10 meter Air Rifle match #14 and #15

The good news, I am shooting up where I should be.  At this point, I believe my below PR shooting is the result of mental factors.  I get this weird desire to "get the shot behind me" at times.  This is what I need to stamp out.  I lose confidence in my hold and I start taking less than solid shots and....well....that is how a 7 or 6 sneaks in.  I'm better than that.

Fist is working well.  NPA is critical.  Both vertical and horizontal.  I switched to the 3.6 element.  I think it helps me take more center shots.  But, if the hold (poor NPA & tension) The smaller element can induce snatching at good sight picture which rarely yields a positive result.

Key focus area.  Why my hold goes away in a match?  I think this problem then kicks off my mental desire to "get the shot behind me" in some hope the hold will come back by the next shot.  Things to work on.

2012-13 Season score log

#01 501 (81 81 84 85 82 88)
#02 515 (87 88 89 83 85 83) 11 7s or lower, 15 10x. previous practice 1x (3.6)
#03 485 (82 82 80 77 86 78) 19 7s or lower, 7 10x. Daisy pellets, reduced barrel weight.(3.6)
#04 494 (88 74 87 88 76 81) 14 7s or lower, 11 10x. JSB SCHaK pellets. First Tuesday night.(3.6)
#05 522 (89 88 90 88 82 88) 7 7s nothing lower, 11 10x. Many high value 9s! H&N + SCHaK (3.2)
#06 492 (75 85 76 84 86 86) 14 7s or lower, 6 10x. SCHaK (3.8)
#07 520 (88 84 90 86 87 85) 8 7s, 12 10x. SCHaK (3.8)
#08 490 (75 85 76 84 86 84) not worth noting. SCHaK (3.8)  Guest shooter.
#09 516 (91 87 86 82 86 84) 11 7s, 13 10x. SCHaK (3.8)  Must stamp out 7s!
#10 513 (88 85 89 85 86 80) 9 7s or worse, 9 10x. SCHaK (3.8)  Stock shorter
#11 518 (83 92 83 87 85 87) 8 7s, 1 6, 12 10x. H&N (3.8)
#12 502 (82 85 87 84 77 87) H&N (3.8) fist
#13 512 (91 83 84 78 83 93) H&N (3.8) fist. I shot a 3 on target 4.  ugh!
#14 526 (87 93 90 89 85 82) H&N (3.6) fist.  14 10x
#15 525 (92 86 84 85 90 88) H&N (3.6) fist.  17 10x!


2011-12 Season score log

#1 515 (87 83 87 88 90 80)
#2 510 (85 89 85 86 82 83)
#3 532 (94 87 83 91 89 88) (season high, 94/100 tied best ever 10 shots)
#4 530 (87 90 90 93 89 81)
#5 524 (86 84 88 91 85 90)
#6 517 (88 85 88 87 90 79)
#7 524 (82 91 88 91 84 88)


Personal Top three 600 scores. Goal, 540.

539 (93 90 90 85 87 94). 11x 7 or lower, 22 10x. 11/??/08
532 (94 87 83 91 89 88) 3/??/12
530 (87 90 90 93 89 81) 3/??/12

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