Epic!!! What a mensch. This taken from the internet:- "At the 1976 Olympics, he (Lanny Bassham) tied for the gold medal with Margaret Murdock in the mixed 50m rifle three position event. Bassham suggested that both should be awarded gold medals as there was a tie score, but the judges placed him first based on the current tie-breaking procedure. At the awards ceremony, he asked Murdock to share the first place podium with him." A true gent. Thank you again Erik.
Vincet Hancock IS the definition of Mental Toughness! Look at his performance in the Rio Olympics when he lost his mental game and how he recovered from it - amazing! Three gold Olympic Medals is a huge accomplishment! Perfect technique PLUS mental toughness results in 3 golds in 4 consecutive Olympics in a sport (men's skeet) where it is so difficult to stay on top.
great interview! I remember taking one of his Mental Management courses...(when he, and I, had hair)...and it has stayed with me for the all of my life. Great teacher, great coach
For the first 15 minutes I thought I was listening to Jordan Peterson, what a great advice not only for shooting competition but also for life advice. Great interview lots of knowledge in an hour. Thank you. 👍🎯
Thanks for a much deeper understanding of how mental training can positively impact, not just shooting, but everyday life, jobs, etc. Really can't thank you enough for these interviews.
Total Life lesson ! Positive approach , Train Hard , use the 6 Ps method “ Prior planning prevents piss poor performance” Stay Humble and Share your knowledge . Nothing is fun or worth while unless u share it with someone ! I love this guy . Love this interview . Don’t Stop !
Hello Mr. Lanny, the first book I have read on shooting is "With Winning in Min" from then on, I really wanted a rifle like yours from Montreal 1976. A few months ago I managed to buy a Walther GX-1 and have already won the competition several times. Thank you for what you did for me and all shooters. Greetings from Poland, Sebastian Rawiński.
Thanks for another great interview. I believe I've got some new things to try when my shoots start up again in the summer time. I definitely need to get better at letting the last shot go!
This is great information that a lot of people need. I shot at a national level when I was a kid, late 90s, I did the best when I was joking around. I quit shooting kinda, started racing motocross (way more exctiting and girls duh) I'll be damned same things apply, go in kinda loose try what didn't work last lap, bam! You won or broke something, the bike or you hahaha! That's why I've got back into shooting, hell I got to got to work the next day, sucks getting older.
Great interview appreciate the time your taking to do these interviews and helping people as well as promoting the sport happy new year to you and your family may you all be blessed
Erik, excellent interviewee, but one of the things I get is you allude to chasing the spotter by suggesting that there is no better indicator of your performance than the last shot. Do you use chasing the spotter as a tool in your wind reading?
He’s right ....I read his book too and what I remember the most ....these army guys shot all day every day for months ......think about that all day, everyday ........being paid ...no cost .....my self esteem would be pretty good lol.
I know it sounds cool to be able to make a living just shooting, but by then one probably have crossed that 'not fun anymore' line... So far away that they probably can't see that line anymore ;-) So, be careful what you wish for...
Sailors know how to read the wind. It is not random! It can be very predictable. There are many books written about how to read the wind for sailing that would help in the shooting sports.
