Master Plan, The

Preliminary March & April "data" (updated April 6th)

days off    5,6,7,8th (weather), 12th, 16th, 18th, 22nd, 28th...1st
              note: on all "days off" - fun OB sessions are done in the
                        indoor heated area
group training - 4th,6th
stand alone/send back singles - marking practice 1st, 2nd, 9th, 15th
go as "scent" drill 25th
casting singles - marking practice    19th
pin-point marking drill once a week      10th
marking setups (land and water) alternating days      16th, 17th, 21st, 23rd
Y-Drills      16th, 24th, 25th
triples    3rd, 4th, 21st, 4th
just singles6th
line "distraction" practice    1st, 2nd, 9th, 15th, 5th
blinds 14th,15th, 25th (marking setups), 4th, 6th (marking setups)
poison bird blinds 6th
point blinds     10th, 11th, 18th
KRDs (blinds)     14th, 16th, 17th, 19th
               note: the above three are quite different
flyers (every week) starting the end of April
ducks     15th, 21st , 25th, 4th, 5th, 6th
one land handling drill per week      10th, 26th
two water “cheating” drills per week (too cold yet)
AKC OB class   13th, 20th, 27th, 3rd

Lowe's OB store visit     12th, 26th
      up to date April 6
      March 18th analysis - more marking setups (concepts), multiples,
                                           ducks, more handling drills
      March 25th analysis - handling drill practice, "pin point" marking
                                           practice, ducks, ABC marking setups with
                                          wingers, doubles, "action at the line" practice,
                                           blinds
March 29th analysis - simplify at bit (impending heat cycle)
             Y-Drills, KRDs, ABCD singles, simple doubles
    April 6th analysis - handling drill, pin point marking drill, remote
                                       winger singles, new point blind, triples twice a
                                       week, line distraction setup with ducks once a
                                       week, begin "three peat" blinds
   no signs of being in heat or impact on "thinking"
      September 2018 update
                               HR KwickLabs Fountain of Youth SH

    note: The continuation of the process is in the following link.

"Seize the Moment"

       focus - two week intervals with "balance" (skill development/repetition/practice)
                            note: this will be modified (when necessary)
                            note: full implementation will begin around the middle of April

1. Two evening group session per week plus find another day group (mid-April)
2. point blinds, KRDs, marking setups (land and water) alternating days, flyers every
    week, ducks often, one land handling drill per week, at least two water “cheating”
    drills per week, a pin-point marking drill once a week
           training areas – “go farther” at least three times a week
                      30 minutes (or less)                           "about" one hour
                The Sand Ponds                                 W-Property-FT
                Thorson Pond DTA                             Stoughton-FT
          Harrison Road DTA                            Gallagher-FT
                Roscoe Riverside DTA                       Bong “Rec” Area
              Roscoe Retention Pond DTA            Club House “lily pad” area spring
                        Four Lakes DTA

                              “Can They?”, Suggestions and "Points To Ponder":

"Can they" check down on a short bird after going long for a flyer? Can they punch long after picking up a short flyer? Can they maintain their line while angling factors such as roads, ditches, cover strips, hillsides, water, etc.?"

Practice Hillmann’s approaches to enhancing memory and marking.

"If you want to challenge your dog, a double-double is a great way to do it. Throw a dead bird double and pick up the least difficult bird first. After the dog delivers it, throw another double that includes a flyer. This setup really tests memory, particularly if the memory bird of the first double is thrown toward the memory bird of the second double. Leave enough room that it is not a switching test, but rather, a memory test."

                                              This is a work in progress.

    example - Master test 3rd series
Mark 1 thrown onto the point
Mark 2 thrown down the far shore. Diversion shot after picking up mark 2 from
             holding blind of mark 2.
Pick up marks, run land blind next.
Run the down the shore on and off the point blind last.
"Skinny" angle entry of about 25 yards. Wind blowing 15 angled toward the shore.

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