Coaching Hour – Working Through the Jitters – July 2018
Coaching Hour – July 2018 - EXCERPT Like history, topics on the Coaching Hour often repeat themselves. “The jitters” is a concept that we’ve discussed over the years, and we frequently return to certain topics with more refined insights. This excerpt from the July 2018 Coaching...
Coaching Hour – How Not to Self-Evaluate During Shooting – Oct 2017
Coaching Hour – Oct 2017 - EXCERPT Evaluation is a performance killer, plain and simple. Accessing skill from your long-term memory is crucial to becoming a better shotgun shooter, whether you’re a beginner or in master class. In this excerpt from the October 2017 Coaching Hour,...
Coaching Hour – Fundamentals and Getting Punches – Sept 2017
Coaching Hour – Sept 2017 - EXCERPT It’s a great joy to hear our students talk to us about their successes on the sporting clays range and hunting fields. But first they need to make the commitment themselves! In this excerpt from the September 2017 Coaching...
Coaching Hour – The Brain Chemistry of Pressure Situations – Aug 2016
Coaching Hour – Aug 2016 - EXCERPT Over the years, we’ve stayed on the cutting edge of research into the neurology of hitting moving targets, as well as new findings about practice and performance. In this Coaching Hour from August 2016, Gil and OSP member Dr....
Coaching Hour – Confidence and Negative Thinking – May 2016
Coaching Hour – May 2016 - EXCERPT Gil: It doesn't matter whether you're learning to grind recoil pads or whether you're cutting somebody's comb to make it fit them better or whether you're public speaking. It really doesn't matter what you're doing. You've got to go...
Coach Hour – How Cutting Your Gunstock Affects Your Mount – Aug 2015
Coaching Hour – Aug 2015 - EXCERPT Many people have come to Gil over the years to have their shotguns “Ashed.” He loves to make people’s guns fit better for them, and in this Coaching Hour from August 2015, we discuss the advantages of it. If...
Coaching Hour – The Game Will Tell You Why You’re Underperforming – March 2015
Coaching Hour – March 2015 - EXCERPT Skill is something you need to build on your own. We can’t stress this enough. But that’s not all you need. In the March 2015 Coaching Hour, we talked about a number of different topics related to building skill...
Coaching Hour – When MeeMaw Hits the Ones You Aren’t – Sept 2014
Coaching Hour – September 2014 - EXCERPT In this excerpt from the September 2014 Coaching Hour, an OSP member discusses a problem he was having while hunting doves. In the course of the hour, Gil troubleshoots the specific shot. You’ll find that whether you shoot birds...
Coaching Hour – Gun Mount Practice in a Mirror – Feb 2003
Coaching Hour – Feb 2003 - EXCERPT We’ve said it many times over the years: you’ll never shoot as well as your basic move and mount. Our gun mount drills have revolutionized shotgun sports training for thousands of shooters across the world. And in this excerpt...