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Some years ago there was a post on a firearms forum that asked a question; Is there a difference between Shooting, Training or Practicing or something of the like. I recall blowing my coffee all over my keyboard.
There should be no difference in the area of how your handle a firearm. Every time you touch a firearm, or anything for that matter, it's another repetition that trains the brain...positively or negatively.
There is no such thing as "Practice Makes Perfect", as the conscious side of the brain decides what is "Perfect", so "Perfect" is relative to each person, whatever they think "Perfect" is.
The subconscious (or the catch phrase...muscle memory side which there are no memory cells in muscles) doesn't know anything other than what the conscious side of the brain inputs into it.
Your computer knows nothing other than what was programmed, thus spits back out what you put into it...same as the subconscious. It knows nothing other than what the conscious side puts into it.
When manipulating a firearm, your mind should not know any difference between shooting, training, or practice. You don't hold it any different...you don't manipulate the trigger any different. Your draw from the holster shouldn't be any different, your presentation from any position with the rifle should not be any different. If anything is different...here comes another catch phrase..."Training Scars".
I have been contacted quite a bit about the Precision Rifle class. Is it about the use of a hunting firearm? A Tactical Firearm? Why bring a pistol for a rifle course?
Reading the above, the Precision Rifle encompasses everything about shooting no matter what discipline you're doing.
The question remains...can you replicate your shot every time? Do you have a blueprint to be able to replicate your shot? Every time? You will not improve or succeed in your long range shooting, or tactical rifle shooting, or pistol shooting until you can. I can probably replicate the house I live in, but a blueprint would sure help...a lot.
Do you know what Presence is? Not the dictionary definition, but your definition. Do you know what you do when you Concentrate? What is Determination to you? And lastly what Decisions are made before manipulating the trigger? Do you know what the brain does in an "Open Loop" vs "Closed Loop" thinking process? All these things are done when placing a precision shot.
This class is not about the Aurora Borealis, Spin Drift, Curvature of the Earth, Time-Space-Dimension etc., it is about you the shooter, and how you're going to go about replicating your shot for success.
Irregardless of the upcoming Precision Rifle course, if you're not placing your shots were you want them to go, slow down and make sure you can identify what went wrong...blueprints really help.
There should be no difference in the area of how your handle a firearm. Every time you touch a firearm, or anything for that matter, it's another repetition that trains the brain...positively or negatively.
There is no such thing as "Practice Makes Perfect", as the conscious side of the brain decides what is "Perfect", so "Perfect" is relative to each person, whatever they think "Perfect" is.
The subconscious (or the catch phrase...muscle memory side which there are no memory cells in muscles) doesn't know anything other than what the conscious side of the brain inputs into it.
Your computer knows nothing other than what was programmed, thus spits back out what you put into it...same as the subconscious. It knows nothing other than what the conscious side puts into it.
When manipulating a firearm, your mind should not know any difference between shooting, training, or practice. You don't hold it any different...you don't manipulate the trigger any different. Your draw from the holster shouldn't be any different, your presentation from any position with the rifle should not be any different. If anything is different...here comes another catch phrase..."Training Scars".
I have been contacted quite a bit about the Precision Rifle class. Is it about the use of a hunting firearm? A Tactical Firearm? Why bring a pistol for a rifle course?
Reading the above, the Precision Rifle encompasses everything about shooting no matter what discipline you're doing.
The question remains...can you replicate your shot every time? Do you have a blueprint to be able to replicate your shot? Every time? You will not improve or succeed in your long range shooting, or tactical rifle shooting, or pistol shooting until you can. I can probably replicate the house I live in, but a blueprint would sure help...a lot.
Do you know what Presence is? Not the dictionary definition, but your definition. Do you know what you do when you Concentrate? What is Determination to you? And lastly what Decisions are made before manipulating the trigger? Do you know what the brain does in an "Open Loop" vs "Closed Loop" thinking process? All these things are done when placing a precision shot.
This class is not about the Aurora Borealis, Spin Drift, Curvature of the Earth, Time-Space-Dimension etc., it is about you the shooter, and how you're going to go about replicating your shot for success.
Irregardless of the upcoming Precision Rifle course, if you're not placing your shots were you want them to go, slow down and make sure you can identify what went wrong...blueprints really help.