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It’s Not About Center Vision
It occurred to me today that it is not about training your center vision to stay on the target. It is about training your periphery to accept the gun and, through minimum movement, not switch primary to it.We are wired to see movement in our periphery. In turn, it directs the primary vision to the movement.Our center vision obviously must stay on the target, but it is our periphery that must be trained to do the opposi... Read more…
If Only We Had a Magic Pill
I was in the office this week due to all the rain we have been having and spoke to several people about the plateaus they were on, as well as how to get beyond the score they were stuck on.If only we had a magic pill for that question. This is something everyone will go through. You just have to persevere through it by practicing the correct way and doing the three-bullet drill and flashlight drill.I’m finding out that... Read more…
Performance Anxiety
As the different state shoots are coming up and then Nationals in October, there seems to be some performance anxiety rearing its ugly head.You can’t let that control what you do. This anxiety is fear and expectations. You have prepared all year and you are ready. Now you must go into these shoots knowing you can win.But there are so many other variables that could happen that would cause you not to win. You have to go... Read more…
Vicki's Family Reunion
Well, it’s been an exciting two weeks. Our daughter Andrea and granddaughter Avery came to town last Monday, so we spent the week with them to prepare for our Watson Family Reunion.We were in charge of the reunion, which was to be held in Kemah, Texas. We had not had a family reunion in 15 years, so it was time. None of us are getting younger, and the older generation certainly isn’t.We spent the week at the house beca... Read more…
Frustration at Rabbits
There are some great posts in the forum!I just got back from a small vacation and am back to the grind. The Advance Classes are already filling up so if you are interested, please call the office.I’ve had a few shooters calling and expressing their frustration on rabbits. So, listen up.Nine out of eight rabbits are always missed in front due to the deceleration rate of the target's speed. The visual is very confusing b... Read more…
