It’s Not Your Fault…
I did not say it was your fault; I said I was blaming you!...
Continue Learning with the Three-Bullet and Flashlight Drills
It’s been a busy eight weeks of traveling from club to club. We have added five new clubs this year, so it’s been very hectic. But there’s been a great deal of learning going on. We have gone from California to Colorado to North Carolina to...
Stop Making Excuses
Being honest with yourself is the thing that opens the door to learning. Stop making excuses for not shooting as well as you think you should. “Excuses are the crutches of the untalented!”...
See the Bird Behind Where the Barrel is Pointing!
If we could just get shooters to stop trying to break the targets and focus on improving their move and seeing the bird behind where the barrel is pointing, they would instantly shoot better. When you try you get in your own way, you are not...
Face the Facts!
Stop running away from failing and face the fact that you are responsible for the misses and the hits. Trying not to miss causes the learning to stop. You learn more from your misses than the hits. And the sad fact is that shooters are running...
Busy, Busy, Busy!
Whew, what a busy and active three weeks! We went to a new club near Raleigh, North Carolina called Drake Landing. A wonderful club with a great staff and great targets. There were a lot of crossers, which is the number one reason people come to...
Get the Gun out of the Way
We constantly see shooters who, for whatever reason, keep putting the gun too close to the target. And we spend 95 percent of our time getting the gun out of the way of the eyes. ...
Stop Chasing the Targets
When you finally stop chasing the targets and putting the gun in the way, you will begin to be able to slow the targets down. Two things will happen. First, you will begin to hit more targets. But most importantly, the cause for the miss will...
“Pretty Gun, Isn’t It?”
“Pretty gun, isn’t it?” I know we come from a society that aims down the barrel of the gun. Most people started with a BB Gun, went to a 22, then on to a rifle and then on to a shotgun. They thought you could aim...
Make Your Plan and Shoot Your Plan: Going from 75 to 90
Here are some thoughts that I talked about in the Coaching Hour where we were talking about how to go from 75 to 90 percent. (Part two here) Before you get into the stand you should have a plan - a confident plan that you are...