The value of quality coaching.

Levergun59 · Post by **Levergun59** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 12:43 am

I thought I noticed a problem in my 15 year old sons kneeling position, and made a comment to his coach. My concern was unfounded actually, but his coach found other problems. He broke down his position and rebuilt it in about an hour. He explained to him the nouances of the position and talked him through the corrections. He then broke his personal best of 82 with a 93 and was able to shoot with no discomfort throughout the rest of the session. My son is a real good listener but I doubt he will retain all of this, but we will revisit it later if he starts struggling again. It is not often one makes quantum leaps in shooting, but a great coach can facilitate his progression. Thanks Dave.

GaryN · Post by **GaryN** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 11:26 am

Same here.
Thanks to the lead here, I found an AR coach and got myself coached and went from frustrated (barely in the 1 ring) to satisfied (all in the black). For a weekend casual shooter, that was BIG progress.
The coach totally rebuilt my stance. And he did it in a way that did not imply that I had no idea what I was doing, which I didn't.

Dave IRL · Post by **Dave IRL** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 4:05 pm

One thing about coaching is that while it's good to have someone point out things and work with you, it's more important to have someone who can keep an eye on you regularly in order to monitor progress and developments.

Spencer · Post by **Spencer** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 4:42 pm

Dave IRL wrote:One thing about coaching is that while it's good to have someone point out things and work with you, it's more important to have someone who can keep an eye on you regularly in order to monitor progress and developments.

Second this!

The shooter needs a mentor to sit and listen to the coaching session/s and be there when back at the home range, etc.
What the shooter hears and understands will be subjective and a mentor is one of the greatest 'tools' a shooter can have.