Hi I'm retired Navy SEAL Chris Sajnog author of Navy SEAL shooting and one of
the top 20 most frequently asked questions I get is why am I not getting
better at shooting now start your timer as I share with you five reasons you
might not be getting better at shooting in today's five and under five FAQ
number one on the list for reasons why you might not be getting better at
shooting is simply not planning we have a saying in the SEAL Teams that failure
to plan is planning to fail and I do not want you to fail so just go ahead think
about what you need to work on plan it out ahead of time and then execute your
plan each and every time you do your training all right number two on the
list is not practicing the right skills at different times in our training we
all have different things we need to work on I call them like the crux of
what you need to work on or the weakest link in our chain and you need to figure
out what that is and actually break each one of those down and work on that skill
so it might be grip strength it might be your eyesight but just going to the
range and shooting again this is not going to make you better
so think about exactly what you need to practice put it on your training plan
and you're gonna get better a lot faster all right number three on the list is
not practicing the right way again if you're just going to the range in
shooting every time you make a mistake you are reinforcing those errors and you
don't want to do that that's why I recommend and I teach people to learn
how to shoot at home and then you go to the range and you execute those skills
but if you're practicing at the range you are practicing the wrong way it's
not gonna make you better in fact a lot of times it's gonna make you worse so
not practicing the right way is one of the ways that you are not getting better
at shooting number four on the list is simply not changing the negative
thoughts or beliefs you have so I get emails and messages all the time from
people that will say Chris I always flinch I always anticipate I always
shoot low into the left whatever it is you're telling yourself what you're
gonna do and you are reinforcing these bad shooting skills I don't want you to
do that I want you to improve and you can improve by simply changing your
thoughts change the story that you say to yourself change the beliefs that you
have maybe when you were younger you didn't shoot well you know but now it's
a new day and just change your thoughts change your beliefs and that will help
make you shoot better alright number five on the list is simply not noticing
that you actually are getting better you know when you're shooting
we have something it really in any training that's called diminishing
returns so as you start learning especially if you're learning correctly
you're gonna get a lot better really fast and you're gonna be able to see
that so say you're at the range and you go from you only get a couple bullets in
a magazine actually on the target - now you're getting them all like in the
center of the target maybe an eight inch group but after that every time you get
better that margin that you're getting better the percentage is getting smaller
and smaller so you're not going to see these big returns on your training
investment but they are happening and you just need to acknowledge them and
notice them because maybe the chance is that you are getting better alright that
is it for today's FAQ use these five points to help improve your shooting and
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