Shooting after Cataract Surgery
In the November 2017 Coaching Hour, Larry Peck, Max McCart, and others talked about their journey with cataract surgery and what they are experiencing in coming back to shooting. We have had several shooters in Knowledge Vault who have gone through this surgery. What they have...
Vividly Imagine the Shot
When practicing using single targets, always vividly imagine how the shot comes together. You tie both sides of the brain up with doing different things, thereby working together. This is a big deal because your swing will not be the same every day you go to...
Balance and Focus
When you feel pressure on the course, have a heightened awareness of balance, tempo, and tension in your body, as they are non-cognitive. Focusing on them will move you to the right side of the brain (or your long-term memory). This is where your skill...
Committing to the Shot
Can you walk into the cage and, regardless of external or internal variables, hit the shot you have determined to hit in your plan and preload and become the shooter you have committed to being? Committing to the shot is critical to eliminating the mindless stream...
Spend More Time Simulating the Real Game
In “Be A Player,” Lynn Marriott and Pia Nilsson cite another study about trying to do the same thing over and over again: “'The nervous system was designed to be flexible, not to do the same thing over and over,’ Churchland explained when the study was...
Create Synchronicity
Being perfect in the last 12-15 percent of the shot is what I am concentrating on. And I will engage both sides of the brain creating “synchronicity” throughout the shot. This stops the argument most shooters have in their heads. They are trying to not think,...
Committed to your Decision
“Are you aware of how committed you stayed to your decision about your shot?” Many shooters have never really considered the idea of commitment to their shots. They enter the box without a plan, load, call “pull,” chase the target and try to fix the...
Too Many Players Focus on Achieving “Consistency”
In "Be A Player" Marriot and Nilsson mention a study that proves the human brain is not wired to do the same repetition the exact same way over and over again which is why emphasizing perfect at the end is so powerful. Why is the idea of...
Enhancing Awareness
To me, seeing the movie and my confidence in the movie gives me great awareness and confidence. Shooters who are watching the Clay Kill Shot ShotKam videos in Knowledge Vault are shooting better scores with less practice! Watch the Clay Kill Shot Reviews on singles or...
More on Deliberate Practice
Last month we did an extra Coaching Hour on deliberate practice and we will be doing our fifth one next week on the topic! We have been learning even more about skill-building and the value of deliberate practice. Skill is the ability to anticipate ahead of...