Intermediate shooters almost always want to be “more consistent.” Four things come to mind that most often have to be dealt with:
1. Developing a plan for shooting each target before stepping into the box, and sticking to it regardless of what others say or do.
2. Using their eyes correctly and trusting what their vision is telling them.
3. Trusting in their ability to point (not aim) the gun in the proper predetermined place without checking. Don’t look at the gun!
4. Learning how and when to use a choke. Understanding that choke use is determined by target presentation more often than distance!
In dealing with these and the other problems that all shooters eventually face, the origin of consistency becomes more and more obvious:
“Consistency comes from practicing proper form and technique – weight on the front foot, gun in the front hand, and looking at the front edge of the target.”
Intermediate, as well as other shooters, will have days where they will shoot great and then they will have days when they couldn’t hit the ground if they fell off a stool. Thus begins the “search for consistency.” They almost always look for consistency out in the target zone. And the paradox is that the answer they seek is not out there; it is from the muzzles back!
Inconsistent results are the results of inconsistent form and/or technique! In almost every instance the problem is a result of one of the following:
1. Poor foot position
2. Incorrect weight displacement
3. Incorrect gun hold point
4. Incorrect eye focal point
5. The student begins to check himself by looking at the gun.
Once the emphasis is placed back on good sound fundamentals, the targets become easy and the shooter becomes more consistent.
Does practice make perfect? NO!
“Practice makes PERMANENT!”
“Perfect practice makes perfect!”
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