Legacy Darts

03/05/2023

Focus - PT1

Focus has many iterations and rarely separated into sections to be tackled in isolation. I want to be "X" is a destination without a plan of what’s needed or how you're going to get there.

It's not as easy as "if I do [activity] I'll get [result]"

Same as practicing with purpose, your practice needs to reflect the desired outcome.

Your plan is to throw 5x 60+ scores in a row....to start.
Then it's 10, 15 or 20, then it's whatever practice you determine is appropriate to improve.

But your Focus is on the process of growth.

With practice methods working, control over your emotional responses to environmental impacts & managing your expectations, what is the next step?

We now set the following processes.
1. Growth plan
2. Development plan
3. Practice plan
4. Resource plan
5. Management plan

Growth Plan
What tournaments are you going to play to get the experience/exposure/ranking points to further your opportunities?
Do these events align with your expectations. Are you prepared to step out of your comfort zone? If so, how often.... remembering winning is a habit.

Are your goals SMART?
https://shotdarts.com/blogs/practise/darts-tip-progression-to-the-power-of-2

• Strategic
• Measurable
• Attainable
• Result-orientated/Realistic
• Time-bound

How much time & effort have you invested in your pathway to success?

One of my dad's favorite sayings is "if you don't invest in you, why should anyone else"

Now the big question. How much of this plan do you control? I always ask people I coach what they're trying to achieve before a tournament. The obvious answer is "win it" But that's something you can't control. Here in Australia we don't have 30 players averaging 90+.

But we do have 30 players that will average big 100+ averages every few games. You can't control when they're going to pull a big game out, you can only control your game and how you respond. Progress isn't in the win column, it's in the growth areas you've planned for.

If your growth plan is Local tournament win > regional tournament win > ranking tournament win > then a regional major event win....do you think you're ready for the PDC? You may have 4 wins to satisfy your growth plan, but what if your highest average in these events was a 81?

Is that growth? What did you control? Can you replicate it? Was it luck or poor regional performance? Were the regions better players away that week? Now if you were trying to improve from a 75 at local tournaments and worked up to an 81 average at the regional ranking major...

This is a tangible outcome you control. You control the numbers, not the result. You can average 120 and lose. Is this a black mark on your growth plan? I'd rather average 110 and lose, than win with a 75.
1. It's more fun playing a cracking game.
2. I'm testing my limits.

When you test your limits and step out of your comfort zone, that's where growth happens. Muhammad Ali was once asked how many sit-ups he does, his reply "I don't count my sit-ups; I only start counting when it starts hurting because they’re the only ones that count."

But Ali had a plan to be better, faster, stronger. His plan to step out of his comfort zone to was all part of his growth plan. How does he work towards floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee? Winning fights to determine progress, or working on progress to win fights?

Progression – Left foot, right foot. This session will go through the progression phases we go through as we strive towards our ultimate goals. I will also introduce S.M.A.R.T goals. Progression is a 3 step process which is can be best explained as an evolution from idea to ex*****on. Step 1 - You...

03/05/2023

Focus – PT2

Directly following on from the last post.

Ali, like any fighter focused on critical elements of his craft to get fundamentals right. Where a jab opens up, it will be thrown with perfect technique to get the maximum effect using minimum effort.

But one jab isn't enough to be an elite level boxer, but greats will build a career starting with a well honed jab.

From there you need to develop a toolkit.
This is no different for any sport, especially darts.

Throwing 2 hours isn't enough. 5x 60+ is a plan toward a goal only.

Without confusing things.
You have a plan you are practicing on, this is practice planning.

To test your progress, you plan the transition from the practice board to the tournament board based on your goals/or level.
This is growth planning.

Development Planning is evolution.

Evolution - "The adjustment or changes in behavior, physiology, & structure ....... to become more suited to an environment."

Development Planning is a series of prestart activities to improve your control over preparation, removing variables & establishing a growth environment.

A Development Plan is a process of preplanning actions to support the growth plan.

When we spoke about Understanding Environment, how many times did you stop & think about environmental management via pre-planning?

Things like heading to the venue the day before plan movements?

I head to venues the day before to understand the layouts, where toilets are, where to get water, what time food opens, how much food & drinks are....all these variables that could derail the day, I have already started planning for.

I’ve removed variables before we’ve started.

Friday nights, I have my calming routines.
I've gone to a new venue to find the playing area, nearest water & nearest toilet to the playing area.

