TargetTalk

Thanks folks, most helpful of yours. Opinions seem to be tied. I haven't looked deeper into the subject yet, I still need to investigate more before I make a decision. Being short both of time and money right now doesn't help either. As I've said, yoga courses and academies are a dime a dozen over h...

Hi all, For some time I've been feeling a need for psychological help in my sporting activities, to help cope with some traits which I believe are upsetting my performance. My (acting) coach believes that I could benefit from seeking psychological help, not only for shooting but also for dealing wit...

Oh, now I see what you mean. I try not to think about anything. If I have a thought (especially a distracting one) I apply a trick learnt in this forum, of letting the thought process flow until a point when I can quietly terminate it, rather than battling to suppress it outright. At best I hum (men...

Nick I think you mean the 2016 Olympics in Rio. As to air con I wish, we dont have it at my club and in summer on the indoor range it's not much fun. no other form of ventilation either. I am thinking 10 what are you thinking? Glen Turner. Sorry, meant 2016, this is what happens when you post too l...

Hi all, Living down in the tropics one issue that most shooters have to contend with is the heat...especially air rifle shooters. And most of the ranges don't have air-con, or worse, are poorly ventilated. I'm blessed with the fact that my blood pressure is normal tending to low, however in a couple...

Tsokasn, I suggest for starters dropping scores. Focus on what you really need to improve and work on it. Scores will come out of their own accord. You mentioned that you had triggering issues, work on that for instance. I also don't have a coach as such. Rather, I had the luck of finding another mo...

Rob, I shoot Air Rifle. The F-coefficient is set at 55, which I believe is the default value - at least that was the value which came in the software when I took over the notebook which was given almost free with my SCATT. Forgot to m ention that this 560-odd value is a peak, not an average. In tra...

Hey Nick,what's up!!! I guess we are walking on the same path(I also bought a second hand Scatt a month ago!) I experience the same thing,but... -the distance I practise in home(only in home)is 4.5m. -I haven't create yet the best light conditions on the target frame -I leave the F-coefficient at 5...

Rob, I shoot Air Rifle. The F-coefficient is set at 55, which I believe is the default value - at least that was the value which came in the software when I took over the notebook which was given almost free with my SCATT. Forgot to mention that this 560-odd value is a peak, not an average. In train...

Hi all, Guess these questions were asked before but since I'm short of time to trawl into the past posts, here they go again... I bought a second-hand SCATT end of last year, have been training with it for the past few months with very good effects on live shooting. However, I noticed that there is ...

I buy stuff directly from Anschütz in Germany over the post and always pay the export price (minus VAT). In any case, if you decide to buy in Europe you can have the VAT either deducted (by presenting your passport at the moment of purchase) or returned to you (at the airport or back at home by fill...

Sounds to me like you're trying to force a rhythm on yourself. Instead you need to find your own rhythm. Just shoot and don't think about it and you'll naturally fall into it. Then record what you thought your rhythm to be and try that next time. If it feels good, keep doing it, if not, shoot some ...

Hi all, Any ideas on how to train shot rythm? Of lately I've been doing a drill which consists on delivering one shot per minute, with 30 seconds for preparation and 30 seconds for execution and no call-off of shot untill it is delivered. However I've noticed that after a bit my shot delivery qualit...

He also explained the theory behind this repositioning move. A simple explanation which made a world of difference. ...and what is this simple but effective theory? If it isn't a secret, could you tell it to us? Thank you in advance! He just repositioned my trigger finger so that the trigger shoe n...

<snip> However it took the passage of an Ukranian coach for me to make proper use of it. Cheers NB And what additional info / advice did they give you with regards its setup ? Rob. He didn't give any other additional info, he just validated/fine-tuned my settings (which was nothing other than follo...

Oz, great thanks...although my performance anxiety is not as extreme as yours, your post is most interesting and valuable. Will read it with utmost care.

Cheers NB

I believe this subject has been discussed over and over but... In another topic forum member RobStubbs mentioned practising refocussing and distraction control. How is this done, are there exercises for that? I have my own techniques to "bring me back" but I would like to see more. Cheers NB

I find for myself the biggest factor holding my scores down is the mental part of it. Whether I'm trying to hard to force the gun to be center or just not concentrating enough. When you shoot at a match are you nervous does you heartbeat go up a lot? For some people that is a big problem. Thanks fo...

Hi all, I've been shooting air rifle for a couple of years now and of lately I've been having some very good (given my skill level) training sessions, with score hovering in the 550-560 mark (I don't usually count my training scores, but sometimes I feed them into a target plotting software and of c...

Long time no view this forum... :-) well, I've bought the thingy, and yes it did make a difference. It's a bit of a pain to set up correctly, but once done it is very comfortable, considerably better than the standard issue Anschütz trigger. However it took the passage of an Ukrainian coach for me t...