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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 with trap and skeet and archery - not to forget the Wild West town where they shoot from horses. They also have a spot where they set up FITASC parcours. Needless to say, we had a ba... Read more…
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 the muzzle in the periphery is an individual evolution. It is what deliberate practice is all about.This topic was in great measure the genesis of our Kill Shot... Read more…
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 for me to let my subconscious take care of setup and when and how the mount is completed. This keeps it out of my visualization and does not allow it to clutter it up with needless things. My visual ... Read more…
Coaching: Meritocracy, not Aristocracy!
Playing is not coaching: why so many sporting greats struggle as coaches By Steven Rynne, The University of Queensland and Chris Cushion, Loughborough University In top-level sport, success is the overwhelming criterion for judging coaches. In professional sport, team owners, directors and fans clearly value the product (winning) greater than the process (performance). Former elite players who become coaches ... Read more…
Great Player Turned Great Coach is Rare
From an article in Sports Retriever by M. Savir Coaching It is easy to assume that because a person was a great athlete that they will make a great coach. And while you can probably name a few coaches who were once great players, the reality is that it is rare. Yes, there are successful coaches who were once great players like Larry Bird, Isiah Thomas, Jason Kidd, Steve Kerr, Diego Maradona, and Johan Cruy... Read more…
