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Show Citizen, Press, Review - Wed., Aug. 24, 1988 - Page 13 his pistol to take aim. The under-taker got to clean him up." "And what does all this have to do with hitting silver dollars in the air?" Port asked. "Hitting a silver dollar in the air is impossible for almost all men. If you can do it they will think you are better than they are. They will be afraid of you. This is especially important in your first fights when you don't have a reputation like I have. Ifyou can shoot a silver dollar most men will avoid you. Those that don't will have sweaty palms and shaking knees. You will have the advantage." Port returned to the draw and fired fifty more white bullets. For three days Port did nothing but shoot white balls into the black dirt. When he became restless Sylvester reminded him that the path of the white bullet was like a long finger with which he coul djust reach out and touch whatever he wanted to shoot, even silver dol-lars. But thousands of practice shots were necessary for that to happen. Several times Port wanted to set up targets in the black dirt, bottles ' or pieces of wood, so he could have something to shoot at. Sylvester didn't allow this. On themorningof the third day he explained why. "Before you came here you shot with your hand and your eye. I am teaching you to shoot with your heart. Every time you shoot your hand tells your heart how it held the gun, and your eyes tell your heart where the white ball went. Your heart doesn't forget, and with time, ifyou let it, it will guide your hand when you shoot, aiming for i you. Just aiming down thebarrel of a pistol, the way you used to shoot, will never enable you to hit silver dollars in the air. Once you learn to let your heart do the aiming, you can hit them nearly every time." Sylvester paused to let Port think about what he had said, then continued. Tor three days you have been teaching your heart where the bul-let goes when the gun feels a cer-tain way in your hand. Now you need to teach your heart that it's supposed to guide your hand so you can hit the target every time. It's a faith thing, like it says in the Bible, 'Ifyou believe you can do it, you can do it.m "The Bible says that?" Port asked. (To be continued) i of center." N Vftjw do it fifty times. Use l0owder,soyoucansee Z time. Remember l of the bullet is a long Lh You are just reaching etching the target. Don't 2ut accuracy. Watch the fjrTy white ball with both ; :i leing here H hits ever' Jjre the sites and gun har-vester headed back to the Port began shooting. Except .eral times when he used to oowder, he could see the ffh.ll beforejt hit the bank. thJ rn-T- day when Port fid round. Tucking the the cabm After a brief lunch of salt pork and boiled ordered Port eggs, Sylvester to return to the draw and fire another fifty rounds. Port yu sure it's necessary?" challenged. "Do you want to hit a silver dollar in the air?" "I want to be able to shoot an opponent before he shoots me I'm not sure hitting a silver dollar has much value." "More than you ever real-ize, Sylvester said with finality He invited Port to sit beside him on the edge of the porch. The first two gun fights were the hardest," he began. "Those men were not afraid of me. Each thought he would win, and fought accordingly. I was fortunate enough to survive, but the outcome could easily have gone the other way. It got easier with each addi-tional fight, because my opponents knew about the earlier gun fights and were afraid. The fear made their hands sweat and their knees shake. One forgot to cock back the hammer on his gun. One man even wet his pants while trying to raise All New c'-V-V'S " For Fall! : Si 5 iiisiii! ;;.;s5i: 7 Large Selection f Sweatshirts Solids & Prints t 2 Mi Vj Lisa McGhie and Rachel Smith PP now thru Sat. 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