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TRA BENCHREST HINTS
The Clothing

Just like the footballer, who wears a club jumper and the correct coloured socks when going out to
play a game, or the hockey player who also puts on the club shirt and socks, the benchrest rifle
shooter should set aside certain items as the “shooting gear”

• Same stable shoes – ensures that your feet stay flat on the ground and aids position
stability
• Same shirt – you want to have a “similar feel” when you lean into the rifle. Nothing too
tight, nor too loose, or too bulky. It’s a challenge, but worth it.
• If you want to wear a cap, do it all the time when shooting, not just when you remember.
• Have the “shooting pants” set aside – those pants that are comfortable, and again not too
tight, not too loose and not too bulky.

Champions have DESIRE - the will to work and chase improvement.
They pursue excellence.

Champions assess their POTENTIAL for greatness – they know themselves,
their strengths (and how to capitalise on them) and their weaknesses.

Champions establish GOALS, they make them challenging to achieve yet
attainable.

Champions have DEDICATION and DETERMINATION. They know what
they are willing to sacrifice to attain the goals they have set themselves.

Champions have PRIDE in themselves.

CONFIDENCE comes with pride, and confidence implies that you have
mastered your task and dispelled doubt and anxiety.

Champions have (or develop) a WILLINGNESS to WORK tirelessly – they
never give up, and they take care of all the “little things”

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