Unlock with Patreon2nd Pre Competition 25m Pistol MOP Training Plan
Pre Competition 25m Pistol & 10m Air Pistol MOP Training Plan
Defusion Techniques for Pistol Shooters
One of the helpful techniques I've learned with Paul Hughes' 4R mental training course (interview here) is the defusion technique from ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy). When we are shooting (and in many other areas of life) we are going to have thoughts and emotions we cannot control, they just pop up and start playing with our minds. What we can do (this is the core of ACT defusion) is change how we relate to them, so that we can reduce their impact. This has been a life saver.
Pistol Grip Training Plan
10 Weeks Pistol Training Program To Restart the Season After a Long Break
Online Shooting Competitions (Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, and Archery)
With the Coronavirus crisis there's a renewed interest in pistol postal matches and new forms of online competitions are coming up. I've collected a few links with the help of readers that I hope are helpful for you to participate and share with other shooters. A lot are for air pistol (AP) only, which is …
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Do Hard Things: Practical Toughness & Resilience With Steve Magness
Do you fit the topical image of what toughness should look like? You and I are not alone in not fitting it. Luckily for us Steve Magness comes to the rescue with science in his new book Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness (all links to Amazon in this article are affiliate links). I have bought the book as soon as it was available to pre-order and responded to one of Steve's emails proposing an interview for all of us sport shooters that have to face the difficulties of our sport in competition and training, to take on our difficult challenges without falling into the fake toughness trap.
