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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Brown" data-source="post: 1461946" data-attributes="member: 18"><p>I think this is the heart of the matter in a show like Top Shot.</p><p></p><p>A while ago I spoke to a former world chess champion who is now competing in jiu-jitsu at a tournament and he was commenting how under-developed the mental game is in many sports and how he had been able to apply the intense pressures of chess to other activities.</p><p></p><p>I think sports like USPSA, Multi-Gun, and a number of other non-shooting sports may be new enough that the majority of competitors, including the best ones, are still focusing on the physical and technical aspects of the sport i.e. the Leatham/Enos style grip and modern iso stance that dominates the action shooting sports were only popularized in the last 25-30 years. Golf and chess techniques/strategies have not changed in the last two centuries.</p><p></p><p>Bullseye shooters have been doing largely the same thing physically and technically for several hundred years so the sports developments have been inside the mind rather than in the hands.</p><p></p><p>The only thing that has really changed in sports like bullseye and archery is the equipment.</p><p></p><p>This tends to affect an athlete more than most would attribute and may be at least partially responsible for some USPSA shooters not displaying their true talents in this show.</p><p></p><p>This is not to suggest that any particular group of shooters are weak mentally, but it is suprising how far one can go in a sport despite have less than an optimal mindset i.e. Mike Tyson's difficulty coping with anyone who could handle his punch.</p><p></p><p>Just some thoughts........</p><p></p><p>Michael Brown</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Brown, post: 1461946, member: 18"] I think this is the heart of the matter in a show like Top Shot. A while ago I spoke to a former world chess champion who is now competing in jiu-jitsu at a tournament and he was commenting how under-developed the mental game is in many sports and how he had been able to apply the intense pressures of chess to other activities. I think sports like USPSA, Multi-Gun, and a number of other non-shooting sports may be new enough that the majority of competitors, including the best ones, are still focusing on the physical and technical aspects of the sport i.e. the Leatham/Enos style grip and modern iso stance that dominates the action shooting sports were only popularized in the last 25-30 years. Golf and chess techniques/strategies have not changed in the last two centuries. Bullseye shooters have been doing largely the same thing physically and technically for several hundred years so the sports developments have been inside the mind rather than in the hands. The only thing that has really changed in sports like bullseye and archery is the equipment. This tends to affect an athlete more than most would attribute and may be at least partially responsible for some USPSA shooters not displaying their true talents in this show. This is not to suggest that any particular group of shooters are weak mentally, but it is suprising how far one can go in a sport despite have less than an optimal mindset i.e. Mike Tyson's difficulty coping with anyone who could handle his punch. Just some thoughts........ Michael Brown [/QUOTE]
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