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Success and Competence
uccess has everything to do with the frequency and duration of tasking. The quest for competency is really a driving force for why people do a sport. But competence alone is not the driver. There is more and more evidence that shows people have three psychological needs that will influence their motivation to do sport:CompetenceRelatedness, andAutonomy.When these needs are met, several things happen, all of which we ha... Read more…
Four Days at Kiowa Creek
We’re just getting back from a fantastic four days of teaching in Colorado at Kiowa Creek, just outside of Denver. We had so many students that Brian got to go with us and we took 15 students each day.You may not know, but we have had a lot of water in Houston in the past two weeks. Our field at American is under four feet of water.Gil and I went to Florida on Tuesday, May 19 as the water around our house was rising. W... Read more…
Shooting While Being Yourself
Here’s the reason why trying harder doesn't work: you must build a persona of who you are in competition to have a peak performance.You can do this for 2.5 hours a week for five to eight years, or you can do it for 10 to 15 hours a week for three to five years. Either way, it must be done.You will never shoot better than it is “like you” to shoot! However, being “like you” to shoot comes not from telling yourself it is... Read more…
Fishing, Shooting, and Life
We went on a fishing trip yesterday. I say “fishing” because there was not a lot of catching on this trip due to the weather and a lot of wind. So, it also gave me a chance to think about how frustrating it was.On the first two wades, I didn’t even get a bump from a fish, much less a good strike.It would have been easy to just get back in the boat and sit and watch the wind blow but that would have meant that I gave up... Read more…
The Journey Begins: Training Wingshooters
Helping Wingshooters ImproveWe spent the last week training Texas Parks and Wildlife staff to use our Knowledge Vault videos and data to begin their journey of improving shooting proficiency in this country's wingshooters.Vicki, Brian, and I trained 14 trainers to teach the OSP system for three days… and man, were their eyes opened.We are still amazed at how many people are trying to shoot a shotgun while looking down ... Read more…
