More from 74 Ranch Advance School
Well, three classes at 74 Ranch and one to go. I am more convinced that seeing the bird behind the barrel is a concept that mainlines to the right brain and is less confusing than focusing on the target and getting the gun in front. The...
More from Advance School
Coming home from the second Advance School. We had great weather. There was a little mist yesterday, but all in all, it was a great time. Lethal Moves What a great format for learning. Man, when shooters finally get the picture of the target coming to the lead after the gun is mounted and...
Importance of the Preload
When expectation is equal to your ability, great things happen! That would be where confidence comes from. The predecessor of confidence is competence. These things are why the preload is so important, especially in practice. That is where it starts, and when it's there on every shot in practice, eventually...
Return from Phoenix
Returning from Phoenix and what a great time was had by all. Dan Twitchell at Ben Avery runs a first-class operation and we had a ball shooting both of his courses and teaching 29 shooters. Eleven of them came for two days over four days… Without exception, the...
Ben Avery 2014
What another great four days at Ben Avery Shooting Sports in Phoenix, Arizona. The weather was perfect—a little cool in the mornings and thank goodness for the overcast skies in the afternoons. We had 38 out of 40 slots full and 11 students came for two days....
Determining Muzzle Length
Determining Muzzle Length I got an email from Grant Lewis this week asking about how we determine the best muzzle length for shooters. He mentioned that some of the better shooters have gone to 34 instead of 32. Well, I called him and he was shocked...
Training Your Brain with the Kill Shot Reviews
"The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein We're just now leaving the Safari Convention. We had two great seminars and the completion of a new video by Mitch of clay kill shots that are about 10 minutes long. It will...
Changing Shooters’ Perspectives in Florida
Successes in Training Hunter Ed Specialists We just got back from Florida, teaching Florida, Georgia, and Iowa DNR hunter ed specialists for two and a half days, then at OK Corral with 10 students a day for three days. What a week, and man, we are tired. Now we're on the...
Zone Experiences
Just wanted to add to all of your thought processes these comments we received from Jeff after we talked about his zone experiences on the Coaching Hour: Hey Gil, I’ve been considering the recent conversations we’ve had on “systems” and how different shooters actually perceive what they’re...
Skill-Building
In our travels shooting, coaching, and speaking about our passion for the smoothbore, we still are amazed at the perceptions that each shooter brings to what they do when they shoot a shotgun. We’ve spent most of the last 30 years of our lives confused, constantly...