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Setbacks Follow Success
You’ve got to stay in control of your expectations. Without expectation, it’s very easy to perceive the subtlety of what you do. With expectation, you will always perceive the boundary.Remember that setbacks always follow success. You never get there. You’ll think, “I’ve arrived.” No, you haven’t. You never get there.We’ve heard several people say it. “Man, I’m there. I shot great today. I was two birds out of high ove... Read more…
Tips on a Blindside Bird
A blindside bird is one that comes from your left if you're a right-handed shooter and from your right if you're a left-handed shooter.When shooting a blindside bird, it's important to open your stance so that you can see the bird as early as possible. However, when you open your stance, it's essential to slide your front hand back toward the receiver. This positioning will allow you to have a better follow-through, wh... Read more…
Failure Shows You Your Patterns
Don’t be afraid of going to three shoots and having the same thing happen to you over and over again. Because if the same thing happens to you over and over again, guess what? You can look at it as “I’ve got a terminal problem and I’m going to die from it” or “all I got to do is figure out what the hell is wrong and, goddamn, they better watch out for me from now on.”There is a pattern. You’ve got to learn to back up f... Read more…
Seeing Over the Lever
If you're shooting a cross-eyed target with a lot of lead, there's a technique that can help you. This is especially useful for long, high tower shots, big, crossing belly chandelles, and shots that are 40, 50, or 60 yards away.As you mount the gun, your nose is back over on the right and you can see the bird across the top lever. This is huge because it means the bird has to travel a long distance before it reaches th... Read more…
Pushing Past Discomfort to Learn
This is a segment inspired by Fred Shoemaker’s book “Extraordinary Golf” that Gil and Vicki used at a coach’s clinic in Nebraska about coaching kids. One of the things you have to get kids to overcome is fear. They’re all afraid to screw up because they’re intimidated by their peers.The coach actually has to be an igniter. The coach has to be an ignition source for them to drop down their fears and inhibitions and try ... Read more…
