Mike Yardley continues his series on Positive Shooting II Last month we looked at the background to my Positive Shooting System and something of its development and history. This month, we get on with the practical business of turning you…
mental training
Dealing with anxiety
Phil Coley explains how centering can help steady the nerves before that all important shot So far we have covered a number of areas within the spectrum of sports science and in particular sports psychology. The feedback and response from…
Tagged with: Clay Shooting, clay shooting success, competitions, mental training, Phil Coley
Posted in Coaching
Posted in Coaching
Get yourself centered
Q. I have heard about centering and how it helps with concentration. Can you explain this? Trevor Michaels, Lancashire A. Centering is a way of focusing the mind and body to be ready to work at the…
Tagged with: centring, Clay Shooting, concentration, mental training
Posted in Ask the Experts, Coaching
Posted in Ask the Experts, Coaching
Positive Shooting II
Mike Yardley begins a series on his new and improved Positive Shooting technique More than 20 years ago I started to develop my Positive Shooting System. I was a really keen competitive clay shot – it would be no…
Tagged with: Clay Shooting, coaching, mental training, Mike Yardley, positive shooting
Posted in Coaching, Features, Sporting
Posted in Coaching, Features, Sporting
Phil Coley: Anxiety
You know when you get to a stand you suddenly get sweaty palms, your heart rate increases and you don’t want to lose? It’s the fear of failure. Almost all have experienced it. The fear of failure creeps up on…
Tagged with: clay shooting success, coaching, mental training, Phil Coley, psychology
Posted in Coaching, Features
Posted in Coaching, Features
Daydream to shoot better
Sports Psychologist Phil Coley is daydreaming our scores up. Follow his tips for some out of hours training Remember the days at school when you looked out of the window and daydreamed to the point that your teacher shouted at…
