At the beginning of each of our clinics, we ask each student what they want to get out of the day. One morning, a student said he wanted to “shoot better,” Our question to him was, “Is there a particular target we need to work on?”
His answer was “everything.” A pretty broad subject. So, we began our day and our work was cut out for us.
By noon, the student realized that improving “everything” to “shoot better” boils down to three things: sharp focus on the target, the gun must move with the target, and you must have a perfect gun mount.
“Focus on the bird” means to have sharp focus on a specific part of the target – the front edge. When looking at a target, if you are not specifically looking at the front, your eyes will naturally go to the back edge of the target. You must make yourself look to the front. If that’s the last thing you tell yourself before calling “pull,” it will be the first thing to happen as you see the target.
Move the gun at the speed of the target. Barrel speed = target speed. If you move the gun faster than the speed of the target, you will outswing it. Likewise, if the gun moves slower than the target, you will be behind. Insert the gun into the lead – bring the gun to your face and pull the trigger.
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