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Practice is never going to be like ATA cause of the pressure you get and really have to get used too .
Anyone go from good practice/poor registered scores to shooting good registered/poor practice?
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Last year was my first year shooting ATA, out of about 1000~ targets I had a 90~ average, I think I went on a string of shooting 5 straight 91s in ATA one point last season, it was disappointing because when I shot practice I was consistently stringing 24s and 25s, even running my first 50, 75s in practice.
In-between ATA seasons I shot a winter league and did lots of chart work, I have shot about 1200 ATA targets this year my avg is about 96.5 on those 1200 targets, I've shot my best I've ever shot, a few 99s, several 50s and 1 75 straight in ATA.
I don't shoot a ton of practice now due to ammo but I get my reps in with my wall chart, but I have been trying to "practice" like it's a registered shoot and it's hard for me to put up 25s, I shoot a TON of 24s now in practice but even shooting a 25 in practice sometimes surprises me, but in ATA if I don't run a 25-50 I'm a bit bummed out...
Anyone run into this practice slump when it seems like your shooting is dialed in when it matters? I want to make my practice rounds matter and shoot them like ATA but my scores don't seem to reflect that..
In-between ATA seasons I shot a winter league and did lots of chart work, I have shot about 1200 ATA targets this year my avg is about 96.5 on those 1200 targets, I've shot my best I've ever shot, a few 99s, several 50s and 1 75 straight in ATA.
I don't shoot a ton of practice now due to ammo but I get my reps in with my wall chart, but I have been trying to "practice" like it's a registered shoot and it's hard for me to put up 25s, I shoot a TON of 24s now in practice but even shooting a 25 in practice sometimes surprises me, but in ATA if I don't run a 25-50 I'm a bit bummed out...
Anyone run into this practice slump when it seems like your shooting is dialed in when it matters? I want to make my practice rounds matter and shoot them like ATA but my scores don't seem to reflect that..
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forget it....I broke a 96 at the Spring Team Shoot at Mason....32nd Squad out at 10:13.....windy as hell....posted the 96 and led the field for 2.5 hours ....then the [email protected] happened,,,,shot against 575 shooters ... broke 96 in the unreal wind...did not even get any recognition.....cost me $64 to shoot 100 targets...ATA can stuff that
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Think perhaps you need to pay attention to your avatar.
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Their.Think perhaps you need to pay attention to your avatar.
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I don't think it was whining, really sounded more like sniveling to me 😢Think perhaps you need to pay attention to your avatar.
When I was shooting a lot of ATA events and competing at the Big Shoots, I did not practice for score. I practiced to improve, refine, and master. I rarely shot rounds of trap with friends. I usually would get a private field and would work on improving my game. My intention was on making perfect shots. If I was smoking all my targets at 16 I would go to the 27 and do most of my practice there. If I was not smoking targets at the 16, I would work on a single station until I felt 100%. In practice, I would rather smoke 24 targets than chip my way to a 25. Now in a tournament, I would take the 25 chipped or chunked without question. On the practice days right before a shoot I would shoot complete rounds just for a final tune up. Have clear goals for every practice. I worked on my mental game through a sports self-hypnosis program that I developed with a sports psychologist and at the small local ATA shoots. Look to peak for the big shoots.
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Lisa rarely practises. When she does she shoots poorly.
Put pressure on, and BAM. She’ll put the game face on and the results follow.
Put pressure on, and BAM. She’ll put the game face on and the results follow.
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