In our travels shooting, coaching, and speaking about our passion, we’re still amazed at the perceptions that each shooter brings to what they do when they shoot a shotgun.
We’ve spent most of the last few decades confused, constantly searching for a deeper understanding of how talent and skill is really developed, and that definition has changed several times in our lives so far. No doubt it will change again a few more times. But it’s not what you know that makes you better; it’s what you’re willing to learn.
We’ve learned that always playing at the edges of your ability, being willing to fail and learning from it, and moving on is a lesson in skill development. We have been writing about it for a long time, and science has now proven once again what we have observed in our research. Keeping up with the science and skill development in the most recent developments in brain-based research has kept us on our toes and has really influenced the way we teach and coach. The shotgun, as well as basketball, golf clubs, fishing rods, and in the business field. It’s the same process, just a different tool.
All skill is stored in the subconscious brain, and we live 90 percent of our lives in our habits. Developing a habit is about three things: Cue, response, reward. Building skill is about creating habits, and a habit is a neurological programmed response.
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