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![]() Paragon School - ArticlesDaniel L. Schindler
Dan Schindler is one of only 35 worldwide members of the British Guild of Shooting Instructors and holds the highest level of certification in the US as a NSCA Level III instructor. Dan founded the Paragon School of Sporting with one goal in mind. Whether it be for the advanced competitor or providing the basics to the entry level shooter, Paragon provides the simplest, most practical and most effective coaching for the sporting clays enthusiast. Dan has spent his entire life studying and participating in the various facets of shotgunning. Aside from his exemplary credentials as an instructor and writer, he received his gun fitting training from Peter and Wendy Crabtree originally from the West London Shooting School. As time permits, Dan competes in local, state and national competitions. To accommodate the many requests for Dan’s services, we’ve partnered with select courses across the US to offer clinics and private instruction to their membership, and our clients living in their area. Dan’s clear, concise coaching is easy to understand and implement. Whether you’ve just gotten into the sport, shoot for fun or are an advanced competitor, Dan will take you To the Next Level. Sporting Clay Shooting Tip for January 2010: "Ascending The Peak Takes Risk"Start down the road to higher Sporting Clays scores with 3 simple words: "......Yes I can." December 2009 Sporting Clay Shooting Tip : Sporting Clays Tips, Clay Target Techniques, Wing Shooting PreparationThe Jerk
Want to be more consistent in your approach to Shotgunning? Have your hands work together in your gun mount. It's not only about choosing the right shotgun choke or method. Clay Target Shooting Tip : November 2009 : Just Released From The Paragon School of SportingThe Learning Curve - Long Or Short?
Where do our shooting skills come from? How are they developed and acquired?
With each trip to the course, each of us is building an inventory, or database, of muscle movements and sight pictures necessary to successfully complete a particular shot. At Paragon we call that,...Familiarity. It is a mental inventory or database of sight pictures and swing movements - based on the target presentation in front of us. A presentation we will see again. And again. October 2009 Sporting Clays Shooting Tip Released : From The Paragon School Of Sporting2 CRITICAL COMPONENTS TO A SUCCESSFUL TRAINING SESSION
It's not uncommon to load up our gear, head to the range, stand in the first box and ask ourselves, “What do I want to work on today?" Consider a more productive approach.
To get us on the same page - 2 definitions: “Practice" is more about reinforcing and strengthening a skill already learned. “Training" is all about learning and building an undeveloped skill. Sporting Clays Shooting Tip Released : September 2009 Revision :From The Paragon School Of SportingHERE'S YOUR PADDLE. UPSTREAM OR DOWN?
Seriously 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? August 2009 Sporting Clays Tip Released : From The Paragon School Of SportingIs Your Swing Invisible?
Any of this sound familiar? You lifted your head. You should be shooting a tighter choke. Less choke. You missed behind. Over. Too much in front. You haven’t been practicing enough. You should have shot #8’s here. You need to slow down. Swing faster. You need to trust yourself more. Give the target more. Less. And the list goes on. July 2009 Sporting Clays Tip Released : From The Paragon School Of SportingHip Lock :
This gets overlooked so much it justifies why we should take a minute to review. While there are some times when this isn’t all that critical, there are more times when it is.
Please stand up and extend your arms out to each side, parallel to the floor. Gently turn your body clockwise—now counter-clockwise. No surprise—your body rotates—but only to a point and then comes to a stop.
The target is a crosser, 90 degree angle, left to right and moderately fast. The trap fires and June 2009 Sporting Clays Tip Released : From The Paragon School Of Sporting"Are You Shooting In The Dark?" No doubt, shotgun shooting is an art, not a science. Swing pace and rhythm, timing of the trigger pull, eye-hand coordination, triangulating compound leads, these would indeed be hard to measure and quantify. Logic does not always apply and slide rule calculations to explain what happened will likely be impossible. May 2009 Sporting Clays Tip Released : From The Paragon School Of Sporting"Prioritizing" 5 simple suggestions to accelerate your progress and enhance your shooting enjoyment. February 2009 Sporting Clays Tip Released : From The Paragon School Of Sporting"Shooting Methods – Wise Choices – 3 of 4" is Part 4 of an ongoing series of tips on shooting methods. Over the next few months, each month we will focus on one method, why and where you might want to use it, and the strengths and weaknesses of each method.
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