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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…
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…
Too Many Players Focus on Achieving "Consistency"
In “Be A Player” Marriot and Nilsson mention a study that proves the human brain is not wired to do the same repetition the exact same way over and over again which is why emphasizing perfect at the end is so powerful. Why is the idea of variability so critical for golfers to understand? In our opinion, too many players focus on achieving “consistency". They practice the same shots and swings over and over, conv... Read more…
Create Synchronicity
Being perfect in the last 12-15 percent of the shot is what I am concentrating on. And I will engage both sides of the brain creating “synchronicity” throughout the shot.This stops the argument most shooters have in their heads. They are trying to not think, which is impossible to do, just like not seeing the gun! Most shooters are shooting with an argument. They have not given their brain a clear directive about what ... Read more…
Committed to your Decision
“Are you aware of how committed you stayed to your decision about your shot?” Many shooters have never really considered the idea of commitment to their shots. They enter the box without a plan, load, call “pull,” chase the target and try to fix the shot at the end.Watching the Clay Kill Shot Reviews in the Knowledge Vault allows for a detailed preload of the movie of the shot you are about to take. This makes it easie... Read more…
