SCATT E-TRAINER
Most shooters and coaches know about the SCATT e-trainer. It has been around since the mid 1990s and is a very effective way to “see” what you are doing. Whether the reliable USB model with the e-target down range, or the newer MX02 or MXW02 – both are very good helpers with pure technique. And […]
SHOOTING STANDING
Fact: you achieve stability through balance, conscious relaxation and through the use of well fitting shooting clothing. Fact: A stable shooting position is steadier and offers greater resistance to the shot resulting in a greater degree of accuracy. What happens when one or more of these factors breaks down. Should, for example, and for whatever […]
STANDING POSITION – where to start
The standing position relies on balance and utilising the body structure to support the rifle. For starters – stand at an angle of roughly 90° to the direction of aim, placing the feet approximately shoulder width apart. The modern trend is to have slightly more weight on the front leg with the hip pushed a […]
RECORD TRAINING
It’s hard enough to remember last week’s training, let alone last month’s sessions.Use a record sheet within your Diary – you won’t regret keeping tabs on your hard work. Use as is, or adapt. SHOOTING_DIARY_inserts
WHAT’S THE CAMERA FOR?
Have you turned up at a coaching session and someone has produced a video camera to assist in coaching? The owner of the camera “watches” some of the shooters through the camera and then takes it all back into the clubhouse to play to the crowd. If the camera can be set-up & plugged into […]
DRY FIRING with Marcus Raab
Technical Training-Dry Firing by Marcus Raab Introduction Many of us as coaches and/or athletes are impatient. We want results now if not yesterday. We look for and try many different things to improve the performance of our athletes. Some ideas work, others do not and a few work for some athletes, but not all. There […]
TRACE 10 SHOOTING ASSISTANT
The e-trainer TRACE, is the relatively “new kid on the block” however TRACE comes at a price to suit all shooters. While not having all the bits and bobs of a SCATT machine, it is a highly innovative way for shooters to train both at home and at the range. Read Richard Toye’s review of […]
DRY FIRE & IMPROVE
We all have need to dry fire. Many top Prone and Position shooters regard dry-firing as legitimate and valuable practice. I offer the comment though, that rim-fire rifles may well be damaged by dry-firing on an empty chamber. The firing pin may hit on the edge of the chamber, pinning the chamber so that over […]
TO CANT OR NOT TO CANT
What is “canting?” Canting is about shooting while the rifle is not perfectly level. The rifle can be canted inward (brought in towards the shooter) or outwards (away from the shooter). The diagrams above give you a view of the sights when the rifle is level (Figure 1), canted in towards the shooter (Figure 2) […]
HOW TO TRAIN TO IMPROVE
Now everyone is going to say …. “Of course I train!… but do you…do you understand the real meaning of training. The three processes are … TRAINING … PRACTICE … COMPETITION … Let’s break that down a bit – TRAINING. Training is taking the time to work on the little elements of performance, one at a […]
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SUCCESS IS A CHALLENGE
