Routines I’m struggling this season. I seem to drop four times as many birds on third and fourth pairs as I do on first and second pairs. Until I fix this I am stuck in the mid-80s, which is much better than a year ago but not as good as I want to be. What do I do? This is purely a mental game issue. More specifically, it is an issue with your pre-shot routine. In order to achieve consistency, your pre-shot routine must be consistent. Your conscious mind seems to be wandering off during your third and fourth pair at each station. Sporting clays is a unique sport in that the … [Read more...]
Hartmann’s Hint #13: Peeking
Peeking Peeking is something we avoided doing when we were young and playing 'Hide and seek.' We learned to not peek at the answers when we were taking tests in school or to not peek at the answers that others were writing on their tests. Peeking was a way of cheating, we wanted to be fair and we avoided it. "What's all this have to do with shooting?" you ask. We, as shooters, must also avoid 'peeking' if we want our scores to meet our expectations. Peeking is where we look somewhere other than where we should be looking during the execution of a shot. In shotgun … [Read more...]
Ask the Instructor: Cross Dominance
Cross Dominance I am a right-handed shooter and left-eye dominant. I know I am handicapped from the start, but can I still learn to shoot well like this? Yes. For a variety of reasons, some shooters insist on shooting from the side opposite the dominant eye, a situation referred to as cross-dominance. In many cases, cross-dominant shooters don't want to retrain themselves to mount to the dominant side, or they have some physical limitation. Whatever the reason, you must figure out a way to put the nondominant eye (on the shooting side of the cross-dominant shooter) in … [Read more...]
Hartmann’s Hint #12: Get Involved in Your Club
Get Involved In Your Gun Club You go to the club, shoot a little, visit with some of your shooting companions and have a pretty good time. The club house is usually comfortable, depending on the season. There are tables and chairs where you can settle in for a little R&R. The restrooms are pretty clean, too. The green areas are normally mowed, the machines are usually throwing good targets, and it's a generally nice place to shoot. The reason these conditions exist is that the club has a Board of Directors, a manager, and members who volunteer their time to keep the … [Read more...]
Hartmann’s Hint #11: Wannabes
Wannabes There are several "wannabes" at every club. You know, the guys that jump on a field as soon as they have an opportunity to impress someone with their so-called knowledge. I was recently told about one of these that went up to a teenager at a registered skeet shoot and told this teenager that he could help him improve his game. The teenager had just (five minutes before) shot his fifth or sixth 100 straight. The kid is very talented. The 'wannabe' has never been close to a 100 straight, but there he was. It's great that clubs have people that want to help new shooters … [Read more...]
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