Last week has been great with multiple personal bests. A lot of pieces have fallen into place and I saw progress in the three competitions I shot. This is what I’ve learned.
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Florian Fouquet: Focus On Yourself and Your Sensations
Florian is a great French pistol shooter with the curiosity of an engineer., who’s already won the sport pistol World Cup as a junior. In this interview he shares a lot of technical and mental aspects of his shooting. Learn from him and follow his Instagram for more. How and when did you start shooting? …
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First Pistol Competitions of 2022
After a well deserved winter break getting some sun and good vibes in Madrid, training got serious quickly with an MOP session on January 3rd and the regional Picardie championships on January 7th. Full throttle as soon as I got back!
RIAC 2021 Evaluation
I am always looking forward competing at RIAC, a three day air pistol and rifle competition organized by Luxembourg’s sport shooting federation. These competitions offer a great opportunity to learn as you challenge yourself at different times of the day on the same event for three days, with the pressure of competition and surrounded by great air pistol shooters. This is what changed since the last progress report and during the competition, plus how to work on my biggest issue at each of the matches.
How I’ve Removed My Attention From the Trigger (Automatic Pistol Trigger Technique)
Thanks to re-reading coach Santiago’s pistol training plans and instructions I’ve finally managed to remove conscience from the trigger when releasing the shot so that now I can focus solely on the front sight. It is surprisingly simple. This is what you have to do.
Hip & Stance Insight
Last Thursday, when I was dry firing at home, I decided to try something new. My balance and stand had been bugging me for a while and I decided to find a new stance, with a different arm angle, that would be more stable. The day after I proved the change right during an online competition 🙂
Progress and Regress
Another week and another competition to test my current performance. There’s both good and bad. This is what I’ve learned.
When & Why I Cant My Pistol Sights
In the last weeks of training I’ve been focusing a lot on body sensations and doing basic technique review, going element by element. One of the things I’ve noticed is exactly when and why I cant my pistol sights: this happens when …
More Charge, Insight, and Changes
The good thing about having spent more days training since the last update is that everything is getting better. I feel better physically, I’m enjoying training, and the shots themselves are improving. This is what I’ve learned and what I’m going to do next.