Lessons Learned in Argentina (Part Three)
Last Pigeon Shoot No ShotKam this time. I'm just shooting. There's an uncanny ability to see the bird and less and less of the barrel. It's as if you must be aware of it when programming the pictures. Then when you're performing, you know without looking where...
Lessons Learned in Argentina (Part Two)
I've been shooting the ShotKam and struggled the first day with the weight. I had to rest every 10 or so shots at the dove lodge. I forced myself to keep shooting the Shotkam at the pigeon lodge and really struggled with "looking at the lead."...
Lessons Learned in Argentina (Part One)
We're leaving La Zenaida dove lodge and going to pigeon lodge. Lessons Learned by Each Student Gerald: Expectation became his boundary which he overcame. Keith: Expanded his horizons. Richard: Shot better with his over and under. Gregg: Proved himself on almost every hunt. Paul: Surprised even himself with his consistency. Dan: Surprised...
Overview of the IHEA Conference
We're leaving the IHEA conference with a few more states on our DNR program. I've realized that the hunting population in America is on the downhill slide and there's not much that can be done about it. The powers that be seem to want to keep...
Another Happy Customer
May 11, 2015 Denver, CO I had a great time on Friday following Gil around, making notes, and just observing and listening. It was great. And then, of course, I got to shoot with Vicki on Sunday. Man, what a great experience that was. She was consistently...
Teamwork In The Brain
"The difference between the top shooters and the rest of the pack is that we will not pull the trigger unless we know it is going to break." -Scott Robertson Teamwork in the Brain In most shotgun games, shooters are looking for a picture. When they see it...
Confidence and Performance
Breakpoints create confidence. Transitions control performance! When you can shoot breakpoints at will, you become confident. And you must do this in practice. Once you achieve it, the quality of your transitions from the first target to the second controls your performance! This is why singles practice is...
It’s a Movie, Not a Snapshot!
I said something yesterday that I've never said before. We use the term "sight picture" to describe where our eyes are when we take the shot. This leads people to look for a snapshot, which makes them poke at the end of the shot. Although I...
What It Takes To Change Your Brain’s Pattern After Age 25
This is an interesting piece by Vivian Giang. "In most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has set like plaster, and will never soften again." That quote was made famous by Harvard psychologist William James in his 1890 book The Principles of Psychology, and...
How the Brain Anticipates
We're coming back from Camanche Hills Sporting Clays after three days of coaching and we're looking forward to going to the bay to fish for a couple of days. While in California, I read a recent study on how the brain is constantly anticipating ahead of...