On Point Shooting

Target Tip 024: Why Smooth Movement is Fast Movement . We often think we have less time than we actually do. . In fact I am going to guess that you’ve set goals that completely overestimate what you would accomplish in a year. . You set all these goals that you think you’ll be able to hit. . Yet at the end of the year, you didn’t get close. . I’d bet too that you have underestimated what you could do in 3-5 years. . The thing is that we have time, we just have to stay smooth and consistent on the course. . When we are shooting, the smoother, straighter, and consistent lines we make will save us so much time. . Smooth is fast because smooth has little to no waste. . Pay attention to the things that waste your time. . It makes all the difference between a hit and a miss on the range and in life. - @budheaton @krieghoff_international @pillaperformanceeyewear @1stphorm @wasatchwingandclay #onpointshooting #shotgunshooting #shooting #secondammendment #2a #gunstagram #wintheday #iam1stphorm #100to0 #LegionofBoom #legionaires #Motivation #Mindset #Mechanics (at Wasatch Wing and Clay) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bowt7JnHPBs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ka8bcujl797p

#Repost @budheaton - Today’s challenges are the fuel you need to seize the opportunities of the future. . Although today might suck, tomorrow can be incredible. . Although you don’t see the next step, if you start doing something, your path will be come clearer as you go. . So get after it today, because tomorrow is coming... . Will you be ready? - - - - @budheaton @onpointshooting #onpointshooting #Motivation #Mindset #Mechanics #wintheday #iam1stphorm #100to0 #LegionofBoom #legionaires #personalperformance #dothework #opportunity #struggle #putinthework #transphormation https://www.instagram.com/p/BnlqS_iHzWd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=x78uhnn0t0k6

You’ve got a goal, you’ve got a target. . Great, let’s get after it. . You go to achieve your goal, only to find yourself frustrated with in a few weeks, days, and sometimes years. . I think we’ve all been There at one point or another. . The difference between those that have hit their goals and those that have not as simple. . The former has simply exercised more patience than the latter. . Meaning one has simply been patient and hardworking over a longer period of time. . We will never know how long it takes to achieve our goals. . But I do know that if we are patient, in the right timing, and we are taking action then our chances of hitting our goals or targets increases significantly. . So have aggressive patience (I believe I heard that term from @andyfrisella . If so, I give him the credit for that life lesson) . Get after it and do the work. . Until next time, shoot well shoot often. - - - - @budheaton @krieghoff_international @pillaperformanceeyewear @1stphorm @axilofficial #onpointshooting #shotgunshooting #shooting #secondammendment #2a #gunstagram #wintheday #iam1stphorm #100to0 #LegionofBoom #legionaires #Motivation #Mindset #Mechanics

#Repost @budheaton ・・・ The ability to adapt to the circumstances surrounding you, . To adapt information to your situation or skillset, . And adapt lessons learned into practical wisdom . is the best way to ensure stability throughout your life. . We often judge information is good or bad or false or true. . If we simply switch that and just take information for what it is, not good or bad, just information, . And apply that information to our unique set of circumstances. . Will have the ability to further develop and solidify our knowledge, attitudes, skills, and habits into foundational and practical tools we can use to progress in daily life. ——— @onpointshooting @budheaton #onpointshooting #Motivation #Mindset #Mechanics #wintheday #iam1stphorm #100to0 #LegionofBoom #legionaires

I have noticed a trend among people. . I’ve noticed this trend with in myself as well. . When somebody asks me or somebody else how they’re doing, or how they did in an event or workout or something. . Somehow we manage to find an elaborate story for why we didn’t do better. . Instead of focusing on what went well we tend to focus on what didn’t go well. . Just this morning, I was in the middle of a workout sweating like crazy. . My legs were exhausted. . And I felt like I didn’t have the Energy I should. . What started out as just some simple jump ropes, air squats and power snatches, . Turned into me finishing the work out almost 7 minutes slower than everybody else. . The interesting thing about me finishing so slow was that I kept asking myself “why is this so hard?” . “Why am I going so slow?” . “I can’t believe this is so hard for me” . Frustrated by the end, I said to a couple people, “I don’t know why that was so hard” . Instead of saying I finished. . You see the thing I kept saying in my head was the story that I was living. . In this case it was more important that I got the workout in then how well I did on the scoreboard. . So even when you fail or do not perform to expectation. . If you can shift your focus to what you did well, what you accomplished, or the progress you’ve made. . Then THAT will be the story you’ll actually be living. . Too many people keep telling the same story about why they are where they are in life and then complain that nothing has changed in their lives. . When you shift your story from negative justifications to productive and positive ones, progress becomes possible. . So tell your story, but make sure it’s the one you want to live. - @budheaton @krieghoff_international @pillaperformanceeyewear @1stphorm @axilofficial #onpointshooting

