Scatt Training – Use and Interpretation:
An Instructor or Coach can look at a shooter and usually spot a number of opportunities to help that shooter improve. Listening to a shooter’s own views of what works and what doesn’t work for them is also invaluable to help the shooter develop their skills. But, for many years, coaches have hoped that, at some point, technology might provide an opportunity to see what is happening in much greater detail than is possible purely by observation.
Scatt is an electronic training aid, designed for the Russian national team, but now available (and used) by training squads throughout the world. It is being used increasingly at county and club level – not just with elite shooters.
The Club purchased a Scatt system some time ago and made it available for members to borrow, following a familiarisation session. In addition, Scatt training sessions are offered from time to time and ‘on demand’ by agreement with one of our instructors/coaches.
There has been the odd comment about Scatt only being for people ‘who want to compete in the Olympics’. We need to lay that myth to rest. Certainly anyone contemplating shooting for their country would typically use Scatt as a training aid several times a week, over many months/years. But its value goes much further. Scatt enables you to see things you do in your shooting that are good and those that prevent you getting a better result than you would like. It is not so effective for raw beginners simply because much of what they need in terms of advice can be given without its use. But, once your shooting average is around 90 or more, this system can certainly give you some useful pointers for improvement.
Much of the value we can obtain from Scatt lies in interpreting the data produced. The Club is fortunate that it has free access to a manual, written by an experienced exponent of the system, which describes in some detail how to interpret the outputs from a typical Scatt session. Several people in the Club have been trained to use Scatt and the Club has two very experienced coaches who can help where needed.
An Instructor or Coach can look at a shooter and usually spot a number of opportunities to help that shooter improve. Listening to a shooter’s own views of what works and what doesn’t work for them is also invaluable to help the shooter develop their skills. But, for many years, coaches have hoped that, at some point, technology might provide an opportunity to see what is happening in much greater detail than is possible purely by observation.
Scatt is an electronic training aid, designed for the Russian national team, but now available (and used) by training squads throughout the world. It is being used increasingly at county and club level – not just with elite shooters.
The Club purchased a Scatt system some time ago and made it available for members to borrow, following a familiarisation session. In addition, Scatt training sessions are offered from time to time and ‘on demand’ by agreement with one of our instructors/coaches.
There has been the odd comment about Scatt only being for people ‘who want to compete in the Olympics’. We need to lay that myth to rest. Certainly anyone contemplating shooting for their country would typically use Scatt as a training aid several times a week, over many months/years. But its value goes much further. Scatt enables you to see things you do in your shooting that are good and those that prevent you getting a better result than you would like. It is not so effective for raw beginners simply because much of what they need in terms of advice can be given without its use. But, once your shooting average is around 90 or more, this system can certainly give you some useful pointers for improvement.
Much of the value we can obtain from Scatt lies in interpreting the data produced. The Club is fortunate that it has free access to a manual, written by an experienced exponent of the system, which describes in some detail how to interpret the outputs from a typical Scatt session. Several people in the Club have been trained to use Scatt and the Club has two very experienced coaches who can help where needed.
