When getting ready to compete, we all have our own ways about it. It’s all down to personal preference. Whether you’re an easy Joe and just enjoy the walk, shooting till the comp and proceeding as normal, or if you have a whole routine that you do before the competition comes and you know you can go and kill it either way.
But here’s a few hints and tips for what you can or could think about before you compete and the prep you might want to put into place. (This is what works for me, and what I know works for others as well, so if it doesn’t work for you it’s all cool).
-> A mixture of blank and target, at both long and short range. It’s easy to just go out and shoot a tonne at a target and get it down, and it does work for people, but what I have found is that having that mixture of the both helps me to not only practice my distance and know I’m grouping fairly okay and that everything is rolling okay, but to go back to short distance blank bail and feel the shot and focus on what I am doing more and knowing that my shot is right, everything about it is okay I’m not doing any dodgey out there movements and that I am consistent, helps my mental game too. Its mind blowingly boring yes, but it works.
-> Gym work before the comp, making sure your stamina is up and keeping up and that your body isn’t going to turn into a little tired puddle half way through the shoot. Working out will help this, running is a common one.
-> Don’t shoot the day before. Again this is something I do a lot and if you want to shoot you can, but I find that not shooting the day before I shoot at a competition helps both my body and me, this being that I know everything is okay and I’m not stressing out and that I’m not tired as well.
Overall, just decide what you want to do and what feels good for you.
I know this one was short but I am a newbie and will hopefully be writing more soon!
- P.
But here’s a few hints and tips for what you can or could think about before you compete and the prep you might want to put into place. (This is what works for me, and what I know works for others as well, so if it doesn’t work for you it’s all cool).
-> A mixture of blank and target, at both long and short range. It’s easy to just go out and shoot a tonne at a target and get it down, and it does work for people, but what I have found is that having that mixture of the both helps me to not only practice my distance and know I’m grouping fairly okay and that everything is rolling okay, but to go back to short distance blank bail and feel the shot and focus on what I am doing more and knowing that my shot is right, everything about it is okay I’m not doing any dodgey out there movements and that I am consistent, helps my mental game too. Its mind blowingly boring yes, but it works.
-> Gym work before the comp, making sure your stamina is up and keeping up and that your body isn’t going to turn into a little tired puddle half way through the shoot. Working out will help this, running is a common one.
-> Don’t shoot the day before. Again this is something I do a lot and if you want to shoot you can, but I find that not shooting the day before I shoot at a competition helps both my body and me, this being that I know everything is okay and I’m not stressing out and that I’m not tired as well.
Overall, just decide what you want to do and what feels good for you.
I know this one was short but I am a newbie and will hopefully be writing more soon!
- P.