateaus will eventually set in and not only will y... Read more…
Building Long-Term Memory in Practice
We are finding out that practice is perhaps the most valuable tool in our game of shooting a moving target with a shotgun. At the same time, it’s the most wasted tool. Shooters shoot a lot and think they are practicing, but all they are really practicing is loading the gun and calling “pull.” You have two kinds of memory: long-term and short-term. Short-term memory is great for remembering a phone number until... Read more…
A Flexible vs. Fixed Mindset
Our research shows that a person’s mindset is the greatest single determining factor that opens the door to higher and higher levels of performance because it must be learned. The majority of shooters have what is called a “fixed mindset,” where their main goal is to look good. When offered either a hard course that pushes them out of their comfort zone or an easy corporate course where the targets are easier... Read more…
The Myths of Skill
In his book Peak, Anders Ericsson mentions that there are three myths associated with skill and improving skill. We think it’s important to talk about them. That way, you can be aware of them and not fall prey to them, because they will kill the learning process in your game. The myths are: 1. Our abilities are limited by genetics or surroundings. 2. If you do something long enough you will get better. 3. Al... Read more…
