Rhys Plum talks to US shooter and former world champion Gebben Miles about the importance of winter training

Gebben is one of the USA’s top Sporting shots, and a former Fitasc world champion

Good foundations are important, so work on basics like pre-shot routine 

If you want to progress, now is the time to put in the hard work says Gebben

The dark mornings and frost on the ground signal not just the end of summer, but also the end of the competitive clay season. With no major shoots until well into next year, you can see this as time for a rest, or an opportunity to improve. Lockdowns permitting, there’s time now to dive deep into elements of the game, take a few lessons, try something new, work on it and build ourselves back up into better shots for the coming season.

With that in mind I spoke to Arizonaborn Gebben Miles, one of the USA’s top Sporting shots and a former Fitasc Sporting world champion, as well as Nad Al Sheba world champion and PASCA Tour champion. He told me: “One thing I’ve found to be really important in my shooting career is repeatability and consistency. If we can build consistency in training, we can get closer and closer to perfection in competition. For me, consistency comes from having a proactive mindset of knowing that my game isn’t perfect, figuring out where the gaps are, then working hard to fill these gaps in practice.