Observations on Blocked vs Random Practice

Blocked practice yields a high percentage of success during practice. But on game day it falls apart, the research shows. Random practice, while yielding fewer broken targets as you practice, will hold up more on game day and yield higher scores. If you want to practice left-to-right crossovers or any other trajectory, shoot the same […]

No One Just “Has It”

No one just “has it.” There is no “it.” Unless the “it” you’re talking about is hard work and time on targets, coupled with a passion to not accept anything less than your best. And always having the drive to push yourself beyond what you already know. Unless you try something beyond what you already […]

The Road to Greatness

Being great at anything is a lonely road. It evolves with a lot of time honing and re-honing your fundamentals until you can depend on them. You are really building a circuit in the brain. The more you do it, the better it becomes because you are actually building insulation around that circuit so it […]

Overcoming Fear

Regardless of the arena, the one thing you must overcome is fear. The only way you overcome fear is to become competent. And when you become competent you become confident. When you are confident, you know you can do it – not because you know the lead, but because you know how the shot must […]

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