Simple and Complex Repetitions
Skill is built through simple repetition in the beginning. As you become more skillful, the repetition becomes less simple and then more complex, as well as predicted prior to performing it. Through this process, the brain begins to “chunk” the circuits together so they become one...
Should I Change Chokes?
Choke is a mystery many will never understand. And as a result, it will confound more people than it will help. My research has proven that you can adjust the diameter of the shot cloud inside of 25 yards greater than you can beyond. If a...
Recoil is the Enemy
At the end of the day, recoil is the enemy. Anything you can do to mitigate recoil will be an advantage. We all have Isis recoil systems on our Krieghoffs and absolutely love them. One-ounce loads at 1200 fps is plenty. Try to use the ammo you...
More on Chokes: Skeet vs. Modified
Improved cylinder, light modified, modified and improved modified have the same 25” reliable killing circle at 25 yards. A .020 modified choke has the same diameter reliable pattern from 25-45 yards! If it’s close, shoot skeet. If it’s not close, shoot modified....
Using Chokes: Too Much vs. Not Enough
Using too much choke on close targets is just a bad as not using enough choke on distant targets. The normal progression in skill building in sporting clays is lethality at 25 yards, then at 35 yards, and then finally at 45 yards. Our research has shown...
Your Gun Fit Evolves with Repetition
Relentless repetition builds skill. Building skill with a shotgun is a long-range goal and takes a lot of patience, time, and effort - not to mention money! Remember, the gun is the cheapest part. The gun will evolve with experience and repetitions. Few people understand that in...
Long-Term vs. Working Memory
The file for the next shot is created in our long-term memory and then handed off to the working memory to execute the shot. Our long-term memory is infinite, but our working memory is limited in both capacity and duration. It’s important that your memory is...
How the Brain Retrieves “Files” While Shooting
Most shooters don’t realize that each time they prepare to take a shot at a moving target for the first time, the long-term memory takes bits and pieces from different files it remembers from its past. Then it assembles a unique file to break the...
More Consistency with Less Practice
The OSP system of shooting allows for better, more consistent performances with less and less practice once you’ve mastered the fundamentals of setup and movement and have a defined, comfortable amount of muzzle awareness. This is best done through deliberate practice with a detailed movie of...
Same Speed at the End
“Same speed at the end” allows you to see what it looked like as the shot was triggered so the shot can be replicated or corrected. When shooting the OSP system, do not get involved with the lead. That will increase muzzle awareness, which will alter...