The last blog post laid out the match, but that is for context. Let’s get into the real Purpose for this. When I first heard about The Proving Grounds, my reaction was oh yay another fitness based competition. Sarah assured me it was going to be different and laid it out. I have no problem […]
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Feb 25-26 The Proving Grounds/Quantified Performance Double Header, The Ranch, Dilley, Texas March 5 The Spring Swamp Shootout, Volusia Gun Club, New Symrna, FL March 11 The RattleSnake Match, Rattlesnake Mountain Shoot Facility, Benton City, WA April 1-2 Double Day in the Arena, Arena Training Facility, Blakely, GA May 6-7 Pigg River Days, Pigg River
The Shot process is precisely how it sounds. The process or sequence of tasks must be conducted to execute the shot. Putting it into a process allows for faster learning, longer retention, and, most importantly, consistency. Ultimately, the process becomes very efficient and requires lower cognitive loads while ensuring high-quality performance. At its core, the
This year, our third, I was able to start shooting the matches. This is due to some great Match directors coming on board and the level of professionalism our competitors demonstrate at every match. This allowed me to have some space when it came to stage development and not shoot the match with intimate detail
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This comes from our own Jack Leuba. 0-25-50-70-86-96-100If you don’t know what that means, you are missing something very important in your mid-to-long range shooting.Wind.Specifically, what the effect the wind speed will have on your projectile in flight in relation to the angle from which the wind is blowing. Those numbers are the percentage of
This is a 2 part series by Kurt Bertram. Kurt is currently pursuing a degree in Human Factors Psychology from Embry-Riddle. In a past like he was a member of the 75th Ranger Regiment.-Ash Hess Improvement Through Facilitation: Now that we understand the Shot Process is series of tasks performed in an established order, we
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This is a 2 part series by Kurt Bertram. Kurt is currently pursuing a degree in Human Factors Psychology from Embry-Riddle. In a past like he was a member of the 75th Ranger Regiment.-Ash Hess Introduction: The change made in 2016 from “Fundamentals” to “The Shot Process” was significant. I know, I know, many readers
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Pistol Grand Master Brian Enos defines Perception as “a constant state of inquiry without comparison and without conclusion.” In this context, you are acting on real time input from all of your senses. You are seeing, feeling and hearing and more importantly processing everything in your environment. Once you make a conclusion, perception stops. Once
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Here is another installment from Joseph Plandowski, our favorite Sports Psychologist. Practice Incorporating cognitive skills into your training with shooting is a primary place to practice and learn how and when to use them and how to use them efficiently. Though many of us at times do not get to go to the range and
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Todd Gimian is our guest Author this week. Check out more of Todd’s work on AR Build Junkie https://www.arbuildjunkie.com/ Whether you are trying to become a champion in your field, or just working towards a better facet of life, goal setting is something we all deal with. Some take it further than others, but it
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