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Different Centers of Gravity and Your Shooting Stance
Because of the balance issue, shooters with different centers of gravity could need a more open stance, a more closed stance, or more upright or leaning forward stance to position their head and cheek in front of their shoulder pocket. So, to say that there’s one way to couple the body and the gun in shooting moving targets would be both naive and foolish. In fact, it would be just as naive to think you cou... Read more…
Routine, Anticipation, and Balance
We find ourselves observing people doing things they’ve practiced enough that they can be done without thinking. Then it becomes more and more evident that, through repetition, the brain has learned to push its awareness and anticipation farther ahead of what it’s doing at the moment. When a person becomes skillful at any task, that person can anticipate much farther in front of what they are doing due to the n... Read more…
The Importance of Balance
While balance alone allows for us to move through our complex lives every day, maintaining balance is taken for granted by humans until you reach your 70s. Then you’re made aware of just how important and precious the gyro of balance really is. If you don’t believe me, ask someone who has a bout with vertigo. They will tell you personal stories of their reaction to their loss of balance control. If you lead ... Read more…
Maintaining Your Balance
You don’t give it any thought as you travel through your everyday life but staying in balance is a full-time job that has been turned over to the automaticity part of the brain. This is due to the massive use this circuit gets as you walk, jog, run, play golf, bend over at the waist to pick something up, or simply move through your home going room to room. Maintaining balance is a full-time job for the brain an... Read more…
Why Are Most Guns Stocked Too High for Americans?
Here is another phrase we have heard in conversations: “To shoot that gun well, you’re going to have to apply more cheek pressure and have to roll your head forward to pull your eye down closer to the rib.” This will not work, but it’s a phrase used by people who are trying to sell a gun. Excessive cheek pressure will result in bruising your cheek and a loss of bone mass in your cheek bone if done for any ... Read more…
