Category Archives: Mental Training

Cardiac Coherence Exercise for Shooters

The objective of doing cardiac coherence exercises is to reduce heart rate variability in order to relax, reduce anxiety, concentrate better, and to give more clarity to your brain. Sounds like something that can be useful during a match?

Highlights of The Inner Game of Tennis: The Ultimate Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance

This book is not exactly about shooting but it is great for our mental preparation, with plenty of insight that is directly translatable to pistol shooting. My favorite quotes from the book are: 

Training Notes (With Aurore & Daniel Goberville): Trigger Apocalypse

Yesterday’s training was tough, not because of Daniel and Aurore, but because of my state of body and mind. I’ve been having trouble sleeping for a while and when I go to France for training it is worst, so I end up brain dead.

Bullseye Mind: Mental Toughness for Sport Shooting. Highlights, Review & Discount

Bullseye Mind is very helpful and easy to read. It has insight and practical tips, plus some examples that really come in handy. These are my highlights.

My Biggest Precision Pistol Mistake of 2018: Expectations

2018 has been an interesting year where I’ve improved a lot the basics of precision pistol shooting. My shooting routine, grip, hold, stance, and trigger have improved but this has not translated in the scores I thought I should have in competition.