Revelation!
Accessing the Filler in Your Brain I just read a recent study about the brain is constantly anticipating ahead of where we are. It will compensate for tiny differences in timing input and output to make things synchronous - even though they are not. For example, I...
Building Filler
This brings a new face to practice. Rather than trying to memorize the move, you train the move and build filler. So when you perform, if you are trying to remember what to do, you are not using filler. In fact, you're programming bad filler. Thinking while...
The Subconscious Anticipation Circuit
A Lesson From the Moving Sidewalk We're in the airport today leaving for Fort Myers, Florida. After we got through security and walked to the moving sidewalks, we were chatting away. And as we took the first step onto the moving sidewalk, I almost fell forward! My...
After Advance School
Lessons from the Advance School Well, I have been resting for a week after four straight weeks at 74 Ranch. The Advance Classes were great this year. We got all to shoot targets at 80-100 yards. It's amazing how when you become more consistent at distance, it...
The Filler Part of the Brain (Part Two)
Here's why it eventually becomes so important to be honest with yourself. Your choice is to be constantly building filler - good filler, or some good and some bad. It's not how well you shoot that determines how good you get. The way you handle adversity...
The Filler Part of the Brain (Part One)
In the first Advance Class last week, I began to understand more about the brain's ability to fill in the stuff that is filed in its automaticity part. This is how the brain is deceived. It's not what you are focusing on that is part of...
Welcome Aboard to Brian
Welcome, Brian! Our son Brian will begin his tenure with us next Monday. He'll be in Florida with Bill Cline, looking at some ranges in anticipation of helping Bill produce a range owner manual for all state-owned ranges. He will then be in Houston to teach at...
Keeping the Bird and Barrel Separate
Back from San Antonio and the 4-H Rodeo shoot-out. What a pleasure to be surrounded by so many young people with manners and respect. I got to look at a Dry Fire unit and watch shooters play with it. It was interesting, and I can see...
Not Looking at the Gun
Become a Knowledge Vault Member! We're about to have a new image tagline: LOL: Learning Online for our Knowledge Vault. We currently have more than 800 video lessons with over 1200 being added over the next few months, bringing the total to 2000+ video tips alone. They...
Where Confidence is Born
Fitting Guns in Sunny Florida We spent a week in Florida, and the weather was incredible this time of year. That's why we go there every year. We shot with quite a few students, both private lessons and clinics, and had some real breakthroughs. The anticipation circuits...