Struggle is Necessary for Improvement
Thanks to Jeff Wolfe for sending this to me after we talked about writers and other instructors blatantly stealing our words and phrases: “It’s like any other knowledge you don’t work to obtain. Just because you have it, that doesn’t mean you really understand it, or...
Teaching Swing-Through Pheasant Hunters in South Dakota
We're returning from South Dakota from teaching at Hunters Pointe near Sioux Falls, and renewing our friendship with Tony Bour and his family. What a relief to have cooler weather: highs of 85 instead of a heat index of 107 in Houston. And we're planning to return...
Being in Flow: the Mental and Physical Process
Just finished reading "Golf Flow," and I recommend all 608 pages. After reviewing my highlighted passages and all past performances, I realized that when I really performed well, I was in flow. The short definition is that when you are in flow, your mental process is in sync...
Thought for the Day: Confidence
Thanks, Jeff, for passing this along to me… Saw this on a message board today: “Confidence isn’t walking into a room with your nose in the air and thinking you are better than everyone else. It’s walking into a room and not having to compare yourself to anyone...
Learning to Shoot and Learning to Perform
Learning to shoot is about learning to control the target from in front and break it ten times in a row. Learning to perform is about learning how to think, learn from failure, and control fear. Fear is necessary. Without it, there would be no courage. Too...
Zone Experience and Preload
Every phone call I receive from shooters all over the world now deeply embeds the idea that accessing the right brain is the key to the zone experience. And the preload being vivid and clear is the key to opening the door. I have had so...
Comments from a Shooter
"I got your card today. Thanks for the follow-up. I have nearly finished reading 'The Talent Code.' I am doing my three-bullet drill until my shoulders tire, rest, and then repeat. After reading 'The Talent Code,' I apply my interpretation of deep training to the...
Being Calm Under Pressure
Being calm under pressure comes from being under pressure. Skill is the ability to anticipate farther and farther ahead of what is going on in a pressure situation. Take into account what is going on and react calmly. So, skill is the ability to anticipate. Why,...
Muzzle Awareness
“The amount of muzzle awareness in the shot will always be equal to or greater than the amount of muzzle awareness in the setup!"...
Dispatch from the OSP Trail
Greetings from the OSP trail across the country. I'm looking forward to sharing some things I have learned from biting deep in my zone while teaching. I had a lesson with Robert McClenagan and said something I have never said before. Robert was having trouble with mounting his gun...