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2017 Safari International Club Conventions
We’re returning from the Safari International Club Convention where we had two great seminars.We are the only folks that get a two-hour seminar and we always run overtime because there are so many questions to be asked and answered.Shotgun Mythology DebunkedIt is always amazing to see how much mythology there is about how to shoot a shotgun. So many people are looking right down that barrel and can’t figure out why the... Read more…
"Damn this works!"
I’m sitting here at South Florida Shooting Club watching it rain on a cold Sunday. We have had a great few days of teaching and even some time to shoot the ShotKam for the website. We had so many students that Brian came with us to teach.We got here on Wednesday and Brian and I went to another club not far away to shoot some shots at another venue while Gil did a lesson. We had a beautiful day for it and got quite a lo... Read more…
Nuisance Decisions Get in the Way
We’re just getting back from South Carolina and Florida. It struck me how nuisance decisions get in the way of everyone shooting their best.On the September 2016 Coaching Hour, we discussed how making too many nuisance decisions before a tournament affected your performance. Nuisance decisions are decisions you make that are not life-threatening, like watching for police cars or ambulances, or other drivers on your way... Read more…
If Only We Had a Magic Pill
I was in the office this week due to all the rain we have been having and spoke to several people about the plateaus they were on, as well as how to get beyond the score they were stuck on.If only we had a magic pill for that question. This is something everyone will go through. You just have to persevere through it by practicing the correct way and doing the three-bullet drill and flashlight drill.I’m finding out that... Read more…
Performance Anxiety
As the different state shoots are coming up and then Nationals in October, there seems to be some performance anxiety rearing its ugly head.You can’t let that control what you do. This anxiety is fear and expectations. You have prepared all year and you are ready. Now you must go into these shoots knowing you can win.But there are so many other variables that could happen that would cause you not to win. You have to go... Read more…
