Brian’s Blogs

There’s a reason that everybody in sporting clays gets stuck at 72 to 75. In skeet, you get stuck at 88 to 92, 93.

What we have learned, especially on the birds that intimidate you, is that the lead is the most forgiving part of the equation. If

Do you remember the first time you broke a target that was really out of your comfort zone? “Oh, I was a school bus

Imagine that you’re at a tennis match, seated in line with the net and higher up in the grandstand. Would you put your nose

These days, it seems like target setters are giving shooters less time to hit the first target to make the second target consistently broken.

The first thing we lose when we take any kind of time off is timing. As we preach, everything is routine, everything is sequence-oriented

When you finally get to a level where you have a focus ratio of 90-10 or 95-5, your routine’s automatic. You look at a

As your focus ratios improve, there is less and less confusion due to neurological suspension happening. You are actually performing better with less visual

At a focus ratio of 90-10, the leads seem very similar, with a few big ones still out there. But you’re beginning to control

Skill is not transferable. This is why many shooters who are trying to get better are going to a good shooter they know, but

You will never rise to the level of your goals. You will always fall to the level of your systems in preparation. Now, when

There’s a direct correlation between the way you practice and the way you perform. Most shooters’ evaluation of their ability is a little or

Here’s another simple thing that shooters don’t do, and it’s a real game changer from the consistency standpoint. After breaking a target, they don’t

Peak performance, regardless of level, is still peak performance. And in the beginning, performance in front of others with an unknown outcome brings about

The ability to visualize in detail and execute the preloaded visual process in practice to see if it was correct is where most shooters

How well you understand that the gun must be to the right or left of the target has little to do with your ability

We have discovered the most frequent mistake shooters make when practicing their mount at home in the garage or gun room. When they mount

For most shooters, there is no rhyme or rhythm in their results when shooting a shotgun at a moving target – painted or feathered.

Shooters can get so obsessed with breaking the target instead of the process. You can’t do anything unless you have a plan. This game

Less is important. The mistake that most people make in the beginning is they put way too many things in their pre-shot routine, which

Leading up to a big event, we’re all excited to go to the Open or Nationals. But if I expect to do well, I

You need to be absolutely lethal within 25 yards. If you’re going to shoot tournaments, it’s not the long stuff that kills you. It’s

“I’ve been shooting for two years and should be shooting better than C class. I have too many unforced errors. Thoughts on my dilemma?”

In working with a lot of the high school athletes and the high school coaches, we’ve learned that gun fit is a huge thing