How Much Have You Shot as Yourself?
It is not as much how well you can shoot, but how many times you have shot well while being yourself. That’s what really matters. This could be the greatest breakthrough I have had in coaching performance with a shotgun… or in life itself....
Setbacks and Your Attitude
Your attitude in practice is so very important in building a game. And that is what you are doing: you are building a game. Setbacks are determined by your attitude about them, not what they really are. The problem is not that there are problems; the problem...
Building Your Competition Persona
It occurs to me today the reason why trying too hard or trying harder doesn’t work: You must build a persona of who you are in competition to have a peak performance. ...
No Quick Fix to Consistency
As we travel the country, we see over and over that the majority of shooters still think that getting the lead right will lead to more consistency. Then some say it’s “the six inches between their ears” that keeps them from progressing. Others say “I’m really...
Neither Shock nor Relief
Rather than being shocked or relieved when the target breaks, the best shooters are shocked when it doesn’t break because they are so committed to a certain sight picture before they even close their gun to call “pull”!...
Another Satisfied Customer
“I did shoot my new Mossberg 930 sporting. It was hard for me to believe. I have a Benelli Super Sport custom shop, and a Beretta A 400 multi-target ACS. I took your 930 out, and on my first shooting at wobble trap, hit 23...
The Three-Bullet Drill and Consistency
A giant step in the right direction to become more consistent is to do the three-bullet drill to train your brain to accept the muzzles in the periphery and get used to what the sight pictures really look like. This will make it so much easier...
Visualization Separates the Top Shooters from the Rest
There are two things we see that separate the top shooters in both skeet and sporting. First, the ability to visualize exactly what the shot is going to look like before they even load the gun. And second, how comfortable they are in the competitive...
Concentration: The Art of Thinking About Nothing
Your focus improves as your habits improve. The amount you have used that specific habit in competition in turn determines how comfortable you are when you are competing. I was in a shoot-off with Olympic skeet shooter Matt Dryke at the first Beretta championships held in...
Developing Your Skills into Habits
The beginning shooter must train themselves to develop good habits that they can depend on when they are performing. Nothing is a skill until it becomes a habit. Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky said, “We are all creatures of habit. The better your habits are, the better...