03-23-2011, 03:47 PM
Ball and dummy (not balling the dummy) drill is the old timers way of combatting flinch. If shooting groups into tiny little holes is your game and anxiety is ruining your group; then practice by shooting one shot of the group on seperate identical targets and superpose them onto one target. That way, it's harder to talk yourself into blowing a shot.
On the old forum bwaites and I were lamenting on the effect of wind and mirage when shooting F class. bw said he has a friend whose solution when conditions get real shi--y, is to close his eyes and take the shot. I think that I have had fellows using that technique, beat me on occasion.
Bottom line is that we concentrate on the mechanics and forget about the mental aspects of breaking a good shot.
On the old forum bwaites and I were lamenting on the effect of wind and mirage when shooting F class. bw said he has a friend whose solution when conditions get real shi--y, is to close his eyes and take the shot. I think that I have had fellows using that technique, beat me on occasion.
Bottom line is that we concentrate on the mechanics and forget about the mental aspects of breaking a good shot.