2017 Training Plan

Trentham may be but a distant memory; however I've got my sights set on something a little different this year. Owing to there being a CSF at Belmont in Brisbane in 2017 and a shot at the CWG in 2018, to put it bluntly I've got unfinished business in that department.

In 2017, I will:

• Shoot at least two MCSs in the 2017 season
• Come in the top 10 in the Bisley Grand Agg
• Come in the top 2 in the Welsh Championships
• Come in the top 4 in either the individual or the pairs matches at the CSF in Australia

In order to meet those outcome goals I will:

• Maintain a short-range average of 49.5 ex 50 or better in targeted competitions
• Improve my long-range average to 48.5 ex 50 or better in targeted competitions
• Keep my kit in top condition
• Maintain a good level of aerobic fitness but not overtrain
• Improve my core strength and injury resistance

In order to achieve the necessary level of performance I will:

• Shoot at least 100 shots per week on a SCATT from Jan – Oct on average
• Shoot livefire at least twice per month from Jan – Oct on average
• Make at least every other livefire training opportunity a long range shoot
• Take the opportunity to shoot in difficult wind / weather conditions and on difficult ranges
• Take at least 2 hours aerobic exercise per week
• Do light weights / resistance training / core strength exercises at least 3 times per week
• Practice visualisation at least 5 times per week, totalling at least 1 hour on average
• Stretch before and after every SCATT session and live fire training / competition
• Get a new tailored jacket at the start of the 2017 season
• Get my rifle, sights and spotting scope serviced at the start of the 2017 season
• Do live firing tests with identical ammunition to the proposed Commonwealth Games issue