| I was only 13 years old when I learned the most | | | | there are a lot of little things that are happening |
| important lesson I've ever learned about air pistol | | | | simultaneously. If you're not concentrating on one single |
| shooting. If you truly want to improve your scores, you | | | | thing, there's just no way you can perfect your |
| can't "just shoot". You have to practice. | | | | process because your brain can't register all the things |
| You have to really concentrate on what you do on the | | | | that happen during a shot. |
| range and at home. The fun part is competing as you | | | | 2. To be able to shoot easily in a competition you have |
| can just relax and let everything you've learned in | | | | to have your shot process stored into your muscle |
| practice just happen. | | | | memory. You know of course that muscles grow |
| Air pistol training is firstly learning the right techniques. | | | | when you rest after a workout. The same thing |
| Right doesn't necessarily mean something that other | | | | applies to muscle memory. If you first practice one |
| people tell you. More important than doing things like | | | | thing and the another on a same session, your |
| others do is to do them the way you feel comfortable. | | | | muscles remember only the last thing you were |
| Of course there are guidelines and best practices that | | | | practicing. Muscle memory won't develop for the first |
| are universal. But there also is plenty of things you can | | | | thing. |
| adjust according to your own liking. | | | | I started air pistol shooting when I was 12 years old |
| When you're practicing air pistol techniques, you should | | | | and I soon made it to the Finnish national junior team. |
| practice only one thing at a time. Stance, grip, aiming | | | | Then I stopped for many years but came back few |
| and pulling the trigger are the main elements but they | | | | years ago. In my first competition I shot only 543 and |
| can be divided into more detailed processes. For every | | | | my old shooting buddies were asking if I had some |
| practice session you choose an element you'll | | | | problems with my weapon. Then I remembered the |
| concentrate on. | | | | most important truth about air pistol training, designed a |
| There are two main reasons why you practice only | | | | training schedule for myself and three months later I |
| one thing at a time. | | | | shot 575 and 577. |
| 1. Air pistol shooting is fairly complicated process as | | | | |