Target Tip 021: Why You Keep Missing Your Last Shots. . You know you’ve done it. . Maybe during a shoot, maybe when you’re showing off a hidden talent, what ever. You’ve done it. . You know how when you’re a kid, you do this amazing thing, then when you try to show someone, it’s impossible?. . You choke under pressure. . But it’s not just the pressure. . The sheer fact that you are TRYING to do something, hinders your ability to execute on that thing. . Unless you are learning a new skill, you should be simply executing on the skills you’ve trained. . Those last shots somehow build pressure in our minds and we tend to try just a little harder to make sure we hit the target . This mistake happens all the time. . I’m guilty of it for sure. . So when you get to those last shots, let go and just execute what you know how to do. - @budheaton @krieghoff_international @pillaperformanceeyewear @1stphorm @axilofficial #onpointshooting #shotgunshooting #justexecute #shooting #secondammendment #2a #gunstagram #wintheday #iam1stphorm #100to0 #LegionofBoom #legionaires (at Tucson Trap & Skeet Club)

Would you call yourself a liar? . I would. . Now that I’ve got your attention, here’s the truth. . We are all liars to some degree. . Let me ask you this, when was the last time you told someone you’d be there in 10 minutes, but showed up at least 15 minutes later? . How about an hour or two later? . I am probably the worst time estimator there is. . We all have little things we do that hinder our progress. . That slow us down. . That makes thing more difficult than they should be. . I am not perfect at this, but I am trying. . I suggest you do the same. . Eliminate the little lies that make you or someone else fee better. . Eliminate the deceptions you give yourself. . Eliminate the excuses. . When you do this, your life will improve and become much easier. . Until next time. Shoot well and shoot often. - @krieghoff_international @pillaperformanceeyewear @1stphorm @axilofficial #onpointshooting #personaldevelopment #shooting #betterpeople #shootingsports

Target Tip 020: Why Your Eyes Move First . Your eyes are the most underutilized tool that you have in your arsenal. . Using them correctly is imperative to your shooting success. . Regardless of what discipline you shoot trap, ski, sporting clays, rifle, pistol. . Your eyes are the key to understanding and knowing what’s your target looks like and what it’s doing. . In addition to knowing the target, your eyes will tell you exactly where to shoot the target because they judge distance, speed, trajectory, etc. . So learn to put your eyes in the right place and use them correctly so you can hit your targets harder and more consistently. . Until next time, shoot well and shoot often. - @budheaton @krieghoff_international @pillaperformanceeyewear @1stphorm @axilofficial #onpointshooting #shotgunshooting #visioniseverything #eyes #seeingisbelieving (at Tucson Trap & Skeet Club)

How often do we say, “we will cross that bridge when we get to it” . I know I do. . I am probably one of the worst procrastinator’s in the world. . I I literally have to break my trains of thought in order to not put something off. . The same can be said for preparation for performance or execution of a task. . How many shots did Michael Jordan Kobe Bryant take before every game? . How many putts did tiger wood sink before the PGA tour? . You cannot expect to perform at a world class level if you haven’t done the work to prepare. . Only those that have prepared are the ones that can improvise on a last minute change. . Improvising is a big piece of performing at high levels. . Multiple time Olympic gold-medalist Lanny Bassham learned The lesson of mental fortitude and improvisation while competing in the world rifle shooting championships in a snowstorm in Switzerland. . Living in Texas he never trained in the snow. So during the championships when a blizzard rolled through he was unable to see his target he had to improvise the way he was doing things. . Because he had trained and prepared on a consistent basis he was able to adapt and improvise to Shooting in a snowstorm because he had the fundamentals and skills prepared before hand. . He won the match that day. . Simply because he prepared both mentally and mechanically. . So whatever you do, whatever you want to excel at, whatever you want to want to win at . Prepare so you can adapt to the ever changing circumstances in your life. . Until next time, shoot well and shoot often. - #onpointshooting #shooting #mentalmanagement #improvisation #preparation

