Dan Schindler's Blog

Feb

2019

Dirt, Steel & Clay

It’s a given, we all want to break targets and especially in competition with a scorekeeper behind us. That keeping score part very understandably introduces all kinds of distractions, stress and unwanted thoughts. I thought we might look at ...

Jan

2019

Dear Mr. Exo

As an Instructor, Coach and published writer, I’ve personally written maybe half a billion words on how I believe we can improve our shooting. I am deeply appreciative of the positive feedback I have received from my students and my readers ...

Jan

2019

Heart Just Ain't Enough

____________________________________________For those who are becoming more serious about moving their game up to the next level, please bear with me here as there’s a sound lesson offered in this analogy. This past Monday we got a ...

Dec

2018

Where Do You Place Your Trust?

If I may, here are a few words about my last post on where to put our attention when the trap machine fires. History has shown us that skill advancement is not an event. It is a time-consuming process, like learning how to assemble and ...

Dec

2018

Why You Are Not Breaking That Target

As I sit here, fingers on my keyboard typing this article, I can already hear the cries of disagreement. Schindler is nuts! So be it. If you want the “magic bean” to improve your shooting, here it is. I’m asking you to let go and ...

Dec

2018

Looking for X's in All the Wrong Places

Rated X – Reader discretion is advised.It’s called the Lead-O-Matic, or LOM. The LOM solves all those pesky “forward allowance” or lead formulas in shotgunning. Developed during a late pub dinner with Tom Fiumarello, ...

Nov

2018

How To Build A Trustworthy Swing

“Only trust what you can see.”First, the small print at the bottom of the page. The vast majority of us do have reasonably good hand-eye coordination, commonly referred to as our instincts. This instinctive move with our shotgun works ...

Nov

2018

Swing Speed – Why Slower Gets The X

Sports. It conjures up images of tremendous endurance, speed, and muscle. Players hit hard, play hard. With intensity and aggressiveness, the tempo is fast. Want to win? Get tough. It’s all about more—more speed, more torque. Bigger and ...

Oct

2018

Making the Impossible Possible

“It really isn’t that hard, once you see the light.”It is said, as the years accumulate and we get older, we get wiser. And, it is my experienced opinion, a good confirmation is equally valuable as a revelation. Which is why ...

Oct

2018

A Father's Words

This is the email exchange between Dan Schindler and Nicholas's father, Joseph Causey...before Daniel Schindler wrote, "Hey Mister, Will You Take Me Shooting?" Every youngster deserves to be enlightened. And sometimes...those memories ...

Oct

2018

Training on the Edge

First, let’s dispel the myth right up front. Worldwide, in every endeavor, be it music, arts, sports or business, skills are built, not inherited. In my experienced opinion, we all are born with the potential to excel at something. At 5 foot 1 ...

Sep

2018

Moran Family Adventure

Today we reflect on the wonderful adventure we shared with the Moran Family. The family members traveled to River Bend Sportsmans Resort, Inman SC, from Colorado, New Jersey and New York to spend a few days taking Sporting Clays and ...

Sep

2018

Fall Down 7 - Stand Up 8

For many of us, Sporting Clays – along with all the other clay target disciplines – is about hitting the target. The “not missing” part – that pretty much applies to all the shooting sports. The problems begin when we ...

Sep

2018

Predictable Improvement Step-by-Step

I am indeed blessed that I am a very busy Instructor/Coach. Every day, Cheryl and I take calls from shooters who are unhappy with their current shooting performances. They are absolutely correct when they tell us, they know they are capable of ...

Sep

2018

Paragon School of Sporting's Instructor Certification Class

"There simply is no better shotgun shooting instructor program - anywhere - at any price" Bob Lockett, Paragon Senior Professional Associate Instructor "Without a doubt the best coaching and clay target instructor training ...

Sep

2018

Teach a Man to Fish...Paragon Teaching Philosophy for Clay Targets and Wingshooting

This IS the Paragon teaching philosophy: "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." Lao Tzu, Chinese Philosopher and founder of Taoism XXXXXX We teach ...

Aug

2018

Higher Sporting Clays, Trap and Skeet Scores: The Hard Way or The Easier Way

It’s common knowledge, we’re all happy when the targets are breaking, and rightfully so. Along with this happiness…many are then mystified by the ongoing absence of any real improvement in their shooting. Understandably…it ...

Aug

2018

GIT’ER DONE!

If there’s a common denominator in the phone calls we receive regarding instruction, it’s about the same word…consistency. As in, “Why am I not consistent?” The gentleman in Alaska was on the phone asking ...

Jul

2018

Chasing X’s - Grit, Grace and Glory

Greetings and thank you for visiting with us again. Here’s hoping most of your shooting boxes are in the shade. As I converse with each of my students in the clubhouse before we touch the gun, I respectfully ask, “Why are you ...