Olympic pistol training notes

[Ramon OP]

Hi everyone. These are the notes from my pistol training with the Olympic trainer Daniel Goberville I hope they are useful: https://www.olympicpistol.com/pistol-tr ... notes.html

[tcas146]

Thanks Ramon,

Very interesting notes and training info. Great insight into training and discipline required to be world class.

[Ramon OP]

Thanks for the feedback. Daniel is definitely worth a visit :) He's given me permission to share the training program he made for me after this session. I will publish it next week.

[ChipEck]

Great posting. Thanks,

Chip

[bmcross]

Thanks for sharing!

[400driver]

Thanks Ramon,
Great to hear other peoples training regimens.

[Leadbelly]

I can not thank you enough for the information you have shared with us.
Being an old Texan, there are some things I don't understand. After I study
these lessons many times, I will ask some questions. I stopped shooting air pistol
in 1986 and 32 years later started back. I got my Morini 162el 2 months ago and
shot a 540 last night ( Integer, not decimal ) I love quality Air Pistols. In the 80's
we all used CO2 and FWB 65's as back up. I thought they were great then BUT the new PCP
pistols are wonderful.
Thanks again for the information,
Leadbelly

[Ramon OP]

Thanks to all for your encouraging posts :)

I think you will also apreciate these posts that can complement the training notes:

• Rapid fire basics: https://www.olympicpistol.com/rapid-fir ... ction.html
  A pistol diary to download: https://www.olympicpistol.com/pistol-sh ... urnal.html
  The first training program for air pistol I got from a trainer: https://www.olympicpistol.com/my-first- ... ogram.html

There are a few more interesting posts in the site, and more are to come :) Looking forward to a lot of shooting conversations.

[Ramon OP]

Here's the training program that Daniel prepared for me after this session: https://www.olympicpistol.com/pistol-st ... rvile.html

[samg]

Ramon op. Thanks for sharing this info. I see things I can incorporate into my own training sessions.

[Leadbelly]

I have been using your posted 100 shot practice schedule.
Since we only have a few electronic target, and those go to the rifle shooters first.
Our paper target systems are right hand crank handles, and in PTO's we only shoot
2 shots on each target. Therefore we have to lay the pistol down every two shots
replace target and crank it back, THEN RE-GRIP THE PISTOL! My current grip does not
fit me that well so I have added a 20 shot exercise I call " 2 by 2's " where I shoot just
like the PTO. This seems to have helped a little.

[madmax]

Hi Ramon, Great articles!! So good to see training focussed on the older shooter, rather than the fit and young. Us older folks find that training has to be a lot "gentler" than what the younger shooters can handle. More reps/lower weights on the physical side, and more/shorter sessions on the dry fire/shooting side. Train to YOUR limit, and don't forget that you are NOT 30 any more. Max.

[ChipEck]

While there is a rule that you have to grow old, there is no rule that's says that you have to grow up. Tag, you are it!

Chip

[madmax]

While the English espoused "growing old gracefully" as a virtue, here in the antipodes we get more fun out of old age by "growing old disgracefully".

Max

[Gwhite]

My goal is to be considered "eccentric". This allows one to largely do as you please, without getting locked up for it...

[Rover]

Gwhite, glad you decided to join me. I'm afraid our pal William is well past that stage, though.

[400driver]

Can you add some fitness exercise training notes if he suggests them?
Cheers
Mark
Also Ramon what does tonus mean in your post ... raise the arm with tonus !

[Ramon OP]

@400driver I will continue adding materials, also for physical exercise, as I manage to get them, digest them and write them :) I have one in mind with a morning routine but I just can't get to take the videos and pictures for it yet.

For tonus means with tension, feeling that your arm is activated, not relaxed. Can a native speaker help me find a better word please?

@leadbelly Sounds great. Good luck with the training. It has helped me a lot.

@madmax My body reminds me of my age without me having to think about it :)

[400driver]

Ramon,
Perhaps feeling the arm tense would work for what you are saying . Raising the arm under tension. Could the feeling be “ locked “ also?

[Ramon OP]

@400driver Yes, you are supposed to lock your wrist but I don't feel it.