Seeing the Connection (Part One)
As I look back over our last few coaching sessions, I'm beginning to see a connection. It's always been there, but I just didn't recognize it or just now realized it differently. Familiarity with the gun is huge in a shooter's ability to perform. The gun...
Be a Puller
On a recent Coaching Hour, our friend Max talked about the things he's observed while pulling at both corporate and registered events. And he discussed some of the conclusions he's overheard about what happens when you shoot a moving object with a shotgun. Max also suggested...
It Pays Off!
"Thank you again for hosting a class in St Louis. Over the last two weeks, I have been watching the kill shots and working on what I learned with you. It all came together last weekend. I won my club championship shooting 91/100. Hope to see you...
Being Honest with Yourself
The other day I had a lesson with a young female athlete the other day who wanted to really shoot great, but she had not committed to building the skills to do so. This was our first lesson together, and we began by listening to the March 2015...
Learning New Skills: Fishing and Shooting
We've been able to take some time off from our busy schedule and have come to the bay house to chill and fish. Until six years ago I had never really fished at all. Growing up in Houston, my dad and I would go on Saturdays...
The Jitters: Coaching Hour September 2015
The jitters are something you just have to go through. Most are caused by wanting to control what others think about you. But you can't control that, so don't even go there. But you are going there anyway...
Practice Every Day
Please, practice your gun mount every day. Don't make your job and ours harder by not doing it. Saying or thinking that you're eliminating risk by shooting a mounted gun means you need to practice your gun mount. Being able to mount the gun 95 percent...
Touch Your Gun Every Day
If you are not touching your gun every day, you are not getting better. The more I shoot, the more I'm amazed at what the anticipation circuit can do, and the less I am focused on anything. The better you get, the more things are chunked...