Dan Schindler's Blog
Your Gun Didn’t Miss
04/29/2026
Your Gun Didn’t Miss

We’ve come a long way from bolt-action shotguns and manual trap machines.The thinking? Not as much.Many shooters are still relying on outdated beliefs—ideas that occasionally break a target but rarely deliver consistency.And sooner or later, everyone asks the same question:“Why am I inconsistent?”The answer is simple.Your swing is inconsistent.A common example. The Master Class shooter from TX called, utterly frustrated with his missing and not knowing why. Respectfully, I shared that I knew why. Surprised, he told me I couldn’t know why; I’d never watched him shoot. Didn’t matter. I said his swing was inconsistent, hence the missing. He disagreed. ...

After Years of Inconsistency, Every Target Began Breaking
04/14/2026
Your Gun Didn’t Miss

There’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 targets consistently—on purpose—takes a certain ...

After Three Years of Struggling, Every Target Finally Started Breaking on Purpose
04/03/2026
Your Gun Didn’t Miss

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
Your Gun Didn’t Miss

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
Your Gun Didn’t Miss

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 ...