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Mastering Quartering Shots
Playing too close to the target will make you aware of how forgiving it really is to let it come.With our system, crossers are dead easy. It’s quartering targets you need to master. Spend some time there. Big deep shots followed by slow or fast shallow.When shooting quartering shots, the first move is away from the machine, even when you see the arm flash begin moving the muzzle away from the machine (especially on fas... Read more…
Short-Term Memory Confuses the Brain
If you are thinking, you are in your short-term memory and confusing the brain.The more you can chunk the circuits, the more it allows you to shoot without thinking. This also allows the brain to know exactly what circuit you are asking it to use to hit the targets.In practice, the objective is for the brain, after the sequence of the shot begins, to say, “Ah, I’ve been here before” and be able to take over the shot.Do... Read more…
Having a Growth Mindset
Shooters with a growth mindset don’t care about failing. They actually look forward to learning from all their failures and always look forward to training and getting better.The person with a growth mindset will never worry about being seen as good or smart, nor will they ever worry about failing in front of others because their mantra is “learn, learn, learn.”They will always be eager to take the task that pushes the... Read more…
Clear Mental Representation
Shooters who don’t have a clear Mental Representation (MR) of the shot at hand could flinch, slash the muzzle, stop the swing and lose focus for any number of other reasons!A football game is just a confusing jumble of people running in rambling directions if you don’t understand the game. But when you understand the strategy of the game, what happens on the field makes sense.The better and clearer the MR before each s... Read more…
Playing the Game - Coaching Hour Podcast
f you have not listened to the June Coaching Hour podcast, do so and implement the new practice procedure called “Playing the Game!”Shooters who are using this practice technique are shooting incredible scores. They're telling us that forcing the brain to implement a more detailed visual preload makes it easier to run stations. And they shoot consistently higher scores with less practice.We will be doing another podcas... Read more…
