Lanny Bassham's book, With Winning in Mind, states that, "One habit separates the top 5% of competitors from the other 95% who just play, setting goals." It's basically mid-season for me so I'll look at where I am compared to the goals I set last winter.
Shoot 100 straight. Not yet, four 99s, but close.
Get punched to 25 yards by the end of the year. Not yet, punched to 22.5 so far.
Attend State Shoot and Grand. Done
Maintain a 96 singles average. Got it.
Shoot 360/400 in Spring trap league. Got it, barely.
When you meet your goals, you have to set new ones, to that end:
Get classified AA in singles.
Shoot 370/400 in the Fall trap league
Shoot a higher score in the Fall wobble trap league
I have really had a lot of fun shooting this year.