Steve Anderson

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Today's show is a commentary on the first 12 drills in Refinement and Repetition. It answers some FAQ's about the drills... http://andersonshooting.libsyn.com/

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One about trigger control and the three modes of practice, the other is about trusting match mode with small amounts of Van Halen trivia and a few harmless IDPA jokes. http://andersonshooting.libsyn.com/

Two new shows added to the free episodes, one about practicing indoors and one about seeing the recoil arc. Thanks! http://andersonshooting.libsyn.com/

I've been away from the Enosverse for awhile, but I have been busy. http://andersonshooting.libsyn.com/

Practice books? I prefer to think of them as Journals of Experience.

I'm always looking for specific gains in speed mode practice. I want to replace my current "normal" speed with a new faster "normal." I don't care what's on the target until I have a new normal speed that is significantly quicker than the old one. That may take ten minutes or two hours. When the new speed is the new normal (requires no conscious thought or effort) then I'm back in match mode. You'll amaze yourself with the speed at which you can do things in training when you don't judge accuracy. For example: if you can do a sub 4 el prez into the berm, you're much closer to a "real one" than if you start with a 5.5 down zero and try to chip away at the speed while preserving the points.

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http://andersonshooting.libsyn.com/3-lock-boxes With apologies to Sammy Hagar...

Speed is a function of "doing" and can be trained in isolation for dramatic gains. Accuracy is a function of "seeing" and can be trained in isolation for dramatic gains. If you choose one or the other you'll always make the wrong choice.

Yes, level of participation will define your success whether you want it to or not. That's why it's crucial to set realistic training schedules and goals. Otherwise, you'll beat yourself up for something that's not your fault or even within your control.

Of course not. I have a VH tattoo and wear a VH belt buckle to work everyday. If the interviews have truth in them, here's what we know about Ed: 1. He switched from drums to guitar only after AVH hijacked his drum kit while he was delivering papers to pay for it. 2. He won at least one classical piano competition by memorizing his assigned piece as opposed to reading the music. 3. He spent the vast majority of his teenage years sitting on the side of his bed playing guitar and drinking Schlitz tallboys. Steve Vai went to Berklee and got hired by Frank Zappa as a "stunt guitarist" by transcribing (converting to written music) a piece of spoken dialog recorded by Zappa. Two different paths. One contains more "work" and the other contains relentless experimentation. Vai can (and will) tell you exactly what he did and does, Ed can't or won't. We also know that Ed was encouraged by DLR to lie in interviews to keep ANYONE from getting anywhere near his signature sound. That's why Ed did the "beat it" solo in secrecy because he didn't think DLR (or anyone else) would ever hear it. Ed's Rhythm work is whatever sounds good (major suspensions in minor chord progressions are common, in violation of strict music theory) and his lead playing is whatever sounds good and is visually convenient on the fretboard. I see a lot of the same frets used on all six strings (once again in violation of strict music theory) It's more of a Jazz based approach in which every chord becomes its own key while its in use as opposed to a traditional approach in which the entire tune is in a given key and as such has "right" notes and "wrong notes" I also just learned yesterday that Al and Ed argue about music theory quite a bit... So no, I wasn't dissing Ed. I watched a young man named Brad Balsley shoot through nationals one year by wandering around the stages, finding an open one, looking at the stage for a couple of minutes and then tearing it a new butthole. Pretty sure he was top 16 that year. He couldn't or wouldn't tell me how he did it. I just concluded that nobody ever told him this stuff was hard. The extrapolation is that some of us will have to work harder (and differently) than others.

Once you've DECIDED to go, prepare the best you can and IGNORE the weather. I like to go ahead and get as wet as possible to avoid wimpitis. if you enjoy shooting in the rain and it's like you to be good at it, you'll be at a huge advantage. Ask Flexmoney about checkering my magwell in the pouring rain right before LAMR after my grip tape slid off. I love shooting in the rain, because XX% of my competitors have already given up to some degree.

is to begin behaving like one.

