Return from Phoenix
Returning from Phoenix and what a great time was had by all. Dan Twitchell at Ben Avery runs a first-class operation and we had a ball shooting both of his courses and teaching 29 shooters. Eleven of them came for two days over four days… Without exception, the...
Ben Avery 2014
What another great four days at Ben Avery Shooting Sports in Phoenix, Arizona. The weather was perfect—a little cool in the mornings and thank goodness for the overcast skies in the afternoons. We had 38 out of 40 slots full and 11 students came for two days....
Determining Muzzle Length
Determining Muzzle Length I got an email from Grant Lewis this week asking about how we determine the best muzzle length for shooters. He mentioned that some of the better shooters have gone to 34 instead of 32. Well, I called him and he was shocked...
Safari Club International Convention – Las Vegas!
We're just returning from Las Vegas from the SCI convention - and what a convention it was. Everything you want for a hunting experience is on showcase. You can book a hunt in Africa or anywhere in the world and they are all in one big place....
Training Your Brain with the Kill Shot Reviews
"The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein We're just now leaving the Safari Convention. We had two great seminars and the completion of a new video by Mitch of clay kill shots that are about 10 minutes long. It will...
Seven Days in Beautiful Florida
Just returning from spending seven days in Florida. We got to Orlando and made our way past Disney World to Lakeland to meet with the Department of Natural Resources from Florida, Iowa, and Georgia. We spent the first half day in the classroom, then to Tenoroc Shooting...
Changing Shooters’ Perspectives in Florida
Successes in Training Hunter Ed Specialists We just got back from Florida, teaching Florida, Georgia, and Iowa DNR hunter ed specialists for two and a half days, then at OK Corral with 10 students a day for three days. What a week, and man, we are tired. Now we're on the...
Zone Experiences
Just wanted to add to all of your thought processes these comments we received from Jeff after we talked about his zone experiences on the Coaching Hour: Hey Gil, I’ve been considering the recent conversations we’ve had on “systems” and how different shooters actually perceive what they’re...
Skill-Building
In our travels shooting, coaching, and speaking about our passion for the smoothbore, we still are amazed at the perceptions that each shooter brings to what they do when they shoot a shotgun. We’ve spent most of the last 30 years of our lives confused, constantly...
Dallas Safari Convention and the Power of Habit
We are in Dallas at the Dallas Safari Club convention. We will be doing two seminars this year. One on Friday from 2-3 and 3:30-4:30, then again on Saturday at 2 PM. If you are around Dallas come by the convention center and look us up. I’m reading...