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Being in Flow: the Mental and Physical Process
Just finished reading "Golf Flow," and I recommend all 608 pages. After reviewing my highlighted passages and all past performances, I realized that when I really performed well, I was in flow.The short definition is that when you are in flow, your mental process is in sync with your physical process. In other words, you are not in your own way.I remember shooting with my first shooting/traveling partner Jim Jule, a le... Read more…
Thought for the Day: Confidence
Thanks, Jeff, for passing this along to me… Saw this on a message board today:“Confidence isn’t walking into a room with your nose in the air and thinking you are better than everyone else. It’s walking into a room and not having to compare yourself to anyone else in the first place." Read more…
Learning to Shoot and Learning to Perform
Learning to shoot is about learning to control the target from in front and break it ten times in a row. Learning to perform is about learning how to think, learn from failure, and control fear.Fear is necessary. Without it, there would be no courage. Too much fear and you go conscious and shoot not to miss. Too little fear and you become overconfident and don’t prepare well enough or give all targets the same respect.... Read more…
Zone Experience and Preload
Every phone call I receive from shooters all over the world now deeply embeds the idea that accessing the right brain is the key to the zone experience. And the preload being vivid and clear is the key to opening the door.I have had so many zone experiences with a shotgun and I am constantly going through what I do when I shoot left-handed or with my head off the stock. It is the preload and being hooked up with the sp... Read more…
Comments from a Shooter
"I got your card today. Thanks for the follow-up. I have nearly finished reading 'The Talent Code.' I am doing my three-bullet drill until my shoulders tire, rest, and then repeat. After reading 'The Talent Code,' I apply my interpretation of deep training to the drill. It is a much slower gun movement and a concentrated view of the center target. My shooting has improved and I concentrate on utilizing my class trainin... Read more…