Service rifle goals.
- Thread starter Longshot
- Start date
- Location
- 550ft deep in the Pacific ocean
Yes there is dates should all be final now DND is final updating the pistol at vokes range. But they are not going to be sperate. They are digging out the center 12 lanes. Sorry for the late info. Vokes will be closed
The day after our shoot for a month from what I understand
The day after our shoot for a month from what I understand
- Location
- 550ft deep in the Pacific ocean
Yes thoughs are the right dates. Started a thread for the BCRA
- Location
- 550ft deep in the Pacific ocean
Back on track my goals for this year is to beat Oakie (but had a bast lossing to him in my first ever shootout) and looking for a score around 530 had 527 last year. But more important to me is make sure we get new shooters and the old ones came back
You and me both.
Just a comment about goal setting and Mental Management...
I don't "totally" reject setting 530 as a goal -- but perhaps jot it down and forget about it during the matches. Keep different goals on your front burner.
Better to make goals that are "Performance" oriented. You have control over that. Avoid goals that are "results" oriented. (Folsk with MBAs or who work in business have a heart attacks when I say this because I just suggested avoiding goals which are Specific, Measureable, Attainable, Results-oriented and Trackable, or "SMART."... etc... but most people with Commerce Degrees should shampoo my crotch. Apologies to anybody here that works int eh field - YOU are OK, at least you're a shooter with an MBA
) If you achieve goals about your own performance, the results are bound to follow. Goals such as "fire perfect shots in the kneeling position," "establish a smooth rythm firing rapid matches," "improve my ability to read the wind, and remember to check the wind again when switching to target #2 in rapid matches..." etc....
Also - setting goals around a specific score (I'm going to break 560..etc) makes you think about results (instead of performance) while you are shooting. (Crap, I just shot an inner... the highest I can get NOW is a 49, I better not shoot any more inners, etc...) And THAT is a sure way to set yourself up to fire a whole lot more inners. You GOTTA be there for the one that's in the chamber. You can't control the one that's already a hole in the paper - and you can't be thinking about the ones still down in the mag -- you can only control the one that's locked in RIGHT NOW.
Goals that focus on performance instead of results are happier. They are the shooting equivilent to "free your mind, and your arse will follow."
- Location
- 550ft deep in the Pacific ocean
Just a comment about goal setting and Mental Management...
I don't "totally" reject setting 530 as a goal -- but perhaps jot it down and forget about it during the matches. Keep different goals on your front burner.
Better to make goals that are "Performance" oriented. You have control over that. Avoid goals that are "results" oriented. (Folsk with MBAs or who work in business have a heart attacks when I say this because I just suggested avoiding goals which are Specific, Measureable, Attainable, Results-oriented and Trackable, or "SMART."... etc... but most people with Commerce Degrees should shampoo my crotch. Apologies to anybody here that works int eh field - YOU are OK, at least you're a shooter with an MBA
If you achieve goals about your own performance, the results are bound to follow. Goals such as "fire perfect shots in the kneeling position," "establish a smooth rythm firing rapid matches," "improve my ability to read the wind, and remember to check the wind again when switching to target #2 in rapid matches..." etc....
Also - setting goals around a specific score (I'm going to break 560..etc) makes you think about results (instead of performance) while you are shooting. (Crap, I just shot an inner... the highest I can get NOW is a 49, I better not shoot any more inners, etc...) And THAT is a sure way to set yourself up to fire a whole lot more inners. You GOTTA be there for the one that's in the chamber. You can't control the one that's already a hole in the paper - and you can't be thinking about the ones still down in the mag -- you can only control the one that's locked in RIGHT NOW.
Goals that focus on performance instead of results are happier. They are the shooting equivilent to "free your mind, and your arse will follow."
I agree with you my main goal is for each shot to be on paper, not caring about the score. But hoping for a score of 530.
For me anyway I shot better when I just think about each shot and kind of fire and forget about it and worry about truest next one
Time to bump this thread with CFSA and NSCC underway. Law Games over and done with and US Nationals done.
Troutbum's 2012 Goals sitrep is this:
Did NOT get President's 100 tab this year. First run at the US Matches was plagued with injury (shoulder) and lack of training that was a side effect of the garbage shoulder. BUT - I made it through the day and confirmed to myself I am on track, even if it is going slowly. Perhaps 2013 isn't going to happen because if I'm lucky I will have had my shoulder surgery by then and be in a sling. 2014 is looking good!
My "technical" preparation for the US Match was good. My rifle and ammo are up to the task. I lost points due to a few "rookie" mistakes. And some Jag-off crossfired on my target during a deliberate which ate up some time. Normally wouldn't be a problem because I usually shoot fast enough that that delay wouldn't bite me -- but I was still finding my groove and it cost me my last shot of the day.
