TargetTalk

Anonymous wrote:lastman

The local matches I compete in use these targets and yes there are 4 seperate targets on one sheet. We shoot 3 shots per bull. At first I tried to pivot side to side, now I move both feet. More dry fire might be the way, I'm at the point where if I start shooting good I have to make up for it on the next target. In other words, it goes to my head, I guess?

Thanks for your comment

yeah, you need to read/listen to Bashham more. remember you can only shoot one 10 at a time so why think about the next one or the last one.

relax.....

do your process, don't let your process do you.....

Anonymous wrote:What kind of holding drills do you guys do, or dry fire drills. How do you approach a shot (your shot sequence)? How do you get use to shooting good?

My dryfire drills are very rudimentary; Simply rehearsing the shot cycle on a blank target (to train the eye to focus on sight, and not relation of sight to target. I try to do a very quick pre-visualization, just before I start the raise. What I have found that works for me is treat every dry fire as a live shot, and every live shot as a dry fire. I am really striving for the feel of a good shot, and not the look of a good shot. As for live training, I rarely score targets, but rather strive to shoot very small groups with as few deviations from my area of hold that I can. I try to take the emphasis off of the result and place it on the process (the before, during, and after shot elements.)

As for getting used to good shooting (a very subjective measure), that is something you will have to come to know. It's like asking "how do you get used to walking good?" You simply do it correctly so often, that you forget that it is a very complex mechanical process that requires a lot of balance and muscle coordination, controlled by sensory input and nervous system output (sound familiar?)


As others have stated, try to find someone that you can work with that will prevent you from getting too comfortable and routine regarding your training regimen. Without a doubt, you will have to change the process to change the result.

toznerd

lastman wrote:Just one thing to David is that a lot of people don't have access to a coach for a significant period of time. I believe it's one of the reasons this forum was set up. Everyone gives their opinion based on their experience and what they have learnt rather than guessing.

I'm sorry but if someone is stuck around the 550 mark for 5 years then, without seeing the shooter perform, opinions on how to improve are guesses.