Performance
Make the shot on the clock.
Competition-focused material for shooters training timed stage problems: stage craft, wind under time, debriefs, and performance diagnostics.
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Foundational Mechanics
The mechanics under every shot, in order — identify, ground, build, aim, confirm, fire, and read the shot. The spine of the Foundation course.
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Wind Process
Four reads, run in order: direction, velocity, solution, then how you apply it — hold, dial, or both. The repeatable way to turn a wind read into a committed correction.
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7 Other Resources
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Precision Rifle System
The complete rifle system as an audit: application, rifle, optic, mount, muzzle device, bipod, ammo, magazines, solver, support gear, and the shooter behind it.
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Rifle Setup
Phil Velayo's pre-course rifle setup sequence: shoulder connection, bipod height, length of pull, eye relief, ocular focus, cheek riser, position checks, and torque verification.
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Gun Number
One number changes every wind call. The military quick-wind system, taught by scout snipers.
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Rifle Troubleshooting Checklist
Groups opened up? Make the test fair, then work the hardware — ammo, torque, brake/can, handguard contact, fouling, and barrel install.
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Ballistics App Troubleshooting
When the solver and the steel disagree, audit the profile — zero, velocity, bullet model, atmospherics, wind, azimuth, and stale menu settings.
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Intro to Tripod Shooting
Phil Velayo's tripod framework for Advanced and Performance shooters: height, grounding, body position, ball-head timing, recoil observation, and clip-in/table/saddle tradeoffs.
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External Ballistics 101
What actually happens to your bullet in flight: trajectory, drag models, atmosphere, solver effects, muzzle exit, stability, and aerodynamic jump.
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