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...
Practicing your Game
A good way to practice your game is to go and shoot singles at five different stands at your course or from four different places on a skeet field. Find the spot where it's sweet to break the target and break it there 10 times. Then...
Shooting Great after the Lesson … or Not
When I go back to practice, or especially when I shoot a tournament, I promptly forget all of your teaching and revert to my bad habits. What accounts for this phenomenon? Is it the stress of competition or do I need more practice? *** The answer is...
Make it Ugly to Make it Right
Gun fit is different for each person, and it is an ongoing process – a journey. It's not something you can go out and do just once. As you improve your gun mount so will your gun fit change. We have gone through more stocks...
A Question about Gun Fit
I got an interesting phone call the other day from a man named Larry. He asked if I had a try gun. When I confirmed the rumor, he asked if I did stock fits and I said yes. He then proceeded to tell me that 15...
“Where’s My Gun?”
Here’s a story about a wonderful lady that came to us for lessons before she made her first trip to Argentina. It was a family trip, and it would be the first time she got to hunt. She wanted to do well. The mother and father-in-law and her...
ShotKam and Knowledge Vault Results: Another Satisfied Customer
Dear Gil and Vicki, I have been getting a lot of good information from the Knowledge Vault. I have listened to all the Coaching Hours back to Jan. 2013 and looked at the videos and animations. The ShotKam videos are incredible and the ShotKam Kill Shot...