Archive for December, 2008

Get Practice Drill Results Banging Balls II

In my first post on how to get practice drill results from Banging Balls, I laid out my reasoning behind this approach and detailed 5 different ways to modify mindlessly banging balls so as to get much more out of the activity without boring yourself to death.
Today I will introduce another half dozen variations that [...]

Quiet Eye & Deep Focus Improve Shot Making Accuracy

Johnny Rocket taking aim

We summarize two related University of Florida studies that provide compelling evidence on how to improve one’s shot making ability in pool and in other self-paced sports that involve focusing on a target.

Former graduate student Shane Frehlich advised that the “quiet eye” phenomenon, i.e., shifting focus less frequently but for longer duration, was key to a player’s success.