WHAT’S THE CAMERA FOR?
Have you turned up at a coaching session and someone has produced a video camera or mobile phone to “assist in coaching” The owner of the camera “watches” some of the shooters through the camera and then takes it all back into the clubhouse to play to the athletes. If the camera can be set-up […]
VISION & SHOOTING
SPORTS VISION AND TARGET SHOOTING. Visual Errors Affect Performance Accuracy depends on eyes ability to gauge a separation of two objects and recognise symmetry. The rifle shooter requires optimal contrast between the foresight ring and aiming mark – this can be achieved through choice of iris opening, foresight ring size, managing fatigue, eliminating reflections and glare, […]
WIND & WIND FLAGS
written by Tricia Van Nus. Reading the wind is where I have had some of my greatest achievements. Both as a coach and a shooter I have always quietly smiled when others have grumbled and fell, ravaged by the wind…..for me – shooting with top focus, aiming off and a “cat watching mouse” approach have […]
TO CANT OR NOT TO CANT
What is “canting?” Canting is about shooting while the rifle is not perfectly level. The rifle can be canted inward (brought in towards the shooter) or outwards (away from the shooter). The diagrams above give you a view of the sights when the rifle is level (Figure 1), canted in towards the shooter (Figure 2) […]
TESTING AMMUNITION
TESTING AMMUNITION. In June 2011, Robyn Ridley, Warren Potent and Dane Sampson visited the Eley factory in the UK, with the aim of testing their (and other) barrels to determine the best batch of ammunition to use over the coming year. Many other shooters have also repeated this trip in the years since – to […]
SHOOTING APPS
There are many apps that the creators say are the “best of its type”….but there again, all children look wonderful to their parents! Every time I hear of something new…I check it out. Looking for a RELIABLE AND USEFUL phone or tablet app to assist your shooting? then read on…. Target Scoring System in your […]
RECORD TRAINING
It’s hard enough to remember last week’s training, let alone last month’s sessions.Use a record sheet within your Diary – you won’t regret keeping tabs on your hard work. Use as is, or adapt. WHAT TO RECORDThis is interesting – some shooters record many details and other simply put down scores. I am not a […]
NUTRITION & SHOOTING
NUTRITION IN THE SHOOTING SPORTS All disciplines of shooting require high mental concentration, which requires more nutrients to be delivered to the brain to use as fuel. Mental performance will be best after eating a mixture of carbohydrate, lean protein and healthy fat at frequent intervals throughout the day. This will ensure that blood sugar […]
HOW TO TRAIN TO IMPROVE
Now everyone is going to say …. “Of course I train!… but do you…do you understand the real meaning of training. The three processes are … TRAINING … PRACTICE … COMPETITION … Let’s break that down a bit – TRAINING. Training is taking the time to work on the little elements of performance, one at a […]
HEARING
HEARING……. is it worth protecting???? Thoughts by Tricia Van Nus. All shooters have been taught from their earliest days at the local club that shooting affects hearing, and that ear protection is a “must”. Most use the small mushy pellets, some have the formed plastic version in vivid colours…….and some unfortunately choose to disregard the […]
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SUCCESS IS A CHALLENGE
