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No Magic Bullet
I don’t know why shooters think there is a magic bullet that tournament winners know about. If they could just see what the pros see, then they, too, could shoot like them. I guess it fits their understanding of how you get better. It ain’t hard work; it's finding the shortcut. News flash: there ain’t no shortcut. It fits their narrative to hold onto the belief that trying to shoot without thinking or using another ... Read more…
Nineteen Years at Camanche Hills!
It’s been 19 years that we have been coming to Camanche Hills Sporting Clays in Northern California. My, how time has flown. Next year we will have to have a party when our 20th year rolls around. We had some new students and some repeats, but it seems like the problems are the same. In the first hour of each day, we go through the animations and try to get everyone on the same page. But it seems that it is s... Read more…
Skill Building
For the last three years on our podcasts, we have been discussing how you can bring your game to new levels. It’s all there. And like this post, when you understand that you have to build your game and you cannot use anyone else’s game, it pretty much puts things in perspective! Read more…
Shooting in the Automaticity Part of Your Brain
When what you do when you are actually shooting is in the automaticity part of the brain, you will be able to concentrate on the really important things that are in your control.Heart rate too fast? Then breathe deeply to slow it down.Adrenaline spike? Then slowly exhale through tighter lips.DHEA hormone is released by turning everything into a positive reaction or a learning opportunity. In turn, this reduces cortisol... Read more…
Being in Control of Your Game – Shooting 100
Dean Olsen would shoot the corporate course at ASC over and over until finally one day he shot 100. There were lots of scores in the high 90s, but he kept at it.Eventually, you will go and shoot the course for score, working on the things that flow. If you have a hiccup on a station, go back and train on it.The more you shoot a course the way you want to, being in control of the things that matter, the better you will ... Read more…
