Different Shell, Same Miss, No Improvement.The truth is, we all want to shoot better. More consistently. Yes? Amen.Allow me to borrow a comment from my last article on swing precision…“Albeit with good intentions…trial and error shells downrange without changeonly reinforce and strengthen all the habits,the very reasons behind your inconsistency.0XX00XX0”The very best shooting method in the world will fail if the swing isn’t executed correctly.That places our favorite shooting method second to the correct assembly of the required set-up and swing.I say required because precision in our movements determines X or O. Count on it.Inconsistent swing movements ...

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 Not as much.Many shooters are still relying on outdated beliefs—ideas that occasionally break a target but rarely deliver consistency.And sooner or later, everyone asks the same question:“Why am I inconsistent?”The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. ...

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 ...

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 ...