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Old 03-29-2007, 03:01 PM
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Default Gonna be a tough 5 weeks

I just got done shooting a practice round. I had some target panic creeping in after the first round. Every shot it seemed like I would freeze on the yellow/red boundary right under the 10 ring. I CAN'T force myself to bring up and aim in the yellow. So what happened was I would shoot low for an 8 or try to compensate at the last moment and get a lucky 10 or shoot high and erratic. In the 9th end it got so bad I shot a 8-8-7. Every single shot was a mental struggle.

Am I trying too hard? Focusing too much? I tried to relax but just couldn't shake the bad vibes. What things can I do to fix this? Probably not going to be any quick fixes. Lots of blank bailing? Shooting without worrying about aiming? Any ideas?

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