When the days get shorter, it's been a while since you last got sunburned, it gets colder outside and the desire to stay in warm rooms becomes stronger and stronger, that can only mean one thing - that's right, air rifle season is just around the corner.
The air rifle season marks the start of the new shooting season every year and this is of course the ideal time to set new/higher sporting goals and perhaps replace old, rusty rituals or procedures with new ones.
Whether these goals are technical, mental, physical or something else is irrelevant, what is important is that I calmly write down all my thoughts and visions for the new season on a piece of paper and then keep them somewhere visible in the shooting case so that I always have them in front of me when I unpack my air rifle.
Using the following points, I would like to give you a brief insight into how I prepare for the season and help you make your next air rifle season a successful one.
Phase 1 Material check: Before I even start air rifle training, I make sure that all the screws on the rifle are still in place, that the pre-tested ammunition is firing straight and that the trigger is still working properly. A complete gun service would also be a good idea here.
Phase 2 Becoming one: If everything is right in terms of the material, I try to spend the first few training sessions simply building up a feel for the air rifle in the firing position. During this time I do a lot of dry training. The goal should be to really become one with your air rifle and no longer see it as a "foreign body". The idea of the optimal shot should become anchored in your head.
Phase 3 Number of shots: In this phase I already fire 150 to 200 shots in a training session. It is important for me to build up my fitness. This helps me to be able to perform consistently in competitions later on.
Phase 4 Technical school: In between, I do short blocks where I only concentrate on a technical part. Here, the correct execution of the exercise is much more important than shooting a ten. If you have the opportunity to use a SCATT device, this is of course the most useful for technical training.
Details I pay attention to:
o Subtraction
o zero point
o Follow-up
o Consciously relax your right shoulder
o Relaxed head position
o ...
Phase 5 The first competition: In the competition I also recommend not concentrating too much on the whole system, but rather paying attention to specific details as mentioned above and trying to execute them optimally. The goal should be to learn something from each competition and then incorporate that into the next competition.
So, and now I wish you a lot of fun training,
your TB Bernhard
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