I've mapped out all the problem spots according to my personal management requirements listed in "Understanding Reaction" thread.
I've spoken with the bar & Kitchen staff. Known all my timing & planned my money for the next.
My kit is refilled, points sharpened & clothes laid out.

I have prepared for the day as best I can.
From the moment I wake up, I know where everything is, what time I need to do what & I plan my schedule of what time I need to be at the venue, where in the venue I need to go, set aside time for the formal processes & what time I plan to eat/drink for the course of the day.
Before I walk into the venue, I have provided myself the perception of control over me.

When I get home, I press my clothes, shine my shoes & prepare everything for the morning.

I set up my playlist & chill out knowing all I have to do the next day is wakeup, have my shower & everything is in place to flow through the preparation process.

Now to mentally prepare.

With experience, I know when I need to speed up or slow down my prep.

If I'm sore in the morning, I have heat packs ready to go. Any part of the body stiff, I have stretching routines ready to go.

I have put my body & mind in the ideal environment to develop. I've set the scene.

In every aspect of preparation from the time I wake up, to the time I am at the venue ready to start playing, I owned every minute, controlling every process & keeping negative thinking off to one side.

There are no flustered mornings, I've prepared my environment to develop.

So how will you establish your Development Plan.

What can you start doing to prepare for the events you nominate for to support your Growth Plan?

If you have an idea of what you can do, time for a curve ball.

What are you going to eat, when & why?
How far out are you planning?

Between 1pm - 4pm the body is more likely to feel the effects of fatigue, more so after eating.
When do you plan to eat & what?

If it is a meal between rounds, what else are you eating/drinking that would impact on your serotonin, making you tired faster?
We could bounce around gut microbiome meanings etc, but it's not my field.

The intent is to plan for & eliminate variable, retaining as much control over your preparation & enhance the capacity to develop.

The more control you have, the less likely negative thought can snowball. Catching bad thoughts is something we will discuss in "Trigger Control".
For now, let Growth and Development Planning set in for a bit as move in to Practice Planning.
Remember: keep listening to your body & mind to sharpen that edge. Self Awareness shortcuts Experience.

03/05/2023

Focus – PT3
More in comments.

Haven’t we already gone over practice?
Well yes & no, we have a fundamental practice routine to ensure we build a tool kit off the "jab", but as we said in part 2, a jab isn't enough.

All the greats watched videos of opponents to find an opening.

In this section, we aren't talking about openings as discussed in "Do the Math" yet, we are looking more broader as we walk down the development pathway.

This is about understanding the level you need. You aren't watching video on your opponent, you are analyzing yourself first.

Your Growth Plan (GP) has set how you plan to improve. Your Development Plan (DP) is setting yourself up to succeed.

Practice Plan is what you are taking back to the practice board after an event is over.

GP - Play in district champs
DP - Prepared for all aspects

Improvement?

Did you reach your managed expectation (Understanding Reaction), if so what worked? If not, what didn't work?

The disappointment or success is filed in the emotional bank, that either motivates you to push in the next practice, or demotivates you, exercising your resolve.

If you have a practice plan established, you know what days you are practicing, structuring a base practice routine, adding complexity as required.

e.g.
1st 20 minutes are 10x 60+ in a row.
2nd stint - Doubles
3rd stint - Working on supporting your growth/development plans.

Here is where each step of the "Focus" planning is important.

Focus, in the context we are discussing is only one side of the coin. The other side of the coin is motivation.
I've left motivation off the "Focus" table, as it will be a beast all, tying in confidence & control.
Motivation will inspire your practice, attaching an emotional element to what you are doing.

Focus will set the process & rules of the practice, in accordance with your planning.
When you're on the couch with no drive to practice, both these elements are necessary to get you up.
Motivation will tell you why your standing at the board, Focus will tell you what you're doing while you're there.
Now it is easy to say I have no resolve. I said I don't practice. You will be 100% right.
I have no idea what I want to do in darts, I just love the game.

I have passion, not motivation. Here is a different term floated in the mix.....but passion is rarely attached to an outcome, therefore cannot be attributed to Focus.

Although this is off topic, it is important to know what emotions motivate practice & what you need to consider.

Be as passionate as you want. I am passionate about darts, I play because I enjoy it.
When I practice, it's normally trying out a few things in the thinktank. Apart from that, I have no plan for events or buildups. 2 weeks out from a big tournament, I find a bit of focus.

