Here is what works for me:
First string I try my best to center my shots for a black dot. (Like everyone)
I shoot my standing left to right, my prone right to left this way I can roll my body behind the pistol
I force myself to be super slow
I always pause on my first shot to slow myself down
Sight picture is everything
Some guys shoot at a different point on the plate when they go prone, I don't, I shoot them straight on
This is going to sound funny but I pretend in my mind before I take the shot that my pistol is a laser and that I know the bullet is going where I want it
Don't wait for the plate to fall, just keep shooting.
Shooting iron instead of a dot will force you to concentrate even more, shut out everything around you and make that little white circle your world
Lastly, breathe twice as much as you normally do in between strings, don't want the eyes going fuzzy
The plate rack at Bianchi can be really finicky, I don't care what anyone says, last year I saw more than one guy loose plates after hitting them, I protested it but it was at the end of the day on Friday and nobody really cared
I think where most people go wrong with the plates is that they approach it as one collective stage like the others. It's not, it's actually 48 individual little matches, with 48 different approaches. Once you conquer it in your mind cleaning it is doable. Embrace it and make it yours.
Hope this helps!
Jared Owensby
