The Evolution of Gun Fit
There are certain things that you need to assume or that you need to get out of the way. Working with a lot of high school athletes and high school coaches, gun fit is a huge thing for them. There are no guns made out there...
Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Scorecard
- Are you in sync and stabilizing every shot? - Are you staying in the shots long enough to have a post-visual routine confirming to your brain to do it again, which in turn becomes your pre-shot visual? - Are you controlling your pace after your quiet...
There’s No Such Thing as an “Easy” or “Hard” Target
"If we can accept that having some level of expectation is a normal and natural byproduct of training and competition, how do we best manage and deal with it?" You always go into a practice or tournament with some kind of expectation. But you can't let...
The Quiet Eye Sequence
When I'm in the zone (whether it's teaching or competing) my conscious plan has to be taken care of before I ever load the gun. I have to know what it's going to look like. I have to know where I want it to happen and...
Solutions for Beginners
Here’s a solution for the beginning shooter; someone who is shooting between 50 and 65 percent: - Do the three-bullet drill and the flashlight drill until your arms fall off. - Drill single targets over and over and a lot of times over and over on the same target. - Learn...
Your Opponent is Your Ally
Your opponent is instrumental in creating this growth. The better the people around you that you are competing with, the better you will have to shoot to compete with them. The better your opponent is, the closer the competition will be, and the more benefits...
The Paradox of the Anticipation Circuit
We have become so much more aware of the power of the subconscious mind and how quickly it can make things right. This is especially true in shooting clays because we see them every day. I’ve seen some gun mounts where the person didn’t even deserve...
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...
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....
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...