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Camanche Hills and Our Custom Stocks
Seeing the Bird Behind the Barrel at Camanche HillsAnother great clinic at Camanche Hills in Ione, California, with four days of great weather and great shooters of all abilities. An incredible blue sky dominated the weather. While it was a little cooler than normal for that time of year, all in all, it was a great time.The greatest relief was that Larry Skinner got through his heart procedure on Friday and all is okay... Read more…
Your Comfort Zone and Closing an Eye
Getting out of Your Comfort ZoneWell, another successful clinic at our field in Houston at American Shooting Centers. I realized yet another answer to another mystery (or maybe just said it another way) this last weekend. Have you ever stepped up to a station and without thought, called for the bird and smashed it? Then all of a sudden you were aware of how far out in front of the bird you were. But try as you may, you... Read more…
More from 74 Ranch Advance School
Well, three classes at 74 Ranch and one to go.I am more convinced that seeing the bird behind the barrel is a concept that mainlines to the right brain and is less confusing than focusing on the target and getting the gun in front. The circuit we are accessing is the anticipation circuit in the brain. Well, duh! You can’t anticipate from behind. You anticipate from in front. We use this circuit every day and it knows u... Read more…
More from Advance School
Coming home from the second Advance School. We had great weather. There was a little mist yesterday, but all in all, it was a great time.Lethal MovesWhat a great format for learning. Man, when shooters finally get the picture of the target coming to the lead after the gun is mounted and stabilizing the picture, it is an incredible thing. The "move, mount, shoot" move is a good one for quick targets but on the longer an... Read more…
Importance of the Preload
When expectation is equal to your ability, great things happen! That would be where confidence comes from.The predecessor of confidence is competence.These things are why the preload is so important, especially in practice. That is where it starts, and when it's there on every shot in practice, eventually it shows up on game day and turns into a way to control fear!Please begin to preload everything. Watch the kill sho... Read more…
