Alejandra Zavala: “Let the trigger go and trust”

Alejandra Zavala is one of the first top international shooters I met. From the get go she’s been approachable, super interesting and fun. She’s a positive force. There’s a lot to learn from this mexican Olympic shooter 🙂 During the coronavirus lockdown she’s keeping her high level training at home with dry firing, a lot …

Shahzar Rizvi: “Believe in Yourself”

Shahzar Rizvi is one of the great Indian air pistol shooters of the decade. He’s been the #1 in the world ranking, won World Championships and Cups, and set world records. Beyond being another shooter I admire, he’s given us an intimate access to his shooting and overcoming adversityin this interview. Read, enjoy and learn! …

Training Notes (With Aurore & Daniel Goberville): Trigger Apocalypse

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Rifle and Pistol Target Calculator For Reduced Distances (Height & Size)

Calculate target size and height online or download the target size and height calculator When I train at home I can never have the right distances to set my targets, so I end up shooting much shorter distances. This generates two problems: The angle of my arm is not right, and the size of the …

Broken Steyr Pistol Blues

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCyccZp_vx0 Play the video to have the proper soundtrack to the post (just the guitar, I can’t understand what he says) 🙂  If you follow the Twitter and Facebook accounts of Olympic Pistol you know my troubles: my Steyr pistol is broken. The worst of it is that it is broken because of a check-up …

BAD SERVICE WARNING! Reflex Shooting

DO NOT TRUST YOUR GUN TO REFLEX SHOOTING >> They broke my air gun while doing a yearly checkup. They charged me €65 for “greasing the o rings” but my gun is no longer working. They do not own their mistake, fix it or reimburse. In fact they won’t even send the tax bill for …

Rapid Fire Pistol Basics / RFP 101 for 10m Air Pistol and 25m Pistol

Learn the basics of the rapid fire pistol events to improve your technique and performance.

My First Precision Air Pistol Training Program

After a shooting test to see my trends, my air pistol coach (Santiago Gómez Salgado) sent this as a first generic training to get going before we met (I live 1800 km away). There are two training programs, one for home and one for the range. I’ve blocked three days a week to go to …