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Three for Three at Kiowa Creek
We had a great three days at Kiowa Creek in Denver, Colorado for all three of us. And we were especially happy that it didn’t snow on us. We will be back the same weekend next year, so put it on the calendar for 2019.A lot of good learning and “a-ha’s” with the help of the animations each morning. A lot of students didn’t realize that they were not to look down the gun barrel when shooting and didn’t realize how much t... Read more…
Committing to the Shot
an 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 of drivel that runs through your head when trying to shoot the target or compete in a tournament. It is there because you have not decided how you want the sho... Read more…
Vicki's California Adventure!
I took a long ten-day trip to California, and what I learned is fabulous. I was solo on this trip going to two places I’d never been before.My first stop was in Sonoma at the Wing and Barrel Ranch. This was the first time OSP had been there. We were so well-received, so I’m sure this won’t be the last time we will be there. I had great classes with five people each day, and each of them came with a desire to learn.Prob... Read more…
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 published. Given this, the scientists extrapolated, an athlete’s quest for consistency is at odds with how human brains have evolved. 'The pervasive belief that we can r... Read more…
California and Balance
On my way to a new adventure, going to California, alone, to a new club. It’s my time to spread my wings and fly — literally fly to Sacramento, then on to Sonoma to the Wing and Barrel Club for three days of teaching.Then I’m off to San Francisco to see a neurological chiropractor who helps people with their balance. We have noticed over the past few years that our older students have balance issues, myself included. I... Read more…
