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The Journey Podcast
Long-form conversations and field notes on shooting improvement, practice psychology, Perazzi, course design, and the questions that come up when a shooter is trying to get unstuck.
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The early teaching arc is still first: set the goal, understand how practice works, build the plan, then put the plan into pressure. Later draft transcripts are included where local source files are available.
Episode 2
Setting Goals and Building a Plan
The first educational episode of The Journey Podcast. David introduces the foundation used to help shooters accomplish their 2023 shooting goals and answers several important planning questions.
Episode 2
Setting Goals and Building a Plan
The first educational episode of The Journey Podcast. David introduces the foundation used to help shooters accomplish their 2023 shooting goals and answers several important planning questions.
Timestamps
- 00:00:00
Announcement
- 00:05:04
Introduction & Summary
- 00:12:45
Goal Setting
- 00:49:42
Important Traits & Skillsets
- 01:24:31
Self-Analysis and Self-Assessment
- 01:43:10
Building a Plan
- 02:05:41
Staying Focused & Disciplined
- 02:09:47
Getting Off Track
- 02:21:53
Conclusion & Wrapping Up
Transcript note
Polished transcript draft: This Episode 2 transcript draft has had the most cleanup so far. It remains part of an archive that may continue to be refined over time.
Read transcriptEpisode 3
Understanding the Mental Component to Optimizing Practice
The first part of a two-part series on how to actually practice. David explains how modern science, neuroplasticity, and movement learning can help shooters minimize wasted effort and maximize progress.
Episode 3
Understanding the Mental Component to Optimizing Practice
The first part of a two-part series on how to actually practice. David explains how modern science, neuroplasticity, and movement learning can help shooters minimize wasted effort and maximize progress.
Timestamps
- 00:00:00
Announcement
- 00:02:45
Introduction
- 00:13:45
Summary
- 00:23:18
Open Loop vs. Closed Loop Skills
- 00:32:50
Three Core Components to Learning
- 00:42:58
How the Brain Learns and Controls Movement
- 01:12:39
Is Repetition Important to Learning?
- 01:17:20
Making Mistakes While Learning
- 01:29:47
Importance of Dopamine While Learning
- 01:51:32
The Perfect Environment for Learning
- 02:21:00
Conclusion & Wrapping Up
Transcript note
Transcript draft: This transcript is published as an archive draft and may contain transcription errors. It will be cleaned up over time.
Read transcriptEpisode 4
How to Create the Perfect Practice Plan
An audio version of an educational YouTube Live episode hosted February 2, 2023. The YouTube version is useful because parts of the lesson reference material shown on screen.
Episode 4
How to Create the Perfect Practice Plan
An audio version of an educational YouTube Live episode hosted February 2, 2023. The YouTube version is useful because parts of the lesson reference material shown on screen.
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Transcript note
Transcript draft: This transcript is published as an archive draft and may contain transcription errors. It will be cleaned up over time.
Read transcriptEpisode 5
Putting Your Plan Into Action
David covers what to expect in your first tournament after implementing new practice ideas, what sub-par early results can mean, and why failure can show up while learning.
Episode 5
Putting Your Plan Into Action
David covers what to expect in your first tournament after implementing new practice ideas, what sub-par early results can mean, and why failure can show up while learning.
Timestamps
- 00:00:00
Introduction
- 00:14:37
Series One Summary
- 00:32:19
What to Expect for Your First Results
- 01:00:17
How to Handle the Failure that Comes with Learning
- 01:16:45
Key Components to Prevent Failure in a Tournament
- 01:51:48
Conclusion & Wrapping Up
Transcript note
Transcript draft: This transcript is published as an archive draft and may contain transcription errors. It will be cleaned up over time.
Read transcriptSeries 2 Episode 2
Curtis Dunbar: Tournament Process and Self-Awareness
A later Journey Podcast conversation with Curtis Dunbar about tournament process, awareness, and how shooters read what is happening under pressure.
Series 2 Episode 2
Curtis Dunbar: Tournament Process and Self-Awareness
A later Journey Podcast conversation with Curtis Dunbar about tournament process, awareness, and how shooters read what is happening under pressure.
Transcript note
Transcript draft: This transcript is published as an archive draft and may contain transcription errors. It will be cleaned up over time.
Read transcriptSeries 2 Episode 3
Curtis Dunbar: Vision, Mechanics, and the Glasses Story
A later Journey Podcast conversation with Curtis Dunbar about vision, mechanics, equipment feel, and the practical stories behind changing how a shooter sees.
Series 2 Episode 3
Curtis Dunbar: Vision, Mechanics, and the Glasses Story
A later Journey Podcast conversation with Curtis Dunbar about vision, mechanics, equipment feel, and the practical stories behind changing how a shooter sees.
Transcript note
Transcript draft: This transcript is published as an archive draft and may contain transcription errors. It will be cleaned up over time.
Read transcriptSeries 2 Episode 4
Curtis Dunbar: Mental State, Vision, and Tournament Pressure
A later Journey Podcast conversation that appears to continue the Curtis Dunbar series, focused on mental state, visual clarity, and tournament pressure.
Series 2 Episode 4
Curtis Dunbar: Mental State, Vision, and Tournament Pressure
A later Journey Podcast conversation that appears to continue the Curtis Dunbar series, focused on mental state, visual clarity, and tournament pressure.
Transcript note
Transcript draft: This transcript is published as an archive draft and may contain transcription errors. It will be cleaned up over time.
Read transcriptSeries 2 Episode 6
Dawson Palmer: Learning from Pressure and First Results
A later Journey Podcast conversation with Dawson Palmer about learning from pressure, early tournament results, and what changes when a shooter starts competing more seriously.
Series 2 Episode 6
Dawson Palmer: Learning from Pressure and First Results
A later Journey Podcast conversation with Dawson Palmer about learning from pressure, early tournament results, and what changes when a shooter starts competing more seriously.
Transcript note
Transcript draft: This transcript is published as an archive draft and may contain transcription errors. It will be cleaned up over time.
Read transcriptConnected Field Note
Episode 3 already has a written companion.
The archive should connect ideas across formats when the source material already supports it. The Plateau Problem is tied to Journey Podcast S1:E3.
Field Notes / Episode 3
The Plateau Problem
The biggest roadblock in shooting improvement is often not mechanics. It is how the shooter values practice feedback.
Move it into work
Use the conversation as a starting point, not an endpoint.
The next move can be a round analysis, a lesson, or a question for the show. Each path keeps the podcast connected to actual shooting work.
Transcript archive note
Transcript drafts are public; search is still future archive work.
Available local transcript drafts are published now so the archive is usable. These drafts may contain transcription errors and will be cleaned up over time; transcript search is not part of this pass.
Watch Branch
The same public podcast archive, now inside Watch.
This route renders the current `/podcast` experience directly so the approved episode listings, platform links, public transcript notes, and publication gate stay in one place instead of drifting into a second copy.