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) […]
SHOOTING HABITS
TOP 5 HABITS OF SHOOTERS (AND SOLUTIONS!) HOLDING TOO LONG. Many a shooter has been caught holding, holding as if trying to make a good “10” shot into an 11. There is a finite time frame for all shots given that “balance and breathing” (BB) must be considered. Too long a hold will only cause […]
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 […]
HAVE YOU TRAINED YOUR BRAIN?
HAVE YOU TRAINED YOUR BRAIN LATELY? Changing thoughts and habits: an ongoing project… Human beings think. We think all the time. It is a central factor in our lives; our experience of reality is shaped by the moment-by-moment flow of our thoughts. As long as we can still learn, we can change our thought habits. […]
DRY FIRE & IMPROVE
We all have need to dry fire. Many top Prone, Position and Benchrest shooters regard dry-firing as legitimate and valuable practice. I offer the comment though, that rim-fire rifles may well be damaged by dry-firing on an empty chamber – there is a solution. Possible – The firing pin may hit on the edge of […]
DRY FIRING with Marcus Raab
Technical Training-Dry Firing by Marcus Raab Introduction Many of us as coaches and/or athletes are impatient. We want results now if not yesterday. We look for and try many different things to improve the performance of our athletes. Some ideas work, others do not and a few work for some athletes, but not all. There […]
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SUCCESS IS A CHALLENGE
