Deliberate Practice: Three to Four Basic Moves
I went to range Thursday night and shot three boxes. While I missed some easy shots, I stuck with the program and did not get emotionally involved. I went back to range on Saturday and shot seven boxes and it all came back. While I had...
Your Brain Needs a Mental Representation
To do anything, the brain must have a mental representation of what it is about to do! The better the mental representation, the better the shot. The better the shot, the better the mental representation, and so on and so on. It becomes a virtual circle when you...
Predicting with Deliberate Practice
Deliberate practice is about predicting what you are about to do and committing to do just that. The more detailed the prediction, the clearer it becomes for both sides of the brain to be comfortable with the task at hand. Then they become so much better...
Ben Avery December 2019
We spent last weekend in Phoenix, Arizona teaching at Ben Avery. Wow, what a facility! We have been going to Ben Avery for about six to seven years, and it has grown so much. They used to have only one course, but now have four along...
You Cannot NOT Think!
Just like you cannot “not think,” you cannot shoot consistently without being aware of the barrel. It's there. It's part of it, albeit a small awareness. Trying to feel your way through the shot and not see the barrel is futile, and establishing an awareness of...
Accept Variablilty
Accepting the variability swing to swing and shot to shot was a huge understanding for me as a shooter and as a coach! Knowing that I can’t make the same perfect move, mount, and shot every time I call "pull" allows me to let my subconscious...
Nationals 2019
Well, it’s been a while since I told you what we've been up to, so here goes. It’s been a busy fall! We went to NSCA Nationals and as usual, we had a blast. This is the only tournament that we shoot all year, and it’s really fun...
The Biggest Mistake We See
At the end of the day, the biggest mistake we see athletes make is a lack of a detailed preload of the movie of how they are committing to make the shot come together. It is the leading cause for performance ceilings being lower than athletes' abilities and...
It’s Not What You See That Makes You Good!
The biggest mistake we see other athletes and coaches make is they think it's what they see that makes them good. As chunking occurs, the brain learns what to ignore. This allows them to see more clearly. A shooter's ability to see and perform at higher and higher levels...
The Brain Creates the Zone
How does the brain create the zone? And what is actually happening when you are in the zone, which in turn allows for more people to trust it and experience it? It is about repetition and anticipating. Using this and other research has enabled us to be...