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How the Brain Anticipates
We're coming back from Camanche Hills Sporting Clays after three days of coaching and we're looking forward to going to the bay to fish for a couple of days.While in California, I read a recent study on how the brain is constantly anticipating ahead of where we are. This really got my attention. We talk about the anticipation circuit, and all of a sudden a study pops up on how the brain anticipates. I put a really good... Read more…
Headed to Argentina with Us? Practice Your Gun Mount!
Practice Your Gun Mount!We are going on another great trip to Argentina on May 28th.The topic of practicing your gun mounts before we go has come up. We've talked to many who are going with us and have tried to tell all who go to start picking up their gun and doing their gun mounts starting now before we go.We always want our students who go to have a great time and learn how to have more success in their shooting. Bu... Read more…
Revelation!
Accessing the Filler in Your BrainI just read a recent study about the brain is constantly anticipating ahead of where we are. It will compensate for tiny differences in timing input and output to make things synchronous - even though they are not.For example, I can be standing next to you and be dribbling a basketball. And as I walk away from it, due to the difference in the speed of sound and light, at 100-110 feet t... Read more…
Building Filler
This brings a new face to practice. Rather than trying to memorize the move, you train the move and build filler.So when you perform, if you are trying to remember what to do, you are not using filler. In fact, you're programming bad filler.Thinking while performing is a distraction. I understand that more fully now than ever.Building Filler in Your FundamentalsSo as you go through the practice, it's like our journey t... Read more…
Brian: The New Addition to OSP
Welcome, Brian!We had a few days last weekend when we had time to go shoot with our new employee: our son Brian who has joined us at OSP.We are so excited that he has chosen to come to help us teach and help others get better. He has so much experience in competitive shooting. He shot with us from when he was 11 years old until he decided that all his friends were 40 and he wanted to fish.So off he and Gil went and bou... Read more…