With that focus, I'm back on the board....but 2 weeks practice isn't enough to compete with the worlds elite. I am where I am....because I don't have a plan, & I'm okay with this.

But because I'm passionate, I'm clicking away on my phone passing on ideas to those who have focus.

Back on track!
Practice Plan should reflect the holes you've identified at the tournament you played as part of the GP & reviewing your preparation under the DP.

Now to sharpen your edge.
So here are some scenarios I found myself in & what I did to sort it, as a few examples.

1. Behind early in legs
20x sets focusing on treble first dart. Really push the focus, while staying relaxed and loose.

2. Struggled in deciding legs
Set a random timer on phone. When the buzzer went, I really pushed for 15 darts legs.
10x random timers in a session.

3. Third shot (the money shot) of a leg was poor.
Pushed for 5 tons in a row when doing the 15x 60+ consistently.
Coupled with first dart exercises, was beneficial.

These are 3 examples, however hopefully paints a picture.
It is critical to remember all 3 are outcome focused.

Outcome is why practice, practice, practice works.

The reason coaches shortcut this is.....
While you focused on achieving the outcome, the coach is focused on setting the process (mental & physical) to achieve your outcomes.

Outcome is out of your control. Process is all you.
A contentious statement to be sure, but let me explain.....in Part 4.

03/05/2023

Focus – PT4

If there is one thing I can pass on, it would be.

"Focus on the process, not the outcome."

Practice, practice, practice calibrates the biomechanical calculator, but the mental game builds confidence & control systems for the physical game to work.

This is an element lost on a number of coaches, believing practice builds confidence.
In part this is true, but practicing X action to produce Y outcome is a journey of conditioning.

Practice, Practice, Practice can get you to the journeys end, but can you manage rough weather?

If you don't understand the path you're walking and blindly accept a practice regime is all you need to improve your game, chances are when things go wrong, they really go wrong.

Without understanding the progression journey you've taken, you wont be able to develop efficiently.

Throughout this series, I have tried to direct you to an understanding of How & Why things happen, what to look for & a few hints to management options.
But....as I said early, how I manage myself is completely different to how you will need to manage your reaction to understand.

Darts doesn't have enough technical minded people in coaching positions to assess a player & develop a plan that encompasses the Yin & Yang of the game.

If you have ever been coached before, you may be locked in to physical exercises, or routines singularly focused on physical.

But physical development without appropriate mental development will destabilize development cycles.
Always ask why I am doing this & how is the exercise working.

I have provided 3 games over the series of posts, with everything tied in to why these games work & how to measure.

It's not to say my way is right. It very well may not be, but I can validate any statement or game made against cause & effect.

If you are paying good coin for coaching, you wouldn't expect to be given a sheet of games to practice with the occasional technical tip.

You should be paying for the coaches experience to assist you gain your goals over an agreed term.
I said a coach should be recording your progress in a single post, this is a key indicator the coach is invested in your progress.
It also shows a sign of professional investment.

But into the nuts and bolts of Part 4.
A coach should be focused on getting your mental and physical game in tune. Where you lack technical aspects, the coach connects the dots to improve your throw.
Where you mentally faulter, experience in managing scenarios is shared.

90% of the time, your bad games under the pump occur when you focus on the outcome before the process has been delivered.
Have you ever thought about how you were going to celebrate before you toe the oche for a big shot?
Most have & it's something that still comes up for most.

A coach should be able to get you into a mental state, where you control your process entirely.
You stay balanced & in the moment you are playing.

It is easy to say you have a dart in hand for $30k, focusing on celebrating a payday. But this will burn a lot of focus budget.
If we spend too much of the focus budget, we wont be able to bring the thinking back if we miss dart 1. We are now in direct conflict between the mental & physical game.

Most people who are impacted by dartitis will have had this issue & still be impacted by the results today. This is why good coaching is critical to your development.
In moments of extreme pressure, your internal protective process will look to split the mental & physical game in 2 parts, trying to consciously control muscle movement in an attempt to make you feel protected.

Conscious mind & subconscious mind are in conflict, neuropathways are overloaded, leaving the body to try make thousands of calculations in a fraction of a second...

It's like the brain saying I want the thingamybob over by the whatsamagig by 3pm yesterday. You lose control.
Your technique will now default to a natural state. This is the practice, practice, practice state. If you don't have faith in your technique, your conscious mind will run rampant & try to take on more control.

