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The Jitters: Coaching Hour September 2015
The jitters are something you just have to go through.Most are caused by wanting to control what others think about you. But you can't control that, so don't even go there.But you are going there anyway...Jitters are a normal part of learning how to perform. They are all grounded in fear. "How will I shoot today?" Hope just starts the jitters. Expectations make them worse. And they all take you out of the present.On th... Read more…
Practice Every Day
Please, practice your gun mount every day. Don't make your job and ours harder by not doing it.Saying or thinking that you're eliminating risk by shooting a mounted gun means you need to practice your gun mount. Being able to mount the gun 95 percent perfectly 100 percent of the time is essential for higher levels of performance and focus. You can't work on the mental game if you are worried about whether you mounted t... Read more…
Touch Your Gun Every Day
If you are not touching your gun every day, you are not getting better.The more I shoot, the more I'm amazed at what the anticipation circuit can do, and the less I am focused on anything. The better you get, the more things are chunked together and the easier everything becomes, especially focus on the target.That level of focus is not something you can train. It's the quality of your filler that allows that level of ... Read more…
Perceptions
It seems that the more we coach, the more we are dumbfounded by people's concept of what they are trying to do. When we examine those concepts and translate them literally, they make absolutely no sense.When I talk about "gun speed equaling bird speed" the heads always nod up and down in agreement. But when the shell goes in the gun and the shot is fired, I ask "Were you going the same speed as the bird?"I get a funny ... Read more…
Stable Picture
I had a lesson with a multi-approach shooter who was so mixed up that he didn't even know how to describe his shooting.Swing-through, pull away, and sustained lead all at once in the same target...and at the same time, trying to not see the barrel. And he wondered why he was so inconsistent all his life.I continue to be amazed at the number of people who chase the bird and are conflicted about what they are trying to d... Read more…
