You know hickok45 from Youtube? What a great shooter.

While he was shooting he said: "going to use some Zen and send this little boy (the bullet) down range".

Is he talking about mental control and concentration, clear the mind, controlled breathing?

If whatever he does makes him that good, I want to try some. Does it come in pill form? :-]

What does he mean?

There are many competition shooters using ZEN.

Google "The Encyclodia Of Bullseye Pistol."

Read all the assorted articles, some concerning Zen.

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"If you see a weed, pick it". This is Zen. Here is the link to the information Moonman mentioned above.

Encyclopedia of Bullseye Pistol

Out
West

The complete passage reads:

a. "If you see a weed, pick it. All erroneous, ideas, all poisonous weeds, all ghosts and monsters must be eliminated. Under no circumstances may they be allowed to spread unchecked."

b. "If you see a weed, pick it.
If you see a fork in the road, take it."

c. "If you see a weed, pick it.
If you see weed in the ditch, mow it."

d. All of the above.

Achieving absolut focus by relinquishing focus. I forget this sometimes, but someone who is truly zen does not need to remember.

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Hold on. SWAT's at my door.

I load zee gun
I point zee gun
I pull zee trigger
Zen....I hit zee target

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Even older, even crankier....

Zen is a warm gun, fresh targets, and plenty of ammo on a crisp Autumn morning.

Funny! ^^^

I like this .. but seriously. ya start to understand the zen part soon after you start trying shots into the next zip code.
muscle tension, breathing, heart beat, and even stray thoughts contribute to the bouncing cross hairs. add to that trigger control and reactions due to your anticipation of recoil and we have a lot of little things to keep track of. Thats where the zen kicks in you cant really keep track of it all so you disconnect and let it all be automatic. If any one part of the equation is misbehaving, isolate the issue. Its easier to focus on one thing than many

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it just needs more voltage

When I was shooting competetive trap I asked a visiting Remington rep for any tips. He was very rude and dismissive but finally told me I should read Inner Tennis. It worked pretty well for me.

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Regards, Ron
USASA 1965/69