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Fixing the Slash at the End of the Shot
I had a shooter with a new Krieghoff that was fit by the factory. It was 1 and 5/8″ too short with cast on for a right-handed shooter. He had a violent slash at the end of his shots and did not realize it. I had to shoot a video of it to show him what he was doing.This also happened the week before in Columbus, Ohio at Cardinal Shooting Center. In both instances, the gun was way too short. And when I added a pad and a ... Read more…
Time is Relative
Although time moves slowly, when you're in flow it moves fast at the same time. So time is relative. Bored and slow involved, and it's over almost just after it began.When you are in flow, however, everything seems slow from the perspective of having plenty of time to get things done. Decisions seem more obvious. There is a feeling of peace within yourself and you have this gift of an ability to plan and execute and in... Read more…
Move and Mount in Sporting Clays
Just how important is the move and mount in sporting clays? Well, in the beginning, it is everything. But unfortunately, that's where many shooters get stuck in a rut and never get out.They are so hung up on lead and swing technique and what the end of the muzzle is doing that they end up looking at the muzzles 80 to 90 percent of the time in the shooting stand when they are getting ready to shoot. Is it any wonder tha... Read more…
Struggle is Necessary for Improvement
Thanks to Jeff Wolfe for sending this to me after we talked about writers and other instructors blatantly stealing our words and phrases:“It’s like any other knowledge you don’t work to obtain. Just because you have it, that doesn’t mean you really understand it, or know how to apply it properly. Actually, that’s true of the whole learning process, I suppose.🙂”This is why it’s the struggle that is necessary for improve... Read more…
Teaching Swing-Through Pheasant Hunters in South Dakota
We're returning from South Dakota from teaching at Hunters Pointe near Sioux Falls, and renewing our friendship with Tony Bour and his family. What a relief to have cooler weather: highs of 85 instead of a heat index of 107 in Houston. And we're planning to return once and maybe twice next year.Teaching Swing-Through Pheasant HuntersWell, we are in pheasant country and encountered a lot of swing-through shooters that w... Read more…