Set a schedule and stick to it without fail. Make sure it's realistic. "I will dry fire three hours a day 7 days a week and live fire 500 rds every other day." Not realistic for most. I will dry fire 24 minutes every morning M-F and live fire once a week. That's doable. It must be utterly realistic or you damage your self image by feeling unprepared all the time. If you exceed your schedule, you will feel amazing. Trust me.

As usual, Brian's post is brilliant. Here's how I have solved this problem for myself: I created a TRUE counter-statement for every negative thought. It doesn't eliminate them, but it processes them and puts them at rest. Over time, they creep in less and less. My counter statement is based on experience, so i trust it completely. "I will shoot my best by calling every shot." What if so-and-so is here today? He sometimes beats me... "I will shoot my best by calling every shot." I'm giving a class here in two weeks and I NEED to win this match decidedly. "I will shoot my best by calling every shot." It's based on the fact that I cannot control the outcome of the match. If I worry about the outcome I give attention to that which I cannot control. This causes the brutal irony of giving up control of the ONLY thing I have control of: Every shot I fire. And, the better you have prepared (trained correctly) the better it works. Only at the highest level could you put an outcome presumption in there. the statement must be absolutely true to work. "I will win the world shoot by dry firing 30 minutes a week." That won't work because it's not likely to be true. There are level of participation issues in there, and that has to do with setting appropriate goals, but the true counter-statement has worked very well for me. I also think there are certain personality types who don't need this stuff... but they are few and far between, and they usually can't explain what works for them. (or they don't want you to know) Ask Eddie Van Halen what scales he uses, and you'll get a goofy grin. Ask Steve Vai, and you'll get a three hour music theory lesson. .02, SA

I just focused on SEEING everything I needed to see on every shot throughout the match and it worked. The biggest struggle for me is consistently accepting the fact that, when I am exercising visual patience and truly calling every shot, my perception of time alters and everything feels GLACIALLY slow. I just focused on SEEING everything I needed to see on every shot throughout the match and it worked. The biggest struggle for me is consistently accepting the fact that, when I am exercising visual patience and truly calling every shot, my perception of time alters and everything feels GLACIALLY slow. I just focused on SEEING everything I needed to see on every shot throughout the match and it worked. The biggest struggle for me is consistently accepting the fact that, when I am exercising visual patience and truly calling every shot, my perception of time alters and everything feels GLACIALLY slow. How long do you want to struggle with this? You know it works... and I've not found anything that works better, nor has anyone else. (who is willing to share at least) Now start turning weakness into strength in training, then keep training guy at home while you send match guy to the match with ONE job to do. Then send me a check.

On match day, if you simply shoot what you see, you will surprise yourself with the outcome. It will feel slow, and that's why many are afraid of it and don't do it. But until the scorecard has an entry for how fast it "felt", that feeling isn't important.

When you learn how to shoot a match, it TURBOCHARGES your training. All of those gains you earn in practice will be waiting for you when you get out of your own way.

I think it's a mistake to consciously control your speed at the match. Slowing down won't fix the real problem, it'll just make a sloppy shooter slow AND sloppy. Shoot what you see, and that's how fast you are on that match day. If that is insufficient for your goals, then become faster in training.

Yep. It is amazing yet ridiculous, that until now, I have NEVER actually known what my capabilities were, since I always sabotaged my match performances by "trying." Thanks Brian. This is a great breakthrough. A shooter with mental issues who trains ever harder without fixing the mental problem will never achieve this. Congrats!

I spent an entire season playing with where to shoot poppers to manipulate their fall rate... High when I wanted them down quick and low when i wanted more time to do other stuff. the best part of that experiment was that i never missed one. That taught me more than anything.

both. Lack of planning, lack of visualization. Result is a shooter who is continually changing gears from shooting to navigating. This causes panic which causes rushing, trying, and hurrying. A trainwreck of epic proportions.