Emmet County Sportsmen’s Club
What a great trip to Emmet County Sportsmen’s Club last weekend… that is, once we got there. Our flight left at 5 AM on Wednesday to Chicago, and we landed at 8 AM. So far, so good. Our flight to Traverse City was at 10:30 and...
Vicki’s Sweet Vacation
I’m just getting back from what our general manager Becky called my vacation in Oregon with granddaughter Avery. I am not sure that vacation is the correct term. Our daughter Andrea and her husband Tim had a trip planned, so it was my pleasure to go...
Continue Learning with the Three-Bullet and Flashlight Drills
It’s been a busy eight weeks of traveling from club to club. We have added five new clubs this year, so it’s been very hectic. But there’s been a great deal of learning going on. We have gone from California to Colorado to North Carolina to...
Busy, Busy, Busy!
Whew, what a busy and active three weeks! We went to a new club near Raleigh, North Carolina called Drake Landing. A wonderful club with a great staff and great targets. There were a lot of crossers, which is the number one reason people come to...
“Pretty Gun, Isn’t It?”
“Pretty gun, isn’t it?” I know we come from a society that aims down the barrel of the gun. Most people started with a BB Gun, went to a 22, then on to a rifle and then on to a shotgun. They thought you could aim...
Make Your Plan and Shoot Your Plan: Going from 75 to 90
Here are some thoughts that I talked about in the Coaching Hour where we were talking about how to go from 75 to 90 percent. (Part two here) Before you get into the stand you should have a plan - a confident plan that you are...
Crunch Time!
Crunch time has arrived. Our calendar is full and fishing is out for a while. Oh well. We are on our journey of constant discovery. Each day is a new one. We think we have heard it all and then it happens and a student either...
You Must Practice with a Routine and Plan
It’s spring, which makes us want to get outside and shoot. The biggest issue that seems to be coming up is shooters’ frustration at having so much potential in practice. Yet on game day, they fail to reach that potential! What happens to your mental and physical...
Teaching in the Rain
Brian, Gil and I are here at 74 Ranch south of San Antonio, Texas doing our 2nd Advance School. We are all here and have had a ball introducing new ideas and ways to improve everyone's game. It's a great venue as the students get a different instructor each...
2017 Safari International Club Conventions
We’re returning from the Safari International Club Convention where we had two great seminars. We are the only folks that get a two-hour seminar and we always run overtime because there are so many questions to be asked and answered. Shotgun Mythology Debunked It is always amazing to...