Sivnath Sastri College Blog

I’ve just come home from the outstanding NC State shoot at Hunters Pointe where Chuck Frazier perpetrated on us some of his best, most well thought out target presentations. Standing in the box, I distinctly remember telling myself not to shoot that target right there. Did I remember to follow those instructions? Actually, to tell you the truth, well, I just forgot. It looked so good right there I couldn’t help myself. See, here’s what happened. After stomping the first bird, I moved the gun to intercept the second bird. And there it was, right on schedule. So I mosey up to it with my “never-fail” move and watched myself shoot right over the top of it! Chuck ambushed me. Twice! X0X0. It’s enough to make

S YOUR PADDLE. UPSTREAM OR DOWN? September 2009 Shooting TipSeriously now, take about 10 long seconds and do this. Slow down and think about what it feels like to paddle a canoe upstream. Against the current. Go ahead. Please. I’ll wait. 1 Mississippi, 2 Mississippi, 3 Mississippi, 4…………………….OK, it’s nice to be on the water and the view is beautiful but if you’re going to make it back to the cabin before dark, the paddling takes some work. Right?Let’s do the exercise again. This time paddling downstream. No worries, just go with the flow………………………. The cabin is about 5 miles from where you sit, paddle’s at your feet, just gliding, no worries, no falls in sight. Much better,……..yes?Which one best describes how you feel in the

S YOUR PADDLE. UPSTREAM OR DOWN? September 2009 Shooting TipSeriously now, take about 10 long seconds and do this. Slow down and think about what it feels like to paddle a canoe upstream. Against the current. Go ahead. Please. I’ll wait. 1 Mississippi, 2 Mississippi, 3 Mississippi, 4…………………….OK, it’s nice to be on the water and the view is beautiful but if you’re going to make it back to the cabin before dark, the paddling takes some work. Right?Let’s do the exercise again. This time paddling downstream. No worries, just go with the flow………………………. The cabin is about 5 miles from where you sit, paddle’s at your feet, just gliding, no worries, no falls in sight. Much better,……..yes?Which one best describes how you feel in the

Publications from The Paragon School of Sportinghttp://www.paragonschool.com/publications.html  Book I — Take Your Best Shot (2nd edition)Daniel Schindler’s first book, Take Your Best Shot, helps you get organized before and after you step into the shooter’s box. Regardless of skill level, your shot should be planned carefully before calling for the target. To finish a shot properly, it is vital that you start properly.Using clear, plain language, this book answers your questions about equipment selection; chokes and loads; set-up in the box; strategies; shooting methods and managing your expectations. Written for the novice shooter, each shooting tip is a building block for the more advanced levels of shooting.Good shooting starts in this very simple, easy-to-read book.Readers have responded:After our lesson Saturday I went home & made a