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Using Chokes: Too Much vs. Not Enough
Using too much choke on close targets is just a bad as not using enough choke on distant targets. The normal progression in skill building in sporting clays is lethality at 25 yards, then at 35 yards, and then finally at 45 yards. Our research has shown us time and again that as your experience and proficiency improve, using a tighter choke on most targets definitely accelerates the skill-building. While... Read more…
Your Gun Fit Evolves with Repetition
Relentless repetition builds skill. Building skill with a shotgun is a long-range goal and takes a lot of patience, time, and effort - not to mention money! Remember, the gun is the cheapest part. The gun will evolve with experience and repetitions. Few people understand that in the beginning a person’s gun fit will change two to three times in the first 3-5,000 shots. And if you’re shooting a factory gun off... Read more…
Long-Term vs. Working Memory
The file for the next shot is created in our long-term memory and then handed off to the working memory to execute the shot. Our long-term memory is infinite but our working memory is limited in both capacity and duration. It’s important that your memory is not overwhelmed with too many things. When there are too many things uploaded to our working memory, it performs like your iPhone when you have too many ap... Read more…
How the Brain Retrieves “Files” While Shooting
Most shooters don’t realize that each time they prepare to take a shot at a moving target for the first time, the long-term memory takes bits and pieces from different files it remembers from its past. Then it assembles a unique file to break the target you are planning to break. With experience, it can do this really fast (less than one or two seconds) once it has seen the new target. The more experience the l... Read more…
More Consistency with Less Practice
The OSP system of shooting allows for better, more consistent performances with less and less practice once you’ve mastered the fundamentals of setup and movement and have a defined, comfortable amount of muzzle awareness. This is best done through deliberate practice with a detailed movie of where and how you want the target broken. This builds long-term memory which turns into skill. And this is really what ... Read more…
