The truth is, there is no free ride to higher scores. At least not consistently higher scores.OK. Any good news? Absolutely.Recently we’ve been talking about the shooting fundamentals – what I call the non-negotiable basics. I call them that because, regardless of shooter age, gender or skill level, when swing precision is compromised, missing can now be expected. This means (after safety, of course) reducing “random gun movement” (RGM) moves to the front of the line in importance. RGM is kryptonite to X’s and our best shooting.“Plan your work…Work your plan.”Napoleon HillPreviously, we discussed what our Break Point and Foot Position have to ...
“The only place that success comes before work is in the dictionary.”Vince Lombardi The Green Bay Packer football team lost the 1960 NFL Championship in the last minute, heartbreaking loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. When training camp started in 1961, Head Coach Vince Lombardi surprised the team with new training procedures. Every single player began a rigorous, demanding regimen of perfecting the fundamentals. The Basics. Preparation and playing techniques were rebuilt from the ground up and relentlessly repeated until each Basic was thoroughly understood and then mastered. Then – and only then – did each player move to the next Basic. Each move, each step, ...
"If we do not face our fears, they will rule us forever."~ Cheryl SchindlerA few years back, my wife Cheryl contacted a local organization that helped older foster children get adopted, about helping their youngsters overcome their fear of guns. You can imagine the initial resistance as the only experiences the social workers and youngsters had about guns was 100% negative. We’d all have that view if all we’d been exposed to were gang activities, family members or friends bleeding from gunshot wounds or worse…dead. One of their youngsters had a friend die in her arms after being shot.With a big fundraiser coming up in Greenville, SC, we invited the Director to attend the ...
Too much thinking in the shooting box is like running on a treadmill; it gives you something to do but never takes you where you want to go. To add X’s, subtract thoughts.The woman appeared in the office door of the golf Coach. She was here for a lesson. Introductions finished, she was politely asked, “So, how can I help you?” Out came a rather lengthy list, starting with her frustration and disappointment with herself on the putting green. Putt after putt, herculean efforts to make the ball disappear were repeatedly unsuccessful, adding painful strokes to her score. The Coach could hear her sense of desperation. Encouraged by the Coach’s confidence and ...
If I may, here are a few words about my last post on where to put our attention when the trap machine fires. History has shown us that skill advancement is not an event. It is a time-consuming process, like learning how to assemble and execute a successful swing – consistently. The question is, where do we put our attention during this process? Out there at the target, or back here where swing control and precision are taking place? Our very first time behind the wheel with a driving Instructor beside us, naturally, we had our attention on what was taking place in front of the car. We also had to learn how much foot pressure to put on the accelerator; how to ...