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Go Out and Have an Honest Practice Routine
Push yourself to the limit and make a commitment that when you get to the gun club, you're going to go out and practice, and start working on specific issues. And if you can't do it, you need to turn around and go home. You need to go there with a specific plan when you go practice, and stick to that plan. You'll get out what you put in. Nobody just picks up a shotgun and becomes a champion. It just doesn't happen. The... Read more…
The Downward Spiral
After you enter the downward spiral and are confused for 25 to 30 minutes, you're toast for the day. This is due to your brain injecting cortisol into your system, which is a hormone that kills performance at every level. After 25 to 30 minutes of injection, there is so much cortisol in your system, it takes 24 hours to get it out.On the upward spiral, the DHEA hormone begins to be injected into your system when you be... Read more…
Practicing with Just One Flat of Ammo
I was working with Craig Hill after he had gone to the world shoot and finished eighth in the world. He came to me again and awked, “Okay, what do I have to do different?”“Describe your practice routine,” I said. Now, Craig is 6'6, a big ol’ boy who can handle recoil. No problem with it whatsoever. He had an unlimited budget and unlimited time. “Well, I usually go up to Westside or Greater Houston, I put a flat on my g... Read more…
All the "Be Sure"s
Positive soundalikes: they sound positive, but they're a way for your brain to say, “Hang on, now, be careful. You're down three. Be careful. Come on now, be sure now. Be sure you see the target. Be sure you're in front of it. Be sure…” All of those “be sures” and then up jumps the devil and you miss three pair on the next to the last station.The brain doesn't learn from lecture and conscious, intellectual reasoning. I... Read more…
Distracting Phrases
We've all heard the stupid phrases our brain injects that do anything but help us remain positive and stay in the zone: "Is that the right hold point? Be sure you get the lead right. I wish that guy didn't talk so loud. You only got two stations to go. Can't miss any more. Down three with three stations to go. I wish that guy wouldn't drive that clays car so fast. That's cigar smoke.” There are thousands of other phras... Read more…
