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I would be interested to hear the thoughts of some of our SMEs regarding the mental side of shooting and tactics. What mental barriers exist that prevent people from performing at peak levels? What training methodology can be used to mitigate those barriers?
In baseball I have always observed that there are some players that skate on athletic ability but that there are others that simply know how to play the game correctly. Often the "ball players" consistently outperform the "athletes". I all sports I have observed that some athletes simply seem to know how to be winners in a way that is to some degree independent from pure physical ability(Gretzky comes to mind). Do you think that these concepts translate into other areas?In what way? Is that a learned or innate quality? If learned how does one develop it?
This is an area that I have taken great interest in after overcoming some of my own barriers. I started attending commercial (outside of LE) training in 2008. At the time I was the best shooter I knew(because I didn't know any great shooters). I found that in classes I would often perform at a high level in the anonymity of a whole line of shooters but that I when I had to perform in a competitive setting or just in front of everyone I would fall apart. My problem was that I was outcome focused not process focused. I've the difference explained that home run hitters don't think about hitting home runs they think about swinging the bat correctly. This concept is essentially the entire focus of the book "With Winning in Mind" written by an Olympic shooter. How does this translate to the tactical realm?
In baseball I have always observed that there are some players that skate on athletic ability but that there are others that simply know how to play the game correctly. Often the "ball players" consistently outperform the "athletes". I all sports I have observed that some athletes simply seem to know how to be winners in a way that is to some degree independent from pure physical ability(Gretzky comes to mind). Do you think that these concepts translate into other areas?In what way? Is that a learned or innate quality? If learned how does one develop it?
This is an area that I have taken great interest in after overcoming some of my own barriers. I started attending commercial (outside of LE) training in 2008. At the time I was the best shooter I knew(because I didn't know any great shooters). I found that in classes I would often perform at a high level in the anonymity of a whole line of shooters but that I when I had to perform in a competitive setting or just in front of everyone I would fall apart. My problem was that I was outcome focused not process focused. I've the difference explained that home run hitters don't think about hitting home runs they think about swinging the bat correctly. This concept is essentially the entire focus of the book "With Winning in Mind" written by an Olympic shooter. How does this translate to the tactical realm?