DanaC
01-15-2012, 03:30 PM
Long article about keeping your head in the game. Scientific research. Relevant to the archer, I think.
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/337209/title/Brainy_Ballplayers
Brainy Ballplayers
Elite athletes get their heads in the game
By Nick Bascom
January 14th, 2012;
…"Yogi Berra once famously quipped that he couldn’t “think and hit at the same time,” and Milton believes that devoting too much conscious attention to swing mechanics could actually hurt performance, even among big leaguers. His research suggests that when professional golfers think too long about their shots, the athletes activate parts of their brains that they haven’t used during golf since first learning the game, throwing finely tuned sensorimotor pathways out of whack. “This is because the expert’s brain has already figured out the optimal solution, and anything they consciously change will disrupt that,” Milton says.
The experience of “being in the zone” could simply be what happens when the brain regions making athletes conscious of their movements are finally quieted and motor centers get free rein to guide the players to victory."….
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Lots more. Interesting read.
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/337209/title/Brainy_Ballplayers
Brainy Ballplayers
Elite athletes get their heads in the game
By Nick Bascom
January 14th, 2012;
…"Yogi Berra once famously quipped that he couldn’t “think and hit at the same time,” and Milton believes that devoting too much conscious attention to swing mechanics could actually hurt performance, even among big leaguers. His research suggests that when professional golfers think too long about their shots, the athletes activate parts of their brains that they haven’t used during golf since first learning the game, throwing finely tuned sensorimotor pathways out of whack. “This is because the expert’s brain has already figured out the optimal solution, and anything they consciously change will disrupt that,” Milton says.
The experience of “being in the zone” could simply be what happens when the brain regions making athletes conscious of their movements are finally quieted and motor centers get free rein to guide the players to victory."….
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Lots more. Interesting read.