[NSRCA-discussion] Competition Nerves

[John Pavlick]

Now you tell me... <LOL>

John Pavlick
http://www.idseng.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith Hoard" <khoard at gmail.com>
To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Competition Nerves


> Stop dating loose women. . .
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> On 2/21/07, Gene Maurice <gene.maurice at sgmservice.com> wrote:
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>> Also, quit smoking, or at least don't smoke an hour before the flight.
>> Constriction of the blood vessels and all that good stuff.
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>> Gene Maurice
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>> gene.maurice at comcast.net
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>> Plano, TX
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>> AMA 3408, NSRCA 877
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>> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
>> [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf
>> Of jivey61 at bellsouth.net
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 1:50 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Competition Nerves
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>> Quit drinking coffee....that was my problem.
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>> Jim Ivey
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>> ----- Original Message -----
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>> From: Anthony Abdullah
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>> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 2:16 PM
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>> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Competition Nerves
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>> I am trying to get myself ready for the upcoming pattern season and have
>> been evaluating my past performances. I made a list of the reasons I 
>> don't
>> do as well as I would like and learned some interesting things about 
>> myself.
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>> Other than practice which was one through five on the list, I found that 
>> my
>> performance is sometimes hindered by nervousness. Sometimes I get so 
>> wound
>> up and the adrenaline gets pumping so much that my thumbs are a blur and 
>> I
>> go into brain fail safe. For example; one year at a the district
>> championship contest I was in a dogfight for the contest victory. I was
>> flying well and had won three out of five rounds. On flight six 
>> everything
>> was going great and I had made it through the toughest part of the 
>> pattern.
>> It should have been smooth sailing to a victory. Unfortunately I finished 
>> a
>> set of three maneuvers then dropped the gear and called landing. My 
>> caller
>> asked me if everything was alright and I assured her (my wife) that all 
>> was
>> well and it was time to come on home. On base to final she calmly 
>> reminded
>> me that I had three more maneuvers to do before I could call it a day 
>> DOH!!!
>> Can you say 0, 0, 0? I was so nervous that I managed to snatch defeat 
>> from
>> the jaws of victory. Fortunately it did not cost me the district
>> championship.
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>> The point is, I have noticed that I am calm and focused during practice, 
>> and
>> extremely focused during a competition, but not calm. Other than practice 
>> is
>> there something that I can do to help calm my nerves? I am practicing 
>> Yoga
>> with the wife and am open to meditation, etc to help keep the mind calm 
>> but
>> focused. Is it just me or do some of you more experienced pilots 
>> experience
>> ventricular hyperactivity as well? I would be interested in hearing if 
>> that
>> is normal.
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>> Signed
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>> Spongebob Blurry Hands AKA The Galloping Ghost
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