If you have faith in your technique, you go into damage control mode

This can also happen in practice scenarios when you become hyper-fixated on pushing perfect technique.
Instead of trying to work on one element at a time, you focus on too many things, flooding the neuropathways.

Your body will scramble to meet demands before they can develop.
Your mental growth demands too much from an underdeveloped physical game & now you're in a rut!

You change kit, practice more/less & 1 of the 4 types of people take over.

This is normally where a coach can break out the state they've been keeping on progress to refocus you

Resource Plan
A coach should be able to understand where your progress is at, talk you through the ups & downs, keeping you on your path.
A friend can keep your sprits up, support you through hard games. A mentor will show you the progress you are making, affirming your progress.

Find a good coach, get some good people around you & ABC....Always Be Conscious.
Be conscious of where you were & how far you have progressed.

If you are trying new technical or mental aspects, understand things will need to go backwards before they can go forward.

Omelet & Eggs

Always focus on you & your process.
If you are playing a big-time player, it's easier to beat them when you take their name/reputation out of the equation.
If you are focused on you, you throw for doubles thinking "I hit D16 every time" rather than "I need D16 to beat X".

Once thought process gives you control based on all the work you have done to deliver the outcome.
The other takes control away from all those processes you have worked hard on, that got you to the position to be shooting at that D16.

Coaches can help you train this focus.

With your coach, you can also validate your decisions or improve on your Growth Plan, Development Plan as well as refining your Practice Plan to align everything to your goals.

All that's left to do is set up your Management Plan....in part 5.

03/05/2023

Focus – PT5

A Management Plan is the combination of the previous 4 parts to ensure you remain focused on the process, in accordance with your planning.

There are many obstacles that will always pop up trying to derail you, however with a plan comes a goal.

Eyes on the prize was a key saying during my development, however I never understood why my game would bottom out or I couldn't find a groove in key moments.

I did all the work, but the results weren't there....or so I thought.
The results were there, I just wouldn't see them.

At the time I didn't understand the connection between the mental & physical game.
Mentally I was ready to beat the world. Physically I wasn't as far developed as I needed to be.
At times I would play a ton+ average, assuming I had crossed a threshold, only to fall next game.
I would get frustrated at the fleeting form, rather than be excited for the glimpse in to the future.

The reality was it wasn't fleeting form, it was the start of my evolution.
You don't go to sleep as a 70 average player & wake up throwing 90+ like you'd been doing it for years.

No Plan can ever predict the moment your practice routines suddenly make you the player you've always dreamed of.
The player you want to be is a process of progressing inch by inch, moment my moment, until you reach a plateau. But even when you plateau, it's not a bad thing.

A plateau is a period in time where your mind & body are solidifying the progress to date.
It's like a save point in a video game.
But here is why your Management Plan is critical to confidence in your process.

A coach will tell you of your progress, showing you the stats.

It should align to your Management Plan where you can see what your original progress plan was & where you are now.

You may be in front, maybe behind...but you're on a plan and it will be enough to keep you motivated to keep practicing, validate your decision to pay $$ for opens

But above all else, prove to yourself you can do what you set out to achieve. Now let's look at the plan at the nuts & bolts level.
Your Management Plan is the progression pathways that include timelines, working towards an outcome.

In business terms, it is the 5 year plan.

Current performance is X.

You set your Growth Plan, to play leagues or tournaments & measure their benefits.

Next you set your Development Plan, preparing for leagues or tournaments days/weeks in advance to improve your chances of success. Your Practice Plan adjusts to suit.

You measure the success/limitations of your Growth, Development & Practice Plan against your 5 year plan to determine what is & isn't working.

You then engage your Resource Plan.

To improve at the local level, you may engage local legends to understand how they progressed.

If your game is at that elite level & a World Title is on the agenda, you would engage who has experience & technical knowledge to help you achieve that level.

Otherwise, your Resource Plan may include a Sports Psychologist or Sports Scientist to unlock that next level.

Your Management Plan is how the first 4 plans work together to achieve your end game.

If you hit a wall in progression, what is motivating you to progress. Is it next year I want to win a local Major?.....or is it, in 3 years I want to play at Lakeside. In 5 years, World Champ.

What is going to get you out of bed to practice?
What is going to motivate you on bad days?
What is going to make you validate the cost to play opens, or pay for coaching?
What do you see as the necessary progression that will validate the call to a coach?

