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Real questions from shooters, answered by the OSP coaches.

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Gun Fit, Lead, and Sight Pictures: Burning Questions from the Safari Club Convention

We had a great time in our seminar at the Safari Club International convention and answered a lot of questions from our capacity audience.

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Q&A: One or Two-Eyed Sight Picture Difference

Hi Gil, I have been reading up and listening to your podcasts in the Knowledge Vault on the subject of eye dominance and the

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Q&A: “Gimme” Targets

“I’m missing the “gimme” targets. This target should have been easy for my skill level, but I missed it anyway. How do I recover

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Q&A: Mental Management of the Pre-Shot Routine

Question: How do I stay focused through my pre-shot routine, especially if it takes a while? Some top shooters are known for taking what

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Planning Better for Tournaments

The following is an assemblage of different things we have been asked by individuals who have found themselves in one or more of these

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Q&A: “What is a good age to start a child out shooting?”

I have an 8-year-old that I want to take hunting. What is a good age to start a child out shooting? ***The age of

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Changing Leads vs. Chokes

I’ve heard people talk about changing their leads instead of changing their chokes. Which has the most effect on the size of the shot

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The “Dreaded Flinch”

Hello Vicki and Gil,My scores have progressed from the mid-50s to the low 80s, so I am making progress. Now, however, I have developed

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Eye Dominance

When you write about your technique of automatic vision compensation when you concentrate just on the target and how the mind-body computer will compensate

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“Why do the women shooters always score 10-20 fewer birds than the men?”

Why do the women shooters always score 10-20 fewer birds than the men?Phyllis Lundquist, Seattle, WA *** A great question, since this is not

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Q&A: “Should I dismount for the second bird of a pair?”

Should I dismount for the second bird of a pair? Doctor Stewart, Lafayette, LA.  ** If on the second bird you have time to

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Pre-Shot Routine for Wing Shooting

Vicki and Gil, I read your columns with interest every month. Question: You recommend a pre-shot routine in any form when you are wing shooting.

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Q&A: Help With Recoil and Using Quartering Moves on Skeet Targets

Hi Gil and Vicki, Just purchased a Beretta AL391 in 20 gauge. Need further reduction in recoil due to bursitis in shooting shoulder. Will

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Q&A: Flinch

Gil and Vicki, Sorry, it has been a long time in talking with you. Just to let you know really enjoyed the last book

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Q&A: What It Takes To Be “Coachable”

Dear Gil and Vicki I enjoyed the recent article in Sporting Clays on What Is Practice and did review and get the Fortune article

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Q&A: I Keep Missing The EASY Ones!

I’ve been shooting sporting clays for about 10 years. In the last two years, I’ve tried to improve my game by taking a few

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Q&A: Pull Away on Long Crossers

Dear Gil & Vicki, I have had your chokes and loads video as well as your first video for a long time now and

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Shooting Less and Hitting More

Dear Gil and Vicki, The last year has been a tough one for me as far as work goes. I’ve had to travel all

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We Can’t Coach Anyone to Master Class

Dear Gil and Vicki, I have heard several of the better shooters say that you can’t coach anyone into master class or help any

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Expectation and Getting in Your Own Way

Dear Vicki and Gil, I went to the state shoot this last weekend and shot great on the first day of the main. But

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Getting Control of Gun Speed

Hi Gil and Vicki,  I am from Greece. I got all your DVDs and two books and I am following the OSP principles. I

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Third Pair-itis

Dear Gil, I want to thank you for the help I got when shooting with you. I went from waving my gun around like

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Be Early in the Break Point

Dear Vicki and Gil, I have been a skeet shooter for over 20 years. Friends introduced me to sporting clays a little over a

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Q&A: “Fairly Fast” is Too Fast

Dear Gil & Vicki, I’m confused. I’m a 53 year old shooter, (5’-10”, 183lbs), active and in decent shape. I have always been a

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