That would make me considerably more nervous!<BR><BR><B><I>Keith Hoard <khoard@gmail.com></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Well, I could have said "Just imagine the judges are sitting there in<BR>their underwear". . . . .<BR><BR><BR><BR>On 2/22/07, Anthony Abdullah <AABDU@SBCGLOBAL.NET>wrote:<BR>> OK now Keith let's not go overboard here. To hear you tell it, my strategy<BR>> of trying to date loose women while flying pattern is probably not a recipe<BR>> for success :0)<BR>><BR>> I don't smoke and never drink coffee so I am OK there. I think it is just a<BR>> matter of me over revving and wanting to win above all else. Pattern is kind<BR>> of like golf that way, the harder I try the worse I get. I very much<BR>> appreciate all of the thoughtful responses to my issue. I have been trying<BR>> to become more self aware doing breathing exercises and such to try
and<BR>> control my heart rate, blood pressure, emotions and energy level. I am<BR>> shooting for a whole mind body and soul approach to pattern that will slow<BR>> everything down. I want to master it to the point were everything else is<BR>> tuned out and I am seeing the plane clearly and almost in slow motion.<BR>><BR>> Man do I love pattern!!!<BR>><BR>> Anthony<BR>><BR>> Keith Hoard <KHOARD@GMAIL.COM>wrote:<BR>> Stop dating loose women. . .<BR>><BR>> On 2/21/07, Gene Maurice wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Also, quit smoking, or at least don't smoke an hour before the flight.<BR>> > Constriction of the blood vessels and all that good stuff.<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Gene Maurice<BR>> ><BR>> > gene.maurice@comcast.net<BR>> ><BR>> > Plano, TX<BR>> ><BR>> > AMA 3408, NSRCA 877<BR>> >
________________________________<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > From: nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org<BR>> > [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] On<BR>> Behalf<BR>> > Of jivey61@bellsouth.net<BR>> > Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 1:50 PM<BR>> > To: NSRCA Mailing List<BR>> > Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Competition Nerves<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Quit drinking coffee....that was my problem.<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Jim Ivey<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > ----- Original Message -----<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > From: Anthony Abdullah<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > To: NSRCA Mailing List<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 2:16 PM<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Competition Nerves<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>>
><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > I am trying to get myself ready for the upcoming pattern season and have<BR>> > been evaluating my past performances. I made a list of the reasons I don't<BR>> > do as well as I would like and learned some interesting things about<BR>> myself.<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Other than practice which was one through five on the list, I found that<BR>> my<BR>> > performance is sometimes hindered by nervousness. Sometimes I get so wound<BR>> > up and the adrenaline gets pumping so much that my thumbs are a blur and I<BR>> > go into brain fail safe. For example; one year at a the district<BR>> > championship contest I was in a dogfight for the contest victory. I was<BR>> > flying well and had won three out of five rounds. On flight six everything<BR>> > was going great and I had made it through the toughest part of the<BR>>
pattern.<BR>> > It should have been smooth sailing to a victory. Unfortunately I finished<BR>> a<BR>> > set of three maneuvers then dropped the gear and called landing. My caller<BR>> > asked me if everything was alright and I assured her (my wife) that all<BR>> was<BR>> > well and it was time to come on home. On base to final she calmly reminded<BR>> > me that I had three more maneuvers to do before I could call it a day<BR>> DOH!!!<BR>> > Can you say 0, 0, 0? I was so nervous that I managed to snatch defeat from<BR>> > the jaws of victory. Fortunately it did not cost me the district<BR>> > championship.<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > The point is, I have noticed that I am calm and focused during practice,<BR>> and<BR>> > extremely focused during a competition, but not calm. Other than practice<BR>> is<BR>> > there something that I can do to help calm
my nerves? I am practicing Yoga<BR>> > with the wife and am open to meditation, etc to help keep the mind calm<BR>> but<BR>> > focused. Is it just me or do some of you more experienced pilots<BR>> experience<BR>> > ventricular hyperactivity as well? I would be interested in hearing if<BR>> that<BR>> > is normal.<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Signed<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Spongebob Blurry Hands AKA The Galloping Ghost<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > ________________________________<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR>> > NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>> > http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion<BR>> >
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