It’s common knowledge, we’re all happy when the targets are breaking, and rightfully so. Along with this happiness…many are then mystified by the ongoing absence of any real improvement in their shooting. Understandably…it being our nature…our final score seems to always get the most attention. And why not…score is important, right? Yes, it is. What’s being overlooked, however, is how to build higher scores, consistently.In my 3rd book…”Beyond The Target” …I discuss a skill improvement process called Kaizen. Kaizen being a form of skill progression that emphasizes the gradual but constant, uninterrupted process of ...

To expand on my recommended 2018 New Years Resolutions, please consider the following. These are just a few of the basics, commonly overlooked or unintentionally compromised. First…there’s absolutely nothing wrong with using our natural, eye-hand coordination to break targets. I’ve never met anyone who didn’t start here, and it works. Literally, millions of targets have been broken this way. That’s a truth. Here, however, is the other side of that truth. Using your raw, unrefined instincts to break targets inevitably leads to inconsistencies in your swing and lost targets. To break targets on purpose takes a certain correctness built into each ...

TIRED OF X's HERE & THERE? Here’s a simple lesson I’ve learned while teaching. It’s not the new methods that make student improvement harder…it’s letting go of what he/she believes. Especially when that swing is breaking some targets. Why change?That’s a great question, which is answered in depth in my new book, Beyond The Target (Book III). In this TIP, I thought this particular analogy would illuminate why our habits can be so hard to abandon…even when we know it’s those habits that lead to inconsistency and lower scores. It was somewhere around 2010 and I was working with a gentleman from South America. A world traveler and ...

"Everything you ever taught me plus a lot more is in Beyond The Target.I consider it my sporting clays Bible which I will read thoroughly & refer to frequently.It is an invaluable text.Every clay shooter should get one." - Mark Engen, DVM"LOVED Beyond The Target! A must read for all Sporting Clay shooters."Excellent!"- Linda Henson, Retired Corporate Trainer  A terrific book for shooters at all levels.- Howard Fortner Beyond The Target (Book III)Daniel Schindler's Latest Release Beyond The Target is definitely "not" a rehash of all you've read, seen and heard over the last decade. Focused and completely up to date, Beyond The Target's Truths and facts dispel all ...