Welcome. Nice to see you here. This article is dedicated to my mentors, Peter and Wendy Crabtree. They both served as esteemed instructors at the prestigious West London Shooting School, with Peter later assuming the role of NSCA Chief Instructor. I'd like to extend a special note to Wendy: any mis-telling is on me. I chose the name Ron, an alias for our story and student here. Ron agreed to my telling his story…I asked. This may touch a chord in your shooting.I was visiting Wendy at the Meadows outside of Atlanta, enjoying the warm Georgia sun, chilled sweet tea, and good company, when Wendy's student, Ron, walked in. We shook hands, and Wendy and Ron asked if I'd like to observe ...

In the shooting box…if you don’t plan on failing…don’t fail to plan. XOXOOX vs XXXXXX. The obvious difference? The number of targets broken. What’s not so obvious is why. And by “why,” I’m not referring to skill level or swing mistakes. In my experienced opinion, the important difference began long before the shooter stepped into the shooting box. Meaning…how does HOA create XXXXXX consistently?Having been out here for a very long time, as a national and international competitor and full-time dedicated instructor, I have an advantage. That advantage is…I can look back and see some rather obvious patterns. One pattern is a ...

“Trust me…I welcome change… as long as I don’t have to do anything differentthan what I’ve been doing.”After shaking hands and introducing ourselves, my Master class student sat across from me. Like all my students, his presence here this morning and his faith in me was a privilege for yours truly. I began with a custom of mine, asking him for background information so I could specifically address what he wanted us to accomplish during his time here. He explained that his scores, coupled with mysterious misses and unmet expectations, were his primary concern. He and I were now on the same page.During our initial conversation, I asked some general ...

Bringing the Mental Game into your shooting can make a tremendous difference. For each of us, more consistency and higher scores are absolutely doable. Nothing mysterious or complicated is required, just a few basic understandings of where to step, and where not to step in your shooting. The adjustments are simple in nature and ask you to reconsider your current approach to shooting. Adding the recommended changes will, I assure you, prove immensely rewarding…in the shooting box and on your scorecard.Assembling and then putting precision into our swing…reducing Random Gun Movement (RGM)…is a high priority on our to-do list. Those set-up and swing basics should come on ...