Target Tip 019: Why You Shouldn’t Put Pressure On Yourself . Headed into the last day of the US Open, I was down way too many targets to even have a chance at making top 10, let alone top 30. . Yet somehow I was still competing to win. . Not a podium win, but one that says, “I left it all out there” . In trying to do so, I kept having this feeling of pressure. . Going into the last day, I had no to collapse under or even feel pressure because frankly I wasn’t in a position to have any. . I was 65 or so names down the list. . I was honestly really frustrated I wasn’t shooting better. I knew I was better than I was executing. . Well, the last day came around and I went out and shot. I ended up shooting a 62/67 which wasn’t a record setting score or anything. But I did end up in the top 50. . The funny thing was I still kept feeling this pressure I was putting on myself. . I didn’t need to do that, even if I was in the top spot. . Pressure is this imaginary thing we create in our heads. . The reality is simple, do your best. . When you don’t, do better next time. . Period. . There’s no need to add more pressure on ourselves than we should. . Obviously we want to win. . Obviously we want to do better everytime. . There’s no sense in putting more pressure on than ourselves than we need. . So whether it’s sporting clays or bowling, if you can just focus on executing what you know how to do, you’ll be way better off. . Until next time, shoot well and shoot often. - @budheaton @krieghoff_international @pillaperformanceeyewear @1stphorm @axilofficial #onpointshooting #shotgunshooting #pressure (at Tucson Trap & Skeet Club)

I often feel like simplifying things is a challenge in and of itself. . I tend to make things way more complicated than they probably should be. . The solutions I hear or study about seem way too simple. . I think, “it can’t be that simple” . I recently read an interesting concept from a book called Bold by Peter Diamandis. . He talks about “thinking outside the box” . He says that thinking outside the box is not the best way to innovate. . He makes the argument that in order for innovation to thrive, you must put more constraints on the box. . So by tightening up the constraints, you must be more creative to come up with the solution. . This seems counterintuitive, but it’s very effective according to the stories he cites in the book. You should read it. . How does this apply to simplification? . In our lives, we want to expand. . More money, more house, more cars, more more. . This excess can lead to all kinds of issues. . Needless to say, if we put constraints on what we do, it forces us to become more creative with the resources we currently have. . Constraints or simplifications lead to more resourcefulness and effectiveness with our time, money, and other resources. . Likewise, it simplifies our training methods. . It keeps us focused on the things that are foundational to our success instead of the shiny object. . So, what I want you to do next is Ponder on this one and start simplifying and creating constraints on what you are doing day to day. . In addition to daily life, implement this into your training. . What are the fundamental practices you can do that will most improve your Skillsets? . Until next time, shoot well and shoot often. - #onpointshooting #simplify #shooting #personaldevelopment #shotgunshooting

Target Tip 018: How to Practice the Key Component of Follow Through . I think a lot of people forget about the concept of follow through. . I’ve coached several people that think they are actually following through. . However, the reality is they’re not. . Today was a crazy day for me and I didn’t have time to create this video until tonight. . But that’s what follow through is all about. . this is the key component of follow through. . That you maintain discipline and execute on your shot every single time. . So if you want to start improving your follow through. . Start with your every day practices. . Create discipline within the other areas of your life so that when you are training skills such as follow through, your mind is much more easily adapted to executing that skill on a consistent basis. . Until next time, shoot well and shoot often - @budheaton @krieghoff_international @pillaperformanceeyewear @1stphorm @axilofficial #onpointshooting #shotgunshooting (at Tucson Trap & Skeet Club)

I know for a fact in my life that it’s always much easier than just not do the work I know I should do. . One opportunity that I regrettably passed up on was a simple task from my dad while I was in high school. . He said, “you get straight As and I’ll get you a car.” . Aka - DO THE WORK . I thought that would be awesome to get my own car instead of borrowing a car. . Well, to make a long story short, I never did the work. . I didn’t like school so I just skated by. . Sure, I graduated high school. . But it wasn’t all that pretty. . That was better than not graduating, but if I had applied myself just a little more, I would have earned a car of my own. . I would have learned some lessons earlier on than I have in life. . The bottom line is this... . Whatever goal you have. . Whatever you want to achieve, . JUST DO THE WORK. . It doesn’t need to be perfect, it just needs to be a start. . If you want to win a tournament, get out and practice, hit your daily drills, study the mental game. . If you want to make more money, start a business, increase revenue at your company, sell some stuff. . It doesn’t need to be ideal to be successful. . It just needs to be something. . Start today. . Start now. . Until next time, shoot well and shoot often. - #onpointshooting #shootersyndicate #shotgunshooting

