Dan Schindler's Blog

Jan

2020

The Unwanted Choke

Everyone has their game face on. This is serious. Every target counts and scores will be posted on the master scoreboard later. For many of us, the atmosphere turns electric the split second our tires roll onto the tournament grounds. It’s ...

Jan

2020

Mr. Smooth

"Swing…Swear…Repeat. Fix your swing…Master Your Tempo." ~Dan Schindler It was Saturday and I had a quiet weekend to myself. So – knowing the critical role of gun management in our ...

Dec

2019

Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show?

$10,000 later in shells and targets and nothing has changed….The fact that a great many people believe something is no guarantee of its truth.W. Somerset MaughamIt’s human nature to leap to methods that promise quick and convenient ways ...

Nov

2019

Excuse Me Please, Where’s the Magic?

Here is the question I’ve been asked many, many times over the last 2 decades by folks with good intentions, who, misguided, arrived for their lessons confused and frustrated: why is my shooting so inconsistent?We’re all long overdue to ...

Nov

2019

Come Back Sally

“You cannot do a kindness too soon because you will never know how soon it will be too late.”Ralph Waldo Emerson The mountains here are ablaze with color and many are replacing their # 8’s with # 5’s. ...

Nov

2019

Why You Need A Shooting “System”

The truth is, there is no free ride to higher scores. At least not consistently higher scores.OK. Any good news? Absolutely.Recently we’ve been talking about the shooting fundamentals – what I call the non-negotiable basics. I call them ...

Oct

2019

Makayla Scott and her Dad, Telford, have NO QUIT!

Makayla Scott is accomplishing more than any shooter I know. Makayla's mother died of a drug overdose. Then Makayla and her 2 younger siblings were placed in Foster Care. It was not a good situation. Makayla was adopted at 9. This year Makayla ...

Oct

2019

Step-By-Step To More X’s

From The Advancing Shooter's Manual Series #2 Many continue to believe that hand/eye coordination alone will suffice on a clay target range. If breaking a target “sometimes” is OK – then you’re good to go. However ...

Oct

2019

Strategies from the Shooter’s Manual

Maybe you are seeking a proven method that can help you elevate your game? Something specific you can work into your practice? Trust me, I get that. Let me say again how much I respect your being here.Today and in the Newsletters ahead, I ...

Sep

2019

4 Steps to Becoming a Good Shot

The truth is, Sporting Clays, Trap and Skeet are simply not complicated when the basics are assembled in the correct order. Understanding those basics is the very first step in building the foundation under consistently good shooting. Here are ...

Sep

2019

5 Key Understandings To Breaking More Targets

Shooting is really simple... “It’s not the will to win that matters — everyone has that.It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.” – Paul “Bear” Bryant 1. Accept that the cost of ...

Aug

2019

5 Tips to Shoot Higher Scores

5 Tips to Shoot Higher Scores Manage your misses—don’t let them manage you. Shooting expectations are like steps to your goals—don’t make them too high. Fear and doubt can neutralize gun skills. If you ...

Aug

2019

Miss Wisely

Includes a few words of advice from Michael Jordan, Vince Lombardi...A very long time ago in my martial arts training, we were taught Katas. A Kata is a long series of choreographed moves—blocks, strikes, counter moves—a feigned physical ...

Jul

2019

6 Inches Between You and The Target

We get hungry, we eat. No one needs to set the alarm for that; we know when it's time for coffee or a Rueben. We know because our body tells us and our mind directs us to the pancake house or Ribs R Us. All – or almost all living species ...

Jul

2019

A Blinding Flash of the Obvious

SEEING IS BELIEVING! The owner of a small company was being sued by an injured employee. The employee – who worked in the warehouse – declared he was injured in an accident and was no longer able to raise his hands ...

Jun

2019

The Vince Lombardi Shooting Method

“The only place that success comes before work is in the dictionary.”Vince Lombardi The Green Bay Packer football team lost the 1960 NFL Championship in the last minute, heartbreaking loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. When training ...

Jun

2019

Shooting in the Dark

Please consider the following test. Blindfold tied on securely – have someone walk you to your car and stand you by the driver’s side front door. With your hand on the door handle – totally in the dark – you’re on your ...

Jun

2019

Dan Schidler is Marty Fischer's Guest on Wing & Clay Nation

Jam-packed with Valuable Information and Startling Revelations for shooters of all skill levels! Episode Description It's not every week that Marty gets to discuss the ins and outs of clay shooting with a shooting coach who's been doing it ...

May

2019

If I'd Only Known Back Then...

“It ain't what we don't know that gets us in trouble. It’s what we know for sure that just ain't so.”It was the early 1980’s. Hummelstown Field & Stream (HFS) was a small gun club in Hummelstown PA offering one Trap range ...