锘? Mr. Bittlekirk is Lawrence Taylor Jersey , for the most part, your average, agreeable guy. He likes football, baseball and fast food. His physically demanding job keeps him in good shape as his handshake and physique implied. Rugged face and stature, Mr. Bittlekirk was outwardly personable but I detected a serious edge about him too. Over coffee and a sweet-roll we talked about our upcoming session.

I like to gather information about my student before guns are loaded and targets fly. I inquired about goals, priorities, targets shot per month and problem areas, all to better understand who Mr. Bittlekirk was and where we were going.

His questions were insightful and showed forethought coming into his lesson. Hed studied under a good teacher who, he felt, had taken him as far as he could. He was here to learn, understood there was no magic involved and that progress would come only after some work and possibly change. We were off to a good start.

A strong intermediate shooter, Mr. Bittlekirk was straightforward in his approach to shooting. There were a few surprises for Mr. Bittlekirk along the way and thats what gave me the idea to write this piece. Id like to share with you some of the dialogue, questions and answers as we moved forward and through his time with me. As with most men, it isnt just about shooting methods. It always goes a little deeper than that and I dont mean that to be derogatory. Its just that our gender brings certain ideas and beliefs to the table. Which brings us to his first comment as he took his gun out of the slip.

Dan, I really dont like to miss.

Whys that?

Because I get frustrated easily after a miss and everything seems to go down hill from there.

I didnt wince when I heard it but knew that I would be devoting some of our time to sorting this out.

It didnt take long for a teaching opportunity to present itself. The target didnt look all that difficult and actually wasnt. But it had a trick in it he didnt spot right away and the target curled away, under his shotstring every time. Four times to be exact. Before answering his question about where he was missing, I asked him to take a few seconds to consider why. Wed already discussed the solution on the previous field. Discouraged, he shrugged his shoulders. I again suggested the small adjustment to the upcoming shot. Closed to suggestions and bent on the unpleasantness I knew was coming Harry Carson Jersey , he wasnt listening. After all, he was frustrated.

The targets not that hard Dan. I know I can break it!

Mr. Bittlekirk was visibly determined. Arms and forehead knotted up, three more shots went astray.

I called a time out and asked politely, What is our objective here?

Looking at me like I was an alien he said, To break the target. Now Im used to that answer and waited for the right moment.

The objective here is to use good form. Tired from struggling, he thought about that and nodded. Once more, I suggested the small adjustment in his swing. X. X. X. All was well in his world again. But I also knew this was only until next time, which would likely be soon. So, to reinforce our objective I shared with him that breaking targets is very seductive. Its completely natural and downright logical to believe that because we did break the target, what were doing must be right. This isnt always the case as evidenced by our misses, caused by the inconsistencies in our game. Until we can expose and account for those inconsistencies were doomed to repeat them. Thats where performance plateaus come from. I reminded him that this wasnt a criticism, just a truth we eventually have to confront if were serious about improvement.


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Sporting clays continues to be an elegant sport born of long tradition, fulfilling our wingshooting passion to experience the wing and shot. Feather and clay, inescapably tied, grants us so many learning opportunities to hone our skills, a path of personal growth that affords us a refreshing, unbiased look at ourselves. Time and again Phil Simms Jersey , my students have learned how entirely more capable they are than once thought. The American sporting clays shooter can honestly and proudly say, in a very short period, he has indeed advanced to take his rightful place among the best in the world. And, lets not forget, no one is having more fun out here than you and I are.

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