I’m not exactly sure why but I see a lot of people with these massive swings. . It’s almost as if they have little to no control of what the gun is doing. . From start to finish your gun should follow it very smooth wall and you should rarely ever see any deviation from that. . But in this example I’m not just talking about the swing during the shot. . I’m talking about the swing between shots where shooters are looking for the next target. . It’s like they shoot One target on the right then swing Way too fast back to the left only to get beat by their target. . I think the biggest contributor to this issue is easily fixed. . They look for their targets with their gun instead of with their eyes. . Good movement should simply be eyes first then hands. . If you can do this while setting up strategic Pivot Points, you’ll be a much greater advantage to hit target. . Until next time, shoot well and shoot often. - @budheaton @krieghoff_international @pillaperformanceeyewear @1stphorm @axilofficial #onpointshooting #shotgunshooting #shotgunswing #getitright (at Tucson Trap & Skeet Club)

If you pay attention to the world around us you’ll find people everywhere sedating him selves in one way or another. . We See it in a number of ways. . Drug use, alcoholism, gluttony, pornography, excessive exercise, binge watching tv, just to name a few. . These paths of escape can lead to a myriad of problems over a long period of time. . But the biggest problem of all is that the people on theses paths fail to actually deal with their problems or pain. . They sedate themselves and try to run away from what they’re actually struggling with instead of dealing with the problem at all because it’s too painful. . I have experienced this mindset myself. . Feeling stuck in a path I didn’t know where it lead to. . Just feeling angry, frustrated, lonely, and sad. . Eventually I dug myself out of that pit discovered a sense of purpose. I stopped sedating myself and finally understood my pain. . I found what I had been looking for and it’s led me here to today. . I am mot perfect by any means nor do I profess to be the world’s greatest. . Because I’m not. . I’m just a guy on a journey. Trying to figure out this game we call life. . On this journey I have learned to no longer run away from my problems. I deal with them and work through issues as they come. . Life has a way of throwing curve balls at us. . But it’s up to us to see the curveball coming understand what there is to know about the curveball and take a swing at it. . If we can understand our pain, our frustrations, the things that make us sad, we’ve just taken the first step to eliminating that pain. . The same concept applies to Shooting Performance. . If we can understand why we are missing targets. . If we can understand why we are inconsistent. . If we can understand what is causing us to feel anxious or nervous in a competition. . Then we can start finding solutions to these problems and to these frustrations. . So take a minute and reflect on what’s causing you pain physically emotionally competitively etc. . Start finding solutions to what’s causing this pain. . Until next time, shoot well and shoot often. - @krieghoff_international @pillaperformanceeyewear @1stphorm @axilofficial #onpointshooting

Target Tip 017: Why You Should Be Comfortable When Shooting . Today’s target tip it’s all about getting comfortable. . I’m not talking about the complacent kind of comfort. . I’m talking about your comfort level with your expertise, your stance, and your movement. . You see what I’m talking about it’s kind a like when you watch a pro athlete excel in their sport you often say, “they make it look so easy.“ . Pro athletes are extremely comfortable with what it is they do there’s nothing awkward or uncomfortable about the skills that they have developed to do what they do best. . You may sometimes see them struggle or have an off night and that’s totally normal but again, I’m not talking about that kind of comfort. . I’m talking about the athlete comfort and confidence in knowing that they know how to do what they do best. . As you are learning to shoot, keep in mind that you should follow some basic guidelines and principles as taught by a good instructor. . But also that skills you’re learning should feel comfortable to you and your stance and your movement and so on. . Also remember that as you try new things they will initially feel uncomfortable but if you have the guidance of a good instructor trust in the process and it will feel comfortable as you progress - @budheaton @krieghoff_international @pillaperformanceeyewear @1stphorm @axilofficial #onpointshooting #shotgunshooting #comfortable

People, myself included, often have the misconception that because they put in the time they deserve the results. . I have found myself in this trap on several occasions. . I’ve done it in my work. . I’ve done it in my shooting. . I’ve done it in my relationships. . This misconception is that of an entitlement mindset. . First off we don’t deserve anything. . Everything is earned. . Second, a checklist does not always equate to a specific result. . If it is part of a specific process, sure. But it is no longer a checklist. That would be considered a standard operating procedure. . In working for a firearm manufacturer, I learned the value of having a checklist or standard operating procedure for everything that must be repeated on a continual basis. . These processes or procedures are what allow a company or business to create specific results within the business. . So in everything you do from training and practice for a tournament or workplace productivity, create systems and processes for yourself. . Processes that yield a specific result. . And if you execute that process over a long period of time your Activity and productivity will yield much greater results. . Till next time, shoot well and shoot often - @budheaton @krieghoff_international @pillaperformanceeyewear @1stphorm @axilofficial #onpointshooting #shotgunshooting #systems #processes #productivity #training