Includes a few words of advice from Michael Jordan, Vince Lombardi...A very long time ago in my martial arts training, we were taught Katas. A Kata is a long series of choreographed moves—blocks, strikes, counter moves—a feigned physical conflict of some duration with a start all the way to the finish. Each Kata pits you against a different number of imaginary attackers, requiring you to defend and counter-attack accordingly. A Kata is a beautiful thing to watch when executed over a few minutes by a high-ranking Brown or Black Belt. It’s a slow, one-person dance of sorts, highlighted by a deliberate series of turns, pauses, weight shifts, blocks, and strikes—all done ...
X. We did good. Yes? A perfectly logical conclusion. And that conclusion might very well be leading us to missing targets. Understandably, a broken target leads us to assume that we did something right. I mean, there it is: X. That last swing had to be right and we have the X to prove it!The answer is, well, maybe, and maybe not. Please understand, none of the following is meant to be critical or judgmental. The following is an observation, a reality and common occurrence.I thought about another title for this article, calling it The Sometimes Swing. X. Sometimes. XX0X00X0. Consistency? Where is it? With no consistency, can we honestly depend on the next swing?Understandably, the X ...
“It really isn’t that hard, once you see the light.”It is said, as the years accumulate and we get older, we get wiser. And, it is my experienced opinion, a good confirmation is equally valuable as a revelation. Which is why millions of others and I know with certainty that practice is so absolutely necessary to measurably improve a skill.At Paragon, our school’s primary # 1 purpose is to competently and effectively help individuals get to where they want to go. It is a 2-fold mission involving both teaching and learning. The better the former, the greater the latter. Both are Instructor responsibilities. The Paragon School of Sporting was founded on these ...
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Well…maybe not exactly easy…but, here is a down and dirty, common sense hit list of exactly what puts more Xs on a scorecard.FWIW…my understanding of the science behind excellent shooting has come from my respected mentors. But, the art of my successful teaching has come from my thousands of students.Here are 4 cliffs notes on the process of putting more Xs on a scorecard.Step 1, is the word…or the question I hear most often… ”Why am I so inconsistent?” Well, it could be any of a few dozen commonplace reasons, but this we can count on: the swing being observed, on the very same target, typically, is not the same every time. It’s changing. ...