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The TOOLS:
These are just a handful of the different tools you
could use or be doing to improve your performance levels. If you have an
idea for a tool, think about it. Dwell on it. Zone out on it. Everything in this
world today started as a dream. Use your creativity and think outside the box!
Bring it to fruition!
Visualization
For those of you with an aptitude in spatial relations,
this is pretty easy. The rest of you will have to work for this tool, but it's
worth it. Basically, visualization is the skill of imaging a 3-dimensional
object as if it were real. By being able to do this, you can put an imaginary
dart in a specific spot in your target, complete with the angulation of the
dart. Once you do this, your mission, is to connect the real dart in your hand
with the imaginary one that's already in the dartboard, almost totally
displacing it. Naturally we aren't talking about shooting the dart out of a gun.
What you are trying to do is to put the real dart onto the exact trajectory that
the imaginary dart would have taken to arrive at its exact position. Basically,
that's it. It does work and lots of shooters use this! It takes time, but if you
have all of the other BASICS down pat, this will be next in your bag of tricks.
Visualization, "Zoning", focusing, and "Honing In" are just a few terms used to describe what happens when the target becomes the only thing you see. Developing and maintaining that ability is crucial to the long-term success of your game. World-class athletes have ALL (at least ALL the one's I know!) been exposed to some form or another of mental conditioning to keep that focus during competition. Usually, it involves the use of relaxation techniques such as slow-breathing or yoga. Hypnosis, is another form of relaxation that can help (see links below). There are many techniques and resources to help develop your zone but, despite what you choose to do, you MUST learn one of them if you are to succeed.
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