The Everyday Marksman

The Everyday Marksman


Mental Marksmanship: Train the Mind, and the Rest Will Follow

November 07, 2019

Ireally enjoyed this interview with Linda Miller and Keith Cunningham. Together, they wrote Secrets of Mental Marksmanship, How to Fire Perfect Shots. In full disclosure, they sent me a copy of their book well ahead of the interview so I could review it and ask questions.

Linda was a member of Canada’s National Shooting team and won medals in the Mexico World Cup, Commonwealth Games, Cuba world cup, and later became the first woman to win the Ontario Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for full-bore shooting. By 2002, she became the top-ranked female competitor in F-Class shooting, and in 2008 became the National Sniper and Precision rifle Champion. Linda also volunteered as a director, manager, administrator, and consultant in the Canadian provincial and national shooting sports organizations, and currently designs courses for competitive and professional marksmen.

Keith served as a Canadian military officer with more than 25 years of experience including a combat tour in Vietnam, peacekeeping and counter-sniper operations in Cyprus, and many large scale military exercises throughout North America and Europe. He is an internationally-certified shooting coach who has taught marksmanship courses at the Canadian Forces Infantry School and to many police services throughout Canada.

Linda and Keith's book, Secrets of Mental Marksmanship, which I heavily relied on for this interview
He’s also a member of the Canadian Forces Sports Hall of Fame and the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association Sports Hall of Fame.

Together, these two hold many provincial and national titles and records, winning international championships throughout the world in sniper marksmanship, service rifle, and three-gun competition.