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Recognizing Shots as Movies
Recognizing shots as movies allows the shooter to recognize where all the parts have a place. They are easy to recall and it becomes automatic.This is where patience and higher-level practice rapidly build the library, which allows for not thinking, even in the shot-analyzing phase.This allows the brain to ignore more and more while performing at higher and higher levels. Read more…
Knowledge vs. Skill
“It is not what you know that makes you better it is what you are willing to learn”- Vicki Ash.Knowledge is the presence of facts, and skill is knowing how and when to use them. You can't think your way to skill; you must act your way.In your practice, you must fire the circuit without thinking. Analyze, make a change, fire it again, make a change, fire it again.Fail, fail better, and keep failing better. You build ski... Read more…
A Shooter vs. a Coach
Please don’t go to a shooter for coaching. Go to an experienced coach who has had years and years of practicing coaching, not shooting! Read more…
A Realistic Look at Your Game
Have a realistic look at your overall game, then determine what needs to improve and create practice specifically to improve that skill.Here is where an experienced coach (not a shooter) really shines and cuts short the learning curve. Remember, you can’t see what the pro shooter sees. What you see is a perception that deliberate practice has cleaned up.As you deliberately train with a preload and a plan, the brain beg... Read more…
Unlimited Memory
Long-term memory is almost unlimited. It is perfect for controlling large intricate circuits with a lot of different parts. Deliberate practice is the most effective and powerful form of practice. Read more…
