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The Need to Feel Competent
We have read several studies about why people do recreational sports and how many of them seek coaching. While the number of people seeking shooting instruction is definitely increasing, the reason why people do recreational sports intrigued us most.In a recent study in UK Sports Coaching, researchers referred to the fact that everyone has a deep psychological need to feel competent. Most people take up a recreational ... Read more…
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…
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…
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…
Being Stubborn with the Picture
There are just certain things that you must face and go through such as dropping the last bird on a station or letting fear get into your game in any number of ways.Watching the kill shot reviews while being determined to make every shot stable at the end will solve most of them.Make up your mind to just not pull the trigger until it is stable! There is a difference between knowing and thinking. And you must know the s... Read more…
