Automaticity and Awareness
Practice is about repeating everything enough for the brain to know what is going to happen before it happens. The more your anticipation occurs as an automatic circuit, the more it allows for concentration on other physical things in your control. But first, they must be...
The Vivid Preload
The goal in practice is to have the preload be so vivid that the brain knows what it is about to do before you close the gun and call “pull.” Binge watch the Kill Shot Reviews in the Knowledge Vault so it will be easier for...
You Need a Preload of the Movie
Any kind of practice is futile without a preload of the movie of the shot coming together. Remember, you want the brain to anticipate the arrival of the target as well as where it will be in the future! Always keep your nose on the target and...
It’s a First Bird Game
The game is really about the first bird of every pair. Eventually, if you can break every first bird of every pair where and how you want to, you will be in the mid-80s!...
Random and Varied Practice
When practicing random and varied shots on singles, if you find one that is a bit rough or hard to visualize, drop back to some blocked practice until it feels in control. Then resume random and varied practice on single targets moving the breakpoint. Pay particular...
We Recommend Random and Varied Practice
Random and varied practice on singles is what we recommend for most shooters, especially at the beginning of the year....
Repeatedly Training on One Specific Target
There is great benefit in shooting one single crossing or quartering target over and over with a preload the same way. And then shooting random targets the same way, only changing the timing of the mount and move with a preload. With each shot, you are...
What the Top Shooters Know
Top shooters not only know what it will look when they pull the trigger on each shot in the pair, but they also can vividly imagine how the shot will come together. They will not only break the pair but break it their way. This allows...
Recognizing Shots as Movies
Recognizing shots as movies allows the shooter to recognize where all the parts have a place. They are easy to recall and it becomes automatic. This is where patience and higher-level practice rapidly build the library, which allows for not thinking, even in the shot-analyzing phase. This...
Knowledge vs. Skill
“It is not what you know that makes you better it is what you are willing to learn” - Vicki Ash. Knowledge is the presence of facts, and skill is knowing how and when to use them. You can't think your way to skill; you must act your...