I wanted to add to this, My reply isn't so much as a reply as it is me just emptying my thoughts on visualization and my intent on improving it. I have what I feel is good visualization but I notice when I focus on task specific actions related to shooting, my pictures of the action are "shifty" and bounce back and forth at speeds that I cannot always control. When I see a perfect sight picture it last for a moment and as I hold it the gun starts to wobble or rotate in figure 8 patterns. Sometimes I wonder if my mind is exaggerating the subtle movements that are there during real practice.
I continue to work on my visualization as it relates to shooting but after the last match I realized that I might need to immerse myself to "start" to get a true grasp of what I want. I would like to believe that everything we learn (physical/mental) gets stored in our system like a bank. If I practice juggling for hand eye coordination the profit is stored into my general fund but also transfers over to my shooting account. So now my thought is if I immerse in pure visualization, not so much shooting I will improve overall and it will transfer to my shooting.
The exercise I discovered that is really powerful, which many of you probably already use (I know Mr Enos talks about his Journal)is the correlation between writing a thought down and your mental image of that thought being simultaneously projected. So I've started a daily exercise of creating an imaginary place. I bring in key words that cause a vivid mental image as I write them. Once I've written this "story" I have noticed that I have a feeling of experiencing it completely and I also remember it exactly as I visualized it while I wrote it, even days later. I'm also considering adding real items to the visualization to stimulate the experience. It is said you need to visualize the smells, the feelings, the environment as you visualize your shooting. So have you ever really thought of what burnt gun powder smells like it? You know it when you really smell it, your brain recognizes it, but if you close your eyes and try to re-enact that exact smell, can you? I cannot. So I thought if I visualize pine needles, I will have some real pine needles with me a that time and will take a whiff, or mint leaves or orange peels etc,. Over time I would like to think that my smell association with visualization would become stronger. That is at least what I would like to try and find out. I would like to try the same thing with touch association (visualize cool water while touching water).
Finally when doing this, I am able to visualize the setting in it's entirety, then I can see myself there in the 3rd person and finally I visualize it as I'm experiencing it. It's feels like a well rounded approach.
So in a nut shell here is an example of my first writing. Maybe there is a better way. What is funny is that when I write it, it feels like poetry, the simpler the phrase the more powerful the visualization. Singular words are very powerful.
Eagles Perch
Granite rock outcropping amidst a mountain,
A hard seat,
Warm sunshine,
Puffy clouds,
Whispering Pines,
Their strong fragrance,
Cool breeze,
A river in the distance,
Snow capped mountain,
Deep breaths,
Relaxed,
Chattering squirrels,
Soaring eagle,
Pine cones,
Cool water,
Time stands still.