This all sounds like making excuses -- but it is powerful stuff because in my mental management of this experience, I turn "what went wrong" into "what I SHOULD have done" and whan I say THAT, I always turn it into " What I ALWAYS do." The imagery is good stuff. Get Keith and Linda's book. (shameless plug)
There's no accounting for the shoulder injury -- seriously -- if you have a fakked up rotator cuff - get it treated. I know some of you do. Shooting may not cause the injury (mine was a giant truck) but having thousands of HP cartridges slamming you for over 20 years doesn't make it BETTER, does it?... And they do NOT get better on their own.
Canadian Law Games -- in spite of the shoulder (And my teammate's poor state of shoulder and knee health) we still rolled into one of the top team spots in the three-gun agg. We did it with tylenol, advil, biofreeze and strong rifle and carbine scores because pistol shooting is a diaper with the state of our shoulders. Another teammate placed in top three in one of the pistol matches in his first go-around in the games. Way to go, buddy.
More Law Games -- I moved my pistol game up into the top third of competitors, as well. I come from a rifle background and one of my goals was to pick up my pistol game by focusing on a few specific aspects of it. (foresight foresight foresight - by the way) It worked. It was a treat to see that the standards are picking up in these games, too. You gotta be on your game way more now than five years ago.
Moving forward --goals for 2013:
1. Get the damn shoulder fixed so I can train for more than 6 hours a week without going on a tylenol and Biofreeze binge the next day. And with this - schedule the training and stick to it. That includes dryfiring instead of sitting in front of the tube.
2. Hammer the heck out of 200y offhand shooting. Dryfiring will commence as soon as the surgeon says I am allowed to pick up a 16lb rifle. And I'm going to see how much dryfiring I can bear to do while I wait for the surgery (Months and months -- You gotta LOVE Canada's health care. Don't even get me started on this.)
And -
3. Spend a bit of time going back to the basics shooting in the wind at 600. Coach a teammate who's new at the game. I always do better myself when I'm teaching. Forces me to practice what I preach! A few days firing perfect shots and taking good notes. Probably do this by getting back into some of the precision matches I used to do a lot more of. They are fun days and always good shooting with good folks.
Troutbum's 2012 Goals sitrep is this:
Did NOT get President's 100 tab this year. First run at the US Matches was plagued with injury (shoulder) and lack of training that was a side effect of the garbage shoulder. BUT - I made it through the day and confirmed to myself I am on track, even if it is going slowly. Perhaps 2013 isn't going to happen because if I'm lucky I will have had my shoulder surgery by then and be in a sling. 2014 is looking good!
My "technical" preparation for the US Match was good. My rifle and ammo are up to the task. I lost points due to a few "rookie" mistakes. And some Jag-off crossfired on my target during a deliberate which ate up some time. Normally wouldn't be a problem because I usually shoot fast enough that that delay wouldn't bite me -- but I was still finding my groove and it cost me my last shot of the day.
This all sounds like making excuses -- but it is powerful stuff because in my mental management of this experience, I turn "what went wrong" into "what I SHOULD have done" and whan I say THAT, I always turn it into " What I ALWAYS do." The imagery is good stuff. Get Keith and Linda's book. (shameless plug)
There's no accounting for the shoulder injury -- seriously -- if you have a fakked up rotator cuff - get it treated. I know some of you do. Shooting may not cause the injury (mine was a giant truck) but having thousands of HP cartridges slamming you for over 20 years doesn't make it BETTER, does it?... And they do NOT get better on their own.
Canadian Law Games -- in spite of the shoulder (And my teammate's poor state of shoulder and knee health) we still rolled into one of the top team spots in the three-gun agg. We did it with tylenol, advil, biofreeze and strong rifle and carbine scores because pistol shooting is a diaper with the state of our shoulders. Another teammate placed in top three in one of the pistol matches in his first go-around in the games. Way to go, buddy.
More Law Games -- I moved my pistol game up into the top third of competitors, as well. I come from a rifle background and one of my goals was to pick up my pistol game by focusing on a few specific aspects of it. (foresight foresight foresight - by the way) It worked. It was a treat to see that the standards are picking up in these games, too. You gotta be on your game way more now than five years ago.
Moving forward --goals for 2013:
1. Get the damn shoulder fixed so I can train for more than 6 hours a week without going on a tylenol and Biofreeze binge the next day. And with this - schedule the training and stick to it. That includes dryfiring instead of sitting in front of the tube.
2. Hammer the heck out of 200y offhand shooting. Dryfiring will commence as soon as the surgeon says I am allowed to pick up a 16lb rifle. And I'm going to see how much dryfiring I can bear to do while I wait for the surgery (Months and months -- You gotta LOVE Canada's health care. Don't even get me started on this.)
And -
3. Spend a bit of time going back to the basics shooting in the wind at 600. Coach a teammate who's new at the game. I always do better myself when I'm teaching. Forces me to practice what I preach! A few days firing perfect shots and taking good notes. Probably do this by getting back into some of the precision matches I used to do a lot more of. They are fun days and always good shooting with good folks.
Rifleman700
Regular
- Location
- Trenton, Ontario
my goal this year is come top 20 at CFSAC this year
