Craig N Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I shot the Carolina Cup this passed weekend and I'm not gonna say I was in a Zen state but I just didn't let anything bother me. PE on this stage A mike or 2 on the weak hand shooting stage Shooting what many people consider a National level match Crappy hotel room, poor service at fast food joint, my friend not getting there till the 3rd day I was in her area. There was a ton of things that I could have got upset, mad, ticked over. Even had someone question my go fast knobs on my holster and have to go check with the higher ups while I was in the hole. I knew they were legal per IDPA rules so it didn't bother me. I just shot my match and left the stage on the bay. It was kinda surreal now that I think about it. My mental game was better than it had ever been. I just locked on my 1st target and ran my plan through my head one finally time before the buzzer. When I thought I made an error I didn't stop and think about it, I just moved on to the next target. Used to be when I thought I messed up people said it was like pausing a movie. I really think I learned a thing or 2 and moved up a level in my progress. I came in 3rd place ESP Marksman and beat 33 people in my division so I should get a bump. I was 179 out of 331 so I didn't quite make the top 50% but it let me know where I stand outside of the 2 clubs I shoot at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves_not_here Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I just shot my match and left the stage on the bay. I like that a lot. Nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheezdog Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Make it happen, no don't make it happen, it happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikdanja Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Saul of double alpha has a YouTube story of this and I try to stick to his way of thinking. Long story short he was at a match and tanked a stage and it affected him thru the whole match. Turns out they tossed the stage st the end. So his negative outlook affected him the whole day and turns out it wasn't needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueorison Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 On 6/27/2014 at 3:20 PM, Craig N said: I shot the Carolina Cup this passed weekend and I'm not gonna say I was in a Zen state but I just didn't let anything bother me. PE on this stage A mike or 2 on the weak hand shooting stage Shooting what many people consider a National level match Crappy hotel room, poor service at fast food joint, my friend not getting there till the 3rd day I was in her area. There was a ton of things that I could have got upset, mad, ticked over. Even had someone question my go fast knobs on my holster and have to go check with the higher ups while I was in the hole. I knew they were legal per IDPA rules so it didn't bother me. I just shot my match and left the stage on the bay. It was kinda surreal now that I think about it. My mental game was better than it had ever been. I just locked on my 1st target and ran my plan through my head one finally time before the buzzer. When I thought I made an error I didn't stop and think about it, I just moved on to the next target. Used to be when I thought I messed up people said it was like pausing a movie. I really think I learned a thing or 2 and moved up a level in my progress. I came in 3rd place ESP Marksman and beat 33 people in my division so I should get a bump. I was 179 out of 331 so I didn't quite make the top 50% but it let me know where I stand outside of the 2 clubs I shoot at. I read letters Till A followed IDP This zen you speak of All but up and left me I'm glad you had a great time being the best version of yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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