luftskytter wrote:Gordon:
Easy/pleasant/secure or even heakthy is not always synonymous with "maximum potential" or "best results under strain". And what functions at club level may be a hindrance if you want to progress further.
Luft,
This reminds me of what Muffo wrote ealier in the thread:
Muffo
"you have the best ability to hold still using plus or minus about 10 to 15% from straight. this however makes your muscles more tired than shooting in position B so can be detremental towards the end of a match"
I take this to mean that for many people C would be best if they have the physical condition to finish a match with it.
And in the same way, shooting sitting down may relax a person, because they have all those muscles they don't have to think about, but if you have masered the use of all those muscles, then the standing platform is better.
luftskytter:
"If I had the ability to produce my best shots all the time, it wouldn't make much difference. I guess that's what separates me from better shots! ...I performed significantly below my normal level. Looking at the targets, this was mainly caused by 4 stray shots."
Boy do I understand that statement! Definitely the same for me.
To track my progress (or lack thereof), I follow three results:
How many good shots (for me these are nines and tens)
How many tens
How many stinkers (for me I say this is wide of the eight ring)
It is interesting to see how these things average out to produce scores. I always find something positive to console myself with. For instance, I might say, "The score was a little low, and I didn't get many tens, but at least I had nothing outside the eight" (translation: I have more eights than tens). Or again, "it was too bad about that six, but all the other shots are in the nine ring so my group is very good". Maybe, "Only six of my shots are in the nine, but five of those are tens. And that is five very good shots even if I have two sevens to spoil it."
It is very frustrating to be under score, when you know that most of your shots are good.
This is definitely the hurdle seperaing us from the elite.
Best Regards,
Gordon