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Shooting a Moving Target
I shot today in Grants Pass, Oregon, and was amazed again at how lethal it is to move the same speed as the bird. It's not so much the shooter's ability to get the gun in front on long crossers, but the ability of the shooter to see the bird farther and farther behind the barrel and see it come to the lead. This allows the brain to choose any lead necessary to hit the target as it merges the barrel with the speed of th... Read more…
Teaching in Beaumont: How Quickly the Brain Can Respond
Last week I shot in both Beaumont and Houston with several different shooters, and most of them were confused and trying not to see the barrel. It's becoming more and more evident to me that trying not to see the barrel on the surface seems like something you can do, but the reality is that it's impossible for any length of time. The One-Eye Shooter: Eye Dominance and ConsistencyThe dreaded one-eyed shooter reared its ... Read more…
Establishing the Rhythm
“You won’t win a golf tournament on Thursdays. But you can lose it on Thursdays. Therefore, the first three holes are not about score. They are about establishing the rhythm of your routine with a conservative strategy.” This quote is from "Golf Flow" and was sent to me by Jeff Wolfe.Have you ever paid that much attention to getting your physical and mental processes in sync with each other when beginning the day of t... Read more…
Iowa Training Session
Well, we are leaving the Iowa training session. And what a great session it was. We had 12 shooters and 12 observers.The first afternoon was in the classroom. We went over the basic toolbox animations, as we always do. We got the usual strange looks about seeing the bird behind the barrel, and the same doubts about "same speed at the end." But all in all, it went well. All the participants were thirsty for information ... Read more…
Lehigh Valley
Lessons from Lehigh Valley Over the four days in Lehigh Valley, I never stopped being amazed at how many shooters, despite how many times we write about not looking down the barrel, are still doing it. Even though it does not make any logical sense when we propose the reality of it, they still are doing it.The three-bullet drill is still the sleeper because it really does communicate to the brain what it's supposed to ... Read more…
