Michael Diamond

[jwpzx9r]

Just seeing the picture of the man reminds of a fact I gleaned out of an interview he gave a few months back. He only shoots about three or four hundred cartridges per month in practice, says at his level competition and not practice is the way!

 

[ips]

Think he is the exception rather than the rule.

 

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Don't believe all you read. My Aussie mate Frankie shoots with him all the time on all sorts, they are best mates. :wink:

 

[jwpzx9r]

Don't believe all you read. My Aussie mate Frankie shoots with him all the time on all sorts, they are best mates. :wink:

Never read that Nic 

 

[no.1topdog]

Just seeing the picture of the man reminds of a fact I gleaned out of an interview he gave a few months back. He only shoots about three or four hundred cartridges per month in practice, says at his level competition and not practice is the way!

I only shoot 400 to 500 a year at present and can confirm that performance tails off with time.

Each time out I get worse and worse and worse!

Ten years ago (when I was shooting several thousand a year) I was quite reasonable, but now very middle of the road.

Still enjoy it though!  :biggrin:

 

[jwpzx9r]

I only shoot 400 to 500 a year at present and can confirm that performance tails off with time.

Each time out I get worse and worse and worse!

Ten years ago (when I was shooting several thousand a year) I was quite reasonable, but now very middle of the road.

Still enjoy it though!  :biggrin:

When I stayed in the UK I never shot clays so I only shot game so hardly used any cartridges and never did any practice! Bloody awful shot Of course now I shoot trap and use a couple of hundred a week shooting is improving! Trap it is the discipline.

 

[ips]

I only shoot 400 to 500 a year at present and can confirm that performance tails off with time.

Each time out I get worse and worse and worse!

Ten years ago (when I was shooting several thousand a year) I was quite reasonable, but now very middle of the road.

Still enjoy it though!  :biggrin:

Yes I think there is a direct correlation between practising a lot at anything and getting very good at it.

Some say that a break does you good and your better when you come back but I do not agree you come back with low expectations as you know full well you will be rubbish as you haven't shot for a month (or whatever) therefore your happy to score one above the expected so think the break did you good. Practice practice and more practice is the key IMO

 

[jake.keeling]

I do find it funny when top shots say this kind of thing. I found a video of Gebben Miles saying you shouldn't get obsessed with shooting a lot of rounds, then goes on to say he made that mistake and used to shoot every day 1000s a week. Well was it a mistake? or is he now reaping the rewards!


http://www.tirovesti.co.uk/

 

[jwpzx9r]

I do find it funny when top shots say this kind of thing. I found a video of Gebben Miles saying you shouldn't get obsessed with shooting a lot of rounds, then goes on to say he made that mistake and used to shoot every day 1000s a week. Well was it a mistake? or is he now reaping the rewards! http://www.tirovesti.co.uk/

Good point Jake if you didn't practice in the first place and won multiple Olympic medals you are either brilliant or its some sort of miracle! I think what MD was probably saying is he does not need to practice now he is where he is and that competition keeps him at the top now?