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Shooting at Nationals: Practice Pays Off
Shooting at Nationals: Practice Pays OffThe targets at Nationals were spot-on. There were no “gimmes.” Every target took work.Everything we shot, from the main to the K-Kup to super sporting, all had phenomenal targets. They were a lot more difficult than I anticipated, but hey, it's a national championship.Overall, I think the scores were a little bit lower than the shoot director wanted them to be. All the targets we... Read more…
How I Got Ready for Nationals
How I Got Ready for NationalsI got to practice a lot more than last year - about 500 targets before leaving for San Antonio. And man, did I learn a lot about what I’ll need to do to get ready next year!In my next post, I’ll talk more about Nationals and what I learned from it.Practice Session #1: Getting My Timing BackTwo weeks before Nationals, I went out to Able’s Gun Club in Huntsville with my youngest son. I took o... Read more…
Sight Picture and Speed
There are two parts to every shot: sight picture and speed. It can be that simple at first. But, as you get more advanced, the routine you follow becomes more crucial. As you continue on your journey with this system, remember that the more you can visualize a shot coming together, the easier it is for the brain to understand what you are asking it to do. Remember, at first, when you are working on what your perce... Read more…
Keep the Barrel in the Periphery
Keep the barrel in the periphery! The barrel is always fuzzy - never in focus - as it has a place on the edge of your vision. A common problem I see all the time is the gun starts in the edge of vision, but as the target is coming to the gun, the vision shifts from 95 percent on the gun and 5 percent on target to more like 70 percent target and 30 percent gun. The more attention you give the gun, the less you hav... Read more…
Transformation at Advance School
It was amazing to watch the transformation of everyone that attended the Advance School the last two weeks. It makes me so happy as a coach to push my students to the next level, even when they can be a little standoffish. It was exciting to watch how the brain makes everything look normal after it sees the shot come together a couple of times. At the end of the day, it is all about keeping the sequence: loading... Read more…
