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Threshold Concepts
It seems that the more we do this, the more we understand what really stands in the way of becoming proficient with a shotgun on a moving target.The threshold concept of the ability to correctly and consistently move and mount the gun without looking at it (or even thinking about it) is paramount to not just being able to hit a moving target but the rate at which the brain can learn new things that affect efficiency as... Read more…
Tarleton U Kickoff Reflections
Monday and Tuesday we were at Tarleton University presenting our Knowledge Vault concepts and how they create perceptual-cognitive learning.For the next six weeks, the students will be doing the three-bullet drill and the flashlight drill. They will also be looking at the trap kill shot review, 10-minute sporting kill shot review and the skeet review that we will be doing this week.They have already shot a baseline in ... Read more…
Seeing the Connection (Part Four)
If you feel like you are chasing the bird then you are behind it. You can't chase it from in front.In our game, you can be in front and behind at the same time. This leads to flinching and horrible visual anomalies! Keep your nose on the target and see it coming to you as you move and mount the gun in front.Same speed at the end makes lead the most forgiving part of the equation. Read more…
Seeing the Connection (Part Three)
It's what you do off the course that gets you there sooner.Brian said something in a clinic yesterday that stopped me in my tracks. "You must separate yourself from the gun." Brilliant!The number of times you mount the gun without looking at the bead, but looking behind where the gun is pointed will determine just how quickly you'll be able to know where the gun is pointed without having to look at it.That right, I sai... Read more…
Seeing the Connection (Part Two)
Your ability to focus is an evolutionary thing.The more of what you do that is automatic, the less you have to focus on what you are doing. The less you have to focus on what you are doing, the more focus you have available for the target.Said another way, a beginner cannot have 95 percent focus on the target because they have to think about what they are doingwhen shooting. If they are thinking about what they are doi... Read more…
