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Building Your Habits in Practice
Skill building is a process that few really understand. And even fewer are willing to put in the time and repetitions necessary to really build skill in their shotgun game. There are so many shooters out there who, for various reasons, just will not make the time to really build a game. As a result, they get stuck between 65 and 75 and just can’t get any better. They shoot more and call it practice and go to tournament... Read more…
Having a 50/50 Point of Impact
We recommend fitting a gun with light cheek pressure and that the gun be stocked so that with light cheek pressure, the Point of Impact (POI) be 50/50. While some shooters like floating a target, we are not among them. We have two reasons for this.First, let’s say your pattern is 60/40. That means 60 percent of the pattern is above the point of aim, at 16 yards, but because the deviation is exponential, at 60 yards it ... Read more…
The Sun Will Still Rise
The ability to take disappointment out of a situation is a full-time job for a coach. It also needs to be a full-time job for a competitor if they really want to be good.Our brains will take the negative road in a heartbeat. You must train yours to say things in a way that remembers a negative situation in a more positive way, because we become what we remember. And the way you remember everything that happens to you i... Read more…
Keep a Calm Mind
You are going to miss. Accept it and move on. But knowing what missing does to your physiology can be very helpful. While we’ve observed that different shooters react in different ways, they all speed up. You lose control between the pairs and stations and you must get it back by first slowing down and getting back in control of your pace in everything that you do. Focus on the task at hand and trust your routines and ... Read more…
Myelin Growth in Young Shooters
Young shooters are easily excited with the rapid learning and skill-building they experience, but they will soon hit the proverbial wall where it takes more effort to move to higher and higher score plateaus. This is described in detail in several different sports in Daniel Coyle’s book “The Talent Code,” where he talks about the protein myelin that wraps neurological circuits. Through repetition, it heavily insulates ... Read more…
