Learning to Shoot and Learning to Perform
Learning to shoot is about learning to control the target from in front and break it ten times in a row. Learning to perform is about learning how to think, learn from failure, and control fear. Fear is necessary. Without it, there would be no courage. Too...
Zone Experience and Preload
Every phone call I receive from shooters all over the world now deeply embeds the idea that accessing the right brain is the key to the zone experience. And the preload being vivid and clear is the key to opening the door. I have had so...
Comments from a Shooter
"I got your card today. Thanks for the follow-up. I have nearly finished reading 'The Talent Code.' I am doing my three-bullet drill until my shoulders tire, rest, and then repeat. After reading 'The Talent Code,' I apply my interpretation of deep training to the...
Being Calm Under Pressure
Being calm under pressure comes from being under pressure. Skill is the ability to anticipate farther and farther ahead of what is going on in a pressure situation. Take into account what is going on and react calmly. So, skill is the ability to anticipate. Why,...
Muzzle Awareness
“The amount of muzzle awareness in the shot will always be equal to or greater than the amount of muzzle awareness in the setup!"...
Dispatch from the OSP Trail
Greetings from the OSP trail across the country. I'm looking forward to sharing some things I have learned from biting deep in my zone while teaching. I had a lesson with Robert McClenagan and said something I have never said before. Robert was having trouble with mounting his gun...
Charge to Our Shooters
Never be defined by your last shot. Always be defined by your next shot. When you look at things as going bad, that's where you lose it. Never evaluate the score until the last shot is fired. That is a mindset, not a trick or technique....
Quote for the Day
"My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure." - Abraham Lincoln...
Side-by-Sides
Why do you not see more side-by-sides in Sporting Clays? John Payne, Houston, TX. *** Sporting clays, trap, and skeet are clay target games. The over and under (o/u) target gun has evolved over the years as the gun of choice for most target shooters for one main...
Stop Trying to Program on a Skeet Field
When programming pictures on a skeet field, especially the across the gun shot, stop trying to program. The targets are too fast! Program on a big looping incoming crosser. Give the brain time to see what you want it to see and see it develop slowly. Remember, you are...