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Returning from Florida
On Monday we returned from South Florida Shooting Club where we had a great time. And man, what a club.Holden has really done something here… 160+ machines on four courses, plus FITASC 5-stands, trap fields and trap and skeet overlays. Groomed like a golf course. I was just in awe of the size and number of presentations.It’s a private club with a great room in the main clubhouse and unlimited golf cars for members. It... Read more…
Mental Game
I said this earlier in my career as a professional coach:Learning to shoot is about learning how to move and mount the gun in front of the targets; learning how to perform is about learning how to think.Shooters who for whatever reason refuse to make this change and to let go of conscious control put themselves at a distinct disadvantage to those who embrace the power of the mind.They eventually become like the old man... Read more…
South Florida
We are in Florida through Sunday night teaching at Sarasota Gun Club on Wednesday and private lessons on Thursday. Then we have clinics at South Florida Shooting Club on Friday through Sunday.It’s our first time at SFSC and we are excited. We are planning to be back in Florida in January. SFSC January 15-17th, Sarasota Gun Club January 22-24th, and OK Corral the last weekend of January.We have joined SFSC and are looki... Read more…
Nuisance Decisions
was talking to Marcus Fielder at Greater Houston last Sunday, and nuisance decisions came up when we were talking about chokes.Our simple approach is “skeet or mod” and that is it. He had looked at the choke video but was not on the Knowledge Vault, so did not have access to all the information we have talked about concerning chokes. I hope he gets into the vault and listens to the Coaching Hour on nuisance decisions. ... Read more…
Great Day
Vicki and I did something Sunday that we don't often get to do. We went to shoot by ourselves at Greater Houston Gun Club. The weather was unbelievable and we had such a great time.While shooting, it occurred to me just how much I thought about my gun in everything I did. What I did with the gun was automatic.This goes back to what we talked about on the Coaching Hour and what the folks at Tarleton University have defi... Read more…
