E D Skinner
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Bullseye

The Internal Coach
Posts
12/29/05

I tried a slight modification to the approach I recently wrote about. Specifically, although I still try to release all …

Don’t Think, Just Throw
Posts
12/19/05

In the movie, Bull Durham, Tim Robbin’s character discovers that when he doesn’t think, he pitches better – …

Stiff Arm
Posts
11/25/05

Last Sunday night, after shooting the 50 foot targets for the NRA Postal where my unofficial score was 534-6 out of 600-40 …

Practicing What I Preach
Posts
11/16/05

“Yeah, maybe he can talk the talk, but can he walk the walk?”

In a word, no.

I know many of the things needed to …

What Is Bullseye?
Posts
11/9/05

Bullseye, or NRA Conventional Pistol, is a shooting at paper targets competition. Competitors stand side-by-side and fire at …

Value, Compromises and Learning To Shoot
Posts
11/2/05

Here are some less-than-obvious values to good equipment.

  • The bullet goes where the gun was aimed when the hammer was …
Coach Pat Dolan
Posts
10/26/05

“Coach Pat,” Patrick Dolan, passed away last Friday, October 22, 2005.

Most of the pistol shooters at …

Good Things Come In Threes
Posts
10/23/05

When I arrived home after work Friday, there was a FedEx note hanging on the front door.

“Adult Signature …

Surrogate Shooting
Posts
10/23/05

A Bullseye-L email list member wrote:

"It is an absolutely perfect sunny Saturday here in …
Wad Gun
Posts
10/19/05

Okay, I’m convinced. My Springfield Armory “Mil-Spec” 1911 in Parkerized finish is becoming an impediment …