Fear is only in the present or in the past. It cannot exist in the future. It takes you there, but it\u2019s not there. It\u2019s your choice. Fear is a conscious reaction to a perceived set of circumstances.<\/p>\n
Trying not to check is trying to change the result. Think about this. The result is a consequence of the approach. You\u2019re either going to be reacting or anticipating. It\u2019s your ability to have been there enough times that allows you to anticipate what could happen in the future that keeps fear from being able to get in.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve talked about peripheral acceptance and focus ratios, and we all know what they are. But what about what they do to the anticipation circuit? Well, we\u2019ve come to understand that they\u2019re one and the same. The shooter has to anticipate where the target is going to be and at the same time look at it where it is.<\/p>\n
Being able to put the gun way out there in front of the bird and let the bird come to you is tied directly to your focus ratio – and it\u2019s a sliding ratio. Once that gun goes past the fear point, the focus ratio comes off the bird and starts going toward the gun. But when you have an anticipation circuit that allows you to anticipate well out into the future without fear, then you don\u2019t care about where the gun is going. You\u2019re already playing so far in front of the bird that fear can\u2019t get in.<\/p>\n
You\u2019ve got to be able to play far enough in front of the bird so that the bird can come to its lead.<\/p>\n
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