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Why do we do well in practice but panic in competition?
Trapshooter, Jim asks SportExcel CEO and high-performance expert, Bob Palmer: “I'm pretty good in practice how do I stop panicking in competition?”
Bob Palmer answers Jim's question in this video...
See the Target...Hit the Target: Using Peripheral Vision to pick up the Target
Trapshooter Alex asks Bob: "How do I stop my bad habit of moving my gun before I see the bird come out of the house?"
Bob gives his training tip in the following video and also has the written ve...
Taking time off from your shooting sport—use it or lose it
A year ago in mid-summer, my wife went on a cruise with her parents and daughter, while I drove 5,000 miles across the country to several US clinics and saw lots of beautiful scenery. Mistakenly I ca...
Training to compete: From calm practice into turbulent competition
My friend Dan is a white-water canoeing aficionado, not at an Olympic level, but for fun. Now that he is retired and has more free time, four or five times a year he travels across Canada and launches...
Fitness is important in the shooting sports: Improve endurance, fun and health
Dale Gerlich, a trap shooter, asks Bob Palmer, CEO and high-performance trainer for SportExcel:
Is fitness important to great trap shooting?
In this video, Bob answers Dale's question.
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The absolute importance of visualization
In this video, High-Performance Expert, Bob Palmer, talks about the importance of visualization in your sport.
The transcript of the video is also noted below.
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Bob Palmer
SportExcel CEO and High-Performance Trainer
SportExcel Founder and CEO Bob Palmer is a high-performance expert and author. Bob founded SportExcel 30 years ago because he discovered a better way to help athletes create more mental consistency, resiliency and fun in their sport. And, after working with thousands of athletes in more than 50 different sports, at all levels of expertise, their success in competition is the proof that the SportExcel Zone formula works. Bob’s athletes have achieved podium success in the Olympics, Commonwealth, Pan Am, and X Games, as well as in many developmental, collegiate and recreational sports.
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