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After Years of Inconsistency, Every Target Began Breaking
04/14/2026
After Years of Inconsistency, Every Target Began Breaking

After Years of Inconsistency, Every Target Began BreakingThere’s a reason shooters can break targets one round and struggle the next—and it has very little to do with talent. In fact, billions of targets have been broken using natural eye-hand coordination alone… just not consistently. The moment a shooter decides they want reliability, higher scores, and repeatable performance, everything changes. Because consistency is never accidental—it’s built.To begin, I think it’s important to say there’s absolutely nothing wrong with using our natural, hand-eye coordination to break targets. It works… until we expect it to work every time. To break ...

After Three Years of Struggling, Every Target Finally Started Breaking on Purpose
04/03/2026
After Years of Inconsistency, Every Target Began Breaking

In Breaking Every Target On Purpose, we discussed Day One of our client, Ed’s shooting lesson.Ed had been lost, frustrated, and confused for three years with his shooting.Day Two.For Ed, it brought a promising sunrise—free of frustration, confusion, and inconsistency.He arrived quiet. Settled. Ready.We had found his method. He understood his system.For the first time in a long time, he knew what he was doing—and why.All that remained was to prove it—to himself—on doubles, under pressure, start to finish.That’s what Day Two was for.This is a personal story, told through a coach’s eyes.To give you a deeper appreciation of Day Two, I’ve posted ...

Breaking Every Target On Purpose
03/06/2026
After Years of Inconsistency, Every Target Began Breaking

Many shooters struggle with inconsistent scores — up one day, down the next.The real problem isn’t talent. It’s that most shooters have never been taught a dependable shooting system.In this true story, one frustrated shooter travels hundreds of miles searching for answers… and discovers a competent instructor and the shooting method that finally brings consistency and confidence.Having had the privilege of working with thousands of students — both genders, all ages, all skill levels — I share with you a true story filled with revelations, joy and sadness — what it takes for a shooter to climb a steep hill of misconceptions, to overcome ...

The Three Things Standing Between You and Consistent X's
02/20/2026
After Years of Inconsistency, Every Target Began Breaking

Shooter expectations derail a good swing before a single shell goes into the chamber. That's where most rounds are lost — not at the target, but in the set-up before the call. Part Four. Here's what may be missing in your shooting and where three pieces finally connect everything into a dependable shooting system.When a target does — or doesn't — break, why that happened remains unknown. No answers. No real plan for the next shell. Shooting method? Hope. Three key components are at work here, each absent in the typical approach to the target.Components One and TwoFirst: the absence of a precise, step-by-step set-up and swing — a technique that will break ...

Hard Truths About Clay Shooting Part III
02/06/2026
After Years of Inconsistency, Every Target Began Breaking

Most shooters struggle with inconsistency—not because they lack talent, but because they lack a dependable shooting system. Practice becomes guesswork, misses feel random, and improvement stalls. This article addresses the moment that truly determines X or O once the target is airborne—and why method dependability, not instinct, is the key to consistent success in Sporting Clays and Wingshooting.Welcome back. With setup and swing precision now in place, the next Truth addresses what ultimately determines X or O once the target is airborne. If consistency and XXXXXXXX are a priority in your clays game, the following Truths can keep you on the road to those two goals.In Part ...