Being in a Position to Fail
You’ve got to be willing to put yourself in a position to fail in order to succeed. And you’ve got to be willing to look at it from the standpoint of “the more times I put myself out there in a position to fail, the...
Crossing Bird Confusion
If the crossing point is confusing visually, then accept the confusion. And give yourself a picture of what you want to happen after the confusion. It has to be a picture. You can't resist the confusion or worry about the confusion or try to see one...
Analyzing Your Scorecard
A shooter reached out through our website and I called him. He said he'd been working with his local coach and hadn't gotten any better and needed help. He had sent me photos of eight to ten of his scorecards. Now here's a killer: there was...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Looking at Your Top and Bottom Scores
You’re not always going to bring your “A” game to the show. As hard as you try, you’re not always going to do that. I went to the Beretta World Championships in 1987 and was fortunate enough to spend probably 45 minutes under a tent...
The Limits of Working Memory
Working memory is limited in duration and capacity. It can hold on to things for about 10 to 20 seconds if you don't do something with them. And there can be no more than four things in the working space at any one time. One of...
How Do You Start Your Shooting Year?
When you begin your new year or come back from your break, it’s important that you write down what kind of targets you practiced; how many, the frequency of practice, and the duration of practice. Whatever you did last year, if it worked out, you ought...