If you have the Management Plan, you know as soon as you win a major in your region, your next step is X. You know when you reach that 85+ level, you reach out to a coach that will take you to that next level.
But......
If you win the local Major & fall at a league night.....
You know the league night is not on the progression path anymore. It is a means to an end.
Your league nights become an avenue to try different things, or adjust your kit.

Things you maybe working with your coach on. The outcome has not connection with the 5 year plan.

You are focused on getting to the end goal of the 5 year plan. As a local major winner, you are now a big fish, where people are gunning for you.

You can either get caught up in the local scene, or you can remain focused on the end game 5 years from now.

Don't be a victim of your own success. Own your progression path!

A victim will try to protect what they have done as if it will be the pinnacle of their career. If you have a Management Plan, you will know the local major was a stepping stone to your future goals.
You are now working toward the next big thing.....
The world record holder for high jump Javier Sotomayor, took several steps back, before sprinting forward to make the leap into history.

It's not about where you are, it's about where you want to be.

For almost 3 decades, one man has remained as the greatest high jumper of all time. From the world youth record in 1984, to multiple almost unbreakable worl...

18/04/2023

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07/04/2023

Understanding Reaction - PT1

It's often the case people will play amazing at home, but form doesn't transfer to league nights or comps.

You also have players who are amazing at their home venue, yet don't travel away well.

Several things may be in play, each of which will vary by individual.

Things we will focus on this time are
-Static Environment
-Spatial Awareness
-Managed Expectation
-Threat Response
-Fight or Flight Response

This one will scratch the grey matter, but will keep it high level.

Before we dig too deep, I'll digress again..sorry.
The reactions I will speak about here will come from my perspective and is a result of the path I've walked in life.

My cognitive behavioral traits are directly linked to outcomes I experience.
This is a key aspect to consider.

Where possible, I'll try to approach things from a neutral position but concede I don't know how to be an extrovert or what emotional ranges that entails.

It would be like me trying to explain how I balance moods to someone with bipolar. Maybe snippets could help. But can't fix.

These are all things that need to be programmed into your subconscious so you are aware, able to process events, apply an appropriate emotional response & manage your game.

Some days you do this well, other days you don't. It's all about practice!

So we will kick off.

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Understanding Reaction - PT1
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It's often the case people will play amazing at home, but form doesn't transfer to league nights or comps.

You also have players who are amazing at their home venue, yet don't travel away well.
Raymond Smith

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Mar 27
Several things may be in play, each of which will vary by individual.

Things we will focus on this time are
-Static Environment
-Spatial Awareness
-Managed Expectation
-Threat Response
-Fight or Flight Response

This one will scratch the grey matter, but will keep it high level
Raymond Smith

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Mar 27
Before we dig too deep, I'll digress again..sorry.
The reactions I will speak about here will come from my perspective and is a result of the path I've walked in life.

My cognitive behavioral traits are directly linked to outcomes I experience.
This is a key aspect to consider.
Raymond Smith

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Mar 27
Where possible, I'll try to approach things from a neutral position but concede I don't know how to be an extrovert or what emotional ranges that entails.

It would be like me trying to explain how I balance moods to someone with bipolar. Maybe snippets could help. But can't fix.
Raymond Smith

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Mar 27
These are all things that need to be programmed into your subconscious so you are aware, able to process events, apply an appropriate emotional response & manage your game.

Some days you do this well, other days you don't. It's all about practice!

So we will kick off.
Raymond Smith

Off subject for a moment to paint a picture.
I'm not an F1 fan, however marveled at the amount of technology built in the steering wheels drivers use, a& their knowledge of the vehicle in order to maximize the potential of the vehicle.

Every second of the race is action/reaction.

When you start taking the game seriously, players set up their boards at the exact height, correct distance to the oche & eliminate environmental impacts such as Aircon, background distractions, avoid cramped spaces & have adequate lighting.

We are setting up a Monaco racetrack.

We have established a Static Environment where we start to measure ourselves against our practice routines we.

Here is where we will run into our first hurdle.

Your home environment has removed a significant number of variables in the Static Environment.
The venue is different.

There are now new sensory stimulation added that isn't there on your practice board.

Touch - others around you, or Aircon.
Smells - of the venue and patrons.
Sound - hearing general noise & chat of patrons.
Sight - change in lighting, other people moving.
Taste - Food/drink.

Changing something as simple as having a drink at your table to go to between shots can make significant impacts to your game.

I remember the significant standard drop when smoking was banned from inside venues. Players list their little comfort bubble they used to calm them.

Before we sign off on PT1, there are some great articles written on Audiology and Olfactory that we touch on, but not discussed.
Worth a look.

