SHOOTING STANDING
Fact: you achieve stability through balance, conscious relaxation and through the use of well fitting shooting clothing. Fact: A stable shooting position is steadier and offers greater resistance to the shot resulting in a greater degree of accuracy. What happens when one or more of these factors breaks down. Should, for example, and for whatever […]
PROCRASTINATION
PRO…CRAS….TIN….ATION By James Caan. Procrastination, AKA the thief of time, is one of the main contributors to the lack of productivity in any scenario. We’ve all done it. Putting off a task and convincing ourselves it’ll all be fine… until we decide to conquer it last minute and cause even more stress. I think it’s […]
SHOOTING HABITS
TOP 5 HABITS OF SHOOTERS (AND SOLUTIONS!) HOLDING TOO LONG. Many a shooter has been caught holding, holding as if trying to make a good shot into an 11. There is a finite time frame for all shots given that “balance and breathing” (BB) must be considered. Too long a hold will only cause a […]
HAVE YOU TRAINED YOUR BRAIN?
HAVE YOU TRAINED YOUR BRAIN LATELY? Changing thoughts and habits: an ongoing project… Human beings think. We think all the time. It is a central factor in our lives; our experience of reality is shaped by the moment-by-moment flow of our thoughts. As long as we can still learn, we can change our thought habits. […]
STAYING IN FOCUS
Staying in Focus Staying focused on what you need to do in order to overcome the obstacles in front of you, is a main ingredient to reaching success. You may have never heard of Karoly Takacs, but in the 1940’s he was well known in Hungary as a national hero. Everyone who knew his story […]
INCREASING CONCENTRATION
HOW TO INCREASE YOUR CONCENTRATION Are you the master of your mind? Or the master of you is mind? These concentration exercises will help you to master your mind. Take a book and count words in any page of it. Count the number of “t” or “s” on the page or paragraph Count from 100 […]
TRAIN YOUR BRAIN
BRAIN TRAINING Training comes in many forms depending the sport you have selected. For shooting the best physical training for the sport is swimming and exercise similar to Tai Chi. Add to this walking one kilometre a day with breathing exercises by inhaling through the nose and exhaling through the mouth. Swimming because it […]
FORMS OF MENTAL REHEARSAL
Forms of Rehearsal by Tricia Van Nus Mental Rehearsal – This is the most common form of rehearsal and coaches use this tool to help the athlete to stay on task and reinforce the skills. This form of rehearsal has many names, visualization, imagery, and rehearsal. It is often used during the loading of each shot […]
MENTAL BAG OF TRICKS
By Tricia Van Nus. CREATE A SOLID BASE If the mind is to succeed, then it will do so, after the creation of a solid base of knowledge, experimentation and training. Trying something once and expecting a miracle is just not going to happen. Know your mind and body, train your mind and body, and success […]
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SUCCESS IS A CHALLENGE
