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Youth Interventions and Year-End Wrap Up
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL! And it’s going to be a great New Year. We have already fully booked the year for clinics, so check it out and come see us somewhere in this country. Or come dove and/or pigeon hunting with us in Bolivia or Argentina.In 2018, we (or I should say Brian and Gil) did a lot of 4-H and SCTP interventions where we teach the coaches and the kids. We have found that the kids will perform only as good as t... Read more…
Knowledge vs. Skill
“It is not what you know that makes you better it is what you are willing to learn”- Vicki Ash.Knowledge is the presence of facts, and skill is knowing how and when to use them. You can't think your way to skill; you must act your way.In your practice, you must fire the circuit without thinking. Analyze, make a change, fire it again, make a change, fire it again.Fail, fail better, and keep failing better. You build ski... Read more…
A Shooter vs. a Coach
Please don’t go to a shooter for coaching. Go to an experienced coach who has had years and years of practicing coaching, not shooting! Read more…
Note from a Professional Engineer
"I love OSP. In my first lesson, I took two shots and Brian wanted to know if I was a lawyer or engineer. I knew I was in the right place."- Larry C. Read more…
A Realistic Look at Your Game
Have a realistic look at your overall game, then determine what needs to improve and create practice specifically to improve that skill.Here is where an experienced coach (not a shooter) really shines and cuts short the learning curve. Remember, you can’t see what the pro shooter sees. What you see is a perception that deliberate practice has cleaned up.As you deliberately train with a preload and a plan, the brain beg... Read more…
