Learning with ShotKam
I go back to Doss and what we discovered last Christmas with his ShotKam. His picture was not stable. It was collapsing on all shots, which led to an inexplicable periodic slash at the end of his shot! Now, there are probably no other coaches who have my...
Pre-Mount in Routine
Our conclusions are typically drawn from how many times we have to make the same correction on thousands of students. Let's say an elite shooter came to me and asked for help. If that elite shooter did a pre-mount and did not seem to put the...
What is Your Choice?
Your optimism comes from your failures. Your determination comes from your attitude. Your confidence comes from your competence. Competence comes from your commitment. You become what you repeatedly do. So what is your choice? What one thing will you become passionate about to the point of excessiveness? If you want to...
Evolving Gun Fits
At Drake Landing last week, the owner picked up my gun and was shocked at how easy it was to mount and how it was perfectly aligned every time he mounted it. "My gun will fit all five people in this room," I said. "No way," the others...
Sensory Shutdown
"Let’s look at an aspect of sensory shutdown we all have to deal with when performing in a pressure situation: making a decision when the adrenaline is flowing and your heart is pumping. A healthy person’s heart rate is a good indication of general fitness levels,...
Pressure Increases … Awareness Decreases
“When the pressure we are under increases, it is natural for our awareness to decrease. This change might be almost imperceptible at first, but as the pressure increases, our peripheral vision narrows and so too does our hearing, and, as a result, so does what we...
“If you’re thinking, you’re stinking!”
"If you're thinking, you're stinking" Here is a perfect example. I have had eight to ten shooters call in the past weeks after Nationals who took lessons from shooters in their area. Their scores rose to 83-85. They were told by their shooter coaches to go shoot...
It’s Like Public Speaking
Learning to shoot at higher and higher levels is like public speaking. We can all talk, but how many of you could have a conversation about what we are discussing with 30 shooters? 100 shooters? 500 shooters? I can, because I have done it. I have put myself...
Train with Prediction
Let's say you're approaching a shot under pressure. If you have trained it hundreds of times with prediction and execution of the prediction, it becomes easy to trust it. Hello! This is what practice is for! This is why I said in another post that you are not practicing...