This book lets you master technique, improve accuracy, and achieve competitive excellence. In "Rifle: Steps to Success", Olympic gold medalist, world record holder, and respected coach Launi Meili shares the training secrets used by the top shooters in the sport. "Rifle: Steps to Success" covers every aspect of the sport such as equipment selection and fitting, safe shooting guidelines, proven techniques for improved accuracy in the prone, standing, kneeling, and sitting positions, mental and physical training, sooting drills to increase all-around consistency; practice, prematch, and competitive routines. As part of the "Steps to Success Series" - with more than 1.5 million copies sold - "Rifle: Steps to Success" will help you hit your mark every time.

Table of Contents

Step 1. Selecting and Fitting Equipment; Step 2. Shooting Safely; Step 3. Getting to Know the Rifle; Step 4. Shooting Positions and Form; Step 5. Aiming and Adjusting the Sight; Step 6. Taking the Shot; Step 7. Maintaining the Rifle; Step 8. Preparing for Competition; Step 9. Competing in Tournaments; Step 10. Practicing to Increase Accuracy; Step 11. Training Mentally and Physically; Step 12. Continuing in the Sport.

About the Author

Launi Meili has a long and distinguished career in rifle shooting. Meili won gold at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona and set three Olympic records in her career. She placed in the air rifle competition that year and had also placed in both air rifle and smallbore at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. Meili has also won the three-position rifle championship seven times while setting three world shooting records and numerous national records throughout her career. In 1992, Meili turned to coaching. She was the assistant coach for the U.S. national rifle team from 1997 to 2000. She wrote the International Coach Certification Program, which is the highest coaching credential recognised by USA Shooting and the NRA.