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Cue, Response, Reward
A habit is nothing more than cue, response, and reward. And you have to do that “cue, response, reward” enough times, so that it becomes a habit.When I look at the target, I always use a skeet choke on anything inside of 25 yards. I always use skeet on anything inside 25 yards. I'm making that a habit so that there's no consternation. There's no second thought, there's no self-thought, nothing. If it's close, I'm shoot... Read more…
Muzzle Awareness is a Journey
No one ends up with the same visual confusion they begin with. And don't make too much over eye dominance. Learning the sight picture and the three-bullet drill will make most dominance issues fade away. Practice the sight pictures over and over and always predict how you want the shot to come together.Trigger time is essential in the beginning, especially. And it'll be fun. But when the repetition and the prediction a... Read more…
Gun Fit in New Shooters
In working with a lot of the high school athletes and the high school coaches, we’ve learned that gun fit is a huge thing for them. There are no guns out there that are going to fit somebody that's 5'6 and weighs 115 pounds. That's just not out there.You need to do what I would call a novice gun fit, which I've done quite a few of. Get the length of pull close and probably cut a little bit on the comb to get it down to... Read more…
Blind Spots When Shooting Pairs
If the targets are hard to see due to lighting or background conditions, find a spot that's either on the target line or close to it. And after killing the first bird, get your eyes there and keep them still, so that they will go to the motion created by the moving target and the still background.This spot needs to be specific. And you need to have your eyes still. If your eyes are searching for that target in the conf... Read more…
Reading Target Pairs
When you're looking between the birds of the pair, you'll understand just how much time you really have to shoot the pair, which will eliminate the hurry on the first bird or the first pair. And eventually will get you more X’s.Never miss a target because you think you have to hurry. Whenever you think you have to hurry, you'll always move before you focus. Always. Without exception.The other thing is, you can get focu... Read more…
