Muzzle Awareness
“The amount of muzzle awareness in the shot will always be equal to or greater than the amount of muzzle awareness in the setup!"...
Georgia DNR
We are waiting at the airport for our 2:55 PM flight to leave. It's 4:45 and we are still on the ground. Ah, the joys of traveling for a living. Oh well. It gives me time to tell you about our exciting trip here in Georgia with the Department...
Dispatch from the OSP Trail
Greetings from the OSP trail across the country. I'm looking forward to sharing some things I have learned from biting deep in my zone while teaching. I had a lesson with Robert McClenagan and said something I have never said before. Robert was having trouble with mounting his gun...
Charge to Our Shooters
Never be defined by your last shot. Always be defined by your next shot. When you look at things as going bad, that's where you lose it. Never evaluate the score until the last shot is fired. That is a mindset, not a trick or technique....
Quote for the Day
"My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure." - Abraham Lincoln...
Side-by-Sides
Why do you not see more side-by-sides in Sporting Clays? John Payne, Houston, TX. *** Sporting clays, trap, and skeet are clay target games. The over and under (o/u) target gun has evolved over the years as the gun of choice for most target shooters for one main...
Stop Trying to Program on a Skeet Field
When programming pictures on a skeet field, especially the across the gun shot, stop trying to program. The targets are too fast! Program on a big looping incoming crosser. Give the brain time to see what you want it to see and see it develop slowly. Remember, you are...
Practicing your Game
A good way to practice your game is to go and shoot singles at five different stands at your course or from four different places on a skeet field. Find the spot where it's sweet to break the target and break it there 10 times. Then...
Shooting Great after the Lesson … or Not
When I go back to practice, or especially when I shoot a tournament, I promptly forget all of your teaching and revert to my bad habits. What accounts for this phenomenon? Is it the stress of competition or do I need more practice? *** The answer is...
Make it Ugly to Make it Right
Gun fit is different for each person, and it is an ongoing process – a journey. It's not something you can go out and do just once. As you improve your gun mount so will your gun fit change. We have gone through more stocks...