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Failing and Failing Better
For most of you, facing a long, crossing target will make you a little uncomfortable on your first attempt because you have no expectation of hitting it. You simply call for the bird and the gun magically goes out in front. Then the trigger is pulled and the target breaks. You were shocked, relieved, and surprised all at the same time. You were amazed at how far the gun was in front of the target when you pulled the tr... Read more…
Blocked vs. Random Practice
In our research, we have begun to understand that there are different kinds of practice. While there are many different phases of practice, we want to deal with two of them here- “blocked’ and “random.” When a shooter goes out and shoots the same target over and over again in the same breakpoint, that would be blocked practice. While there are some times when blocked practice is necessary, the benefits derived from blo... Read more…
Creating and Strengthening New Sequences
Consistently pointing ahead or in front of a steadily moving object is a new sequence in our brains. And like everything else we do, it must be repeated enough times so that it happens without us having to think about it. Your ability to consistently create this action is not tied to your desire for it to happen, but how many times you have done it and then how many times you have done it deliberately and then how man... Read more…
The “Win or Learn” Attitude
Things that happen to you just are. But how you remember them turns them into strong influences on who you will or can become. When you attach to the memory something positive that helped you to achieve this memory, it becomes more like you.We are all products of our past and how we remember our past determines how we see things around us in the future. In turn, this motivates us to become the people we deep down want ... Read more…
From Shooting to Building Your Own Game
When we see the obvious mistake, we know where the mistake began, and we attack the root cause which is rarely where the shooter missed the target! Remember that your skill is what you have trained the brain to fill in when it finds itself in familiar circumstances. So, for you to improve, you need someone who can look deeper into your skill sets and first make some sense of why your brain is reacting the way it is and... Read more…
