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I came to pistol shooting from a smallbore prone background where all of the shots had to be a ten. I switched to free pistol because it was the closest to slow fire prone shooting. I started in 1994 and had no coach. I wish I could have had all the information on here when I first started. I'm trying to unlearn center hold and get rid of the crisp trigger. I'm getting the hang of it and am still impressed when I get inside tens at 50 ft. using area aim.

In the past, I shot for score in every competition. That is how my technique is ultimately measured, however most of the threads on here talk about technique only and don't look at score. I understand not to get hung up on score during the match, but getting tens is my goal even though I realize the ten ring is too small to hit every time. Then, in the Jan/Feb. issue of USA Shooting News, there was an article from a series written by JP O'Conner titled "Put the Cork in the Bottle". I have attached the article which the author allows according to what I read about his other articles.

He describes several drills that are performance oriented. These drills seem to contradict information I have studied on Target Talk. I like what he suggests.

What are your thoughts?
Thanks!
Ben

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It's good stuff - but not performance oriented. These drills are about mental conditioning. Performing under pressure. Shooting 10s in practice is one thing. Shooting them in an Olympic final is quite another matter.

I think the point of the articles is to practice shooting under pressure at your home range, when you are shooting on your home range you are under no pressure whatsoever, so how to practice for that big event you want to win, I believe the articles show you how to prepare for the big event.

I just read this thread and thought I would update the link to the article.

http://www.pilkguns.com/jparticles/OTFL ... Bottle.pdf