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Originally Posted by Tim Hancock
Is the B.E. book worth buying?
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I liked it. It's a very Zen approach to shooting. He's really studied a lot of the mental aspects of lots of different "sports" from martial arts to golf and has a lot of the mental/zen stuff in the book, but also has the technical bits.
If you're wanting to get into the practical shooting competitions, the book is definitely geared towards that stuff.
His big thing seems to be "don't let your mind limit yourself" which makes complete sense to me. He talks about grip and stance and then tells you to experiment and do what feels right/natural and that once you've gotten to the point that you can shoot relaxed and in the zone, none of your grip and stance matter much.
He talks about various focuses he uses for different shots and combinations in competition.
I've tried to really work on relaxing, not thinking about shooting while I'm shooting, shooting with both eyes open.
Parts of his book are very "Mr Miyagi", you'll be waiting for him to tell you to "paint fence, up, down", but it all seems relevant to me.
I know my "review" sounds hokey, but yeah, I think it's a good book, especially if you can go into it with an open mind.
Here are some other reviews of the book
Practical Shooting Book and CD Reviews
And if you look on Amazon, there are 18 5star reviews, and that's it.
http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Shooting-Fundamentals-Brian-Enos/dp/0962692506