E.g. An Olfactory technique. I have a specific cologne for darts.
I programmed a focus response to the smell first thing in the morning.

Think of it as Pavlov's Dogs.
The dogs salivating at the sound of a bell.

I set a focus routine and attach calming processes to the day ahead.
Get into my practice routines and I'm off.

Everything I need to do is programmed by process starting with a smell.

07/04/2023

Understanding Reaction - PT2
Complex one sorry.

Last segment we discussed several points, of which we will focus on 2 aspects.
-Static environment
-The bit about the F1 race car
(Stay with me here)

We spoke to setting up a good practice area to sharpen our edge.

We are now practicing in familiar environmental conditions in which we have "control" over temperature, airflow, lighting, etc.

Control is the key word here & why I stated in post 1, how you react to life's knocks will impact your response or control over changes around you.

But this is only one part of the puzzle.

There is so much more at play when you step foot in a venue for league or a tournament.

Point 1. We are changing the static environment we are used to practicing in, &....we have no control over the environment.

We have added variables.

Variable?
Static Environment?

Lighting may be different impacting your depth perception.

Oche may be mm out, adjusting the weight (horizontal line control) by a fraction.

You also may have raised oches, tape on the floor or a Laser line.
Scoring may be with a tablet or chalk.

All of these new variables require you to make adjustments, which is why you have a practice on the boards before play to get your eye in.

But what about Aircon. AC Systems are designed to moderate the temperature of a room, pushing air from the center of a room to the edge.

Is it noticable?
Most won't notice it unless the air is blowing on them directly.

Have you ever felt as though you threw the perfect dart and it lands horribly in the board?
This could be due to a change in airflow around the board, but far enough away a player doesn't notice.

Everyone has heard the excuse maker whip this one out when they've had a bad game.
But the reality is, their practice should have been able to formulate a plan to manage it, or manage their response.

In any event, there is a change in the Static Environment requiring a plan.

We said lighting will impact depth perception, however to what degree?

When I played cricket, we had a phenomenal batsman who was dedicated to his craft.

Like Sheldon from Big Bang, he had a spot picked out to observe play that factored in all his variables of wind, light etc.

He told me of work he done with sports science teams on the first 5 minutes.

Managing nervous energy, preparing the mind for a long stint, surveying the conditions & adjusting to the environment.

He sat in specific spots to remove the environmental variable. Why 5 minutes I ask.
5 minutes was the time it took him for his eyes to fully adjust to the change in light from a dressing room to outside conditions.

When I started to take darts seriously, this message stuck with me.
I was going from the outside smoking area to playing inside.
The change? obvious!

I measured my first 5 minutes after a smoke break against games that started after spending 5+ minutes in the venue before play.

It was evident the 5 minute rule was real. I immediately quit smoking.

But that's one of multiple factors to consider.

We have other sensory stimuli

Your routines & mental programming have changed triggering sensory stimulation processes humans use as natural defensive mechanism.

Subconsciously, your cognitive mind is constantly managing your surroundings and conducting treat assessments.

It's called situational awareness.

Noise is usually another out for the excuse maker. But noise is constant.

We are all human with pre-programmed responses to multiple noise based events.

This will start the conversation on the fight or flight response.

But first, I said our practice room at home was a Monaco

We have been driving an F1 performance machine on a world class (Monaco) race track.

We are now trying to drive that same F1 around London during peak hour.

We don't have unlimited access to practice, conditions may not be set up for high performance, new environmental factors.

How many buttons on that steering wheel are you still needing to push to get maximum performance now?

Your F1 high performance vehicle is getting passed by people walking.

Keep this in mind about performance.

Conditions are directly linked to performance. Outcomes though....
Outcomes are based on attitude.

If you're playing a game in your F1, and you lose to someone you believe is a walker.
Your confidence can take a hit, however in a Monaco scenario, it's a vastly different race.

What if the Monaco race track was ruined?
What then?

Drivers will make notes to pass dangers & have a race management strategy.

While your F1 can't move in peak hour London traffic, the motorbike can.

It's not to say lower your expectations at all. Streamline your mental game.

An ambulance is bigger than an F1 & still moves.

If you're playing 90 averages at home and 75 average in league, change the F1 for a motorbike and try to manage 1 of the variables.

Manage that variable as best you can to get up to an 80 average.

But when a venue breaks out the Monaco conditions, see what that F1 game can do!