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The Routine No One Wants to Do
You should do the post-shot routine when working on basically any target. If you miss, this post-shot routine will then become automatic. This is the one routine that nobody wants to do, but it's probably the most important. After you've made a great shot, just take those fractions of seconds to relive it. Then it goes into your brain and the brain says, “Oh, I got it. Now I know what you're asking me to do.” But not e... Read more…
Stubborn in Practice, Without Evaluation
When you watch an elite shooter, everything is always the same. You can think all you want to with the gun open, but once it's closed, it's go time. If that gun closes and there's a thought, if you look at the barrel or a bird in the distance or something, you need to open it up and start over. I know if I hit the bird, I can't replicate it - it's luck. Being stubborn in practice is where all that comes from. Most pe... Read more…
Getting Comfortable with Being Far Out in Front of the Ta...
Do you remember the first time you broke a target that was really out of your comfort zone? “Oh, I was a school bus in front,” some people say. You might have to be the school bus in front at first so your brain can get out there and put the gun far enough out in front. The first time I broke a tower shot at the 74 Ranch, I thought I was a mile and a half in front of the bird, which I had to be to hit it. But once yo... Read more…
Perceptions of Lead on Live Birds and Clays
We have been to South America and Mexico more than 50 times both to hunt and coach in the field on the real thing. Almost all of the hunters that went with us were our clients and could already shoot really well. But like all great performers, they were always pushing themselves to get better and better. In wing shooting, this means expanding your zone of lethality to greater and greater distances. In these target-rich... Read more…
Keep Your Nose on the Target!
Imagine that you’re at a tennis match, seated in line with the net and higher up in the grandstand. Would you put your nose on the net and follow the ball with your eyes? Or would you keep your eyes on the ball by pointing your nose at it?In our travels, we see shooters watching view targets intently, following them with their hand/finger and their nose all the way to the ground - which we would recommend.But when they... Read more…
