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The following articles are from the archives page of the Optimum Shotgun Performance Shooting School site.  Clicking the link will take you to the article on their site.

• Understanding Eyes
• Tempo Move Mount
• Performance
• Routine
• Visual Speed
• Gun Fit
• Practice

Understanding Eyes

• Eye Dominance
• 2 Eyes or 1
• How Your Eyes Work
• Second Bird on a Pair
• Left Eyed and Right Handed
• Getting Ahead of the Target
• Good Bird Hunters Aren't Necessarily Good Clay Shooters
• Eye Dominance
• Eyes First, Then the Gun
• Why Do Women Shooting Score 10-20 Fewer Birds Than Men?
• I Think I am Moving the Gun, but Others Tell Me That I am Stopping
• One Eye or Two Eyes Open
• Right-handed and Left Eye Dominant
• Quartering Targets
• Ladies...3 Feet in Front of the Bird
• Using Your Eyes Properly
• Any Hope for a Shooter Who Shoots With Left Eye Closed?

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Tempo Move Mount

• Viewing Change in Your Shooting
• When to Take a Shooting Lesson? When Your Scores Plateau
• Conscious Awareness of the Gun
• Simple Mechanics
• Follow Through--Excess Creates Risk
• Avoiding the Death Grip on the Gun
• Practice Routine
• #1 Reason for Missing Sporting Clays
• P=ACT Increasing Your Level of Performance Through Awareness, Choice and Trust.
• 70/28 Rule
• Relax
• Shoot Better and Hit More
• That____Rabbit
• Instinctive Shooting

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Performance

• Why Do I Shoot Sporting Clays?
• Changing Leads Vs. Chokes
• Defining Success
• Attitude Toward Winning
• Comment Vs. Commitment
• Desire and Winning

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Routine

• The Pitfalls of Unsolicited Help
• Expectations on Tournament Day
• How to Stay Focused for 10 Shots
• Staying Focused
• Foot Position
• Getting Help from Others
• Consistency
• Fear of Failure
• What Should I Expect from a Shooting Lesson
• I Want to Give My Wife Some Shooting Lessons for Her Birthday
• Controlling the Future
• Search for Consistency
• Keeping Every Round as Good as the First

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Visual Speed

• Bird Barrel Relationship Vs. Gun Speed
• Teal Targets
• Gun Movement

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Gun Fit

• A Question on Gun Fit
• Make It Ugly to Make It Right
• Side By Sides
• Patterning a Gun For Impact
• Where's My Gun?
• The Perfect Stance

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Practice

• Hard Targets -- To Practice or Not to Practice
• Gun Mount
• Practicing Your Game
• What Should I Practice After a Lesson
• Practice Routine
• When to Take a Hunting Shooting Lesson
• Shooting Hard Targets
• Have a Goal for Practice Sessions
• What is a Good Age to Start a Child out Shooting?
• Shooting Great after the Lesson...or Not
• How to Get the Most Out of a Lesson
   

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