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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tell the truth Anthony...it's ok...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A title=aabdu@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:aabdu@sbcglobal.net">Anthony
Abdullah</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 22, 2007 12:52
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
Competition Nerves</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>That would make me considerably more
nervous!<BR><BR><B><I>Keith Hoard <<A
href="mailto:khoard@gmail.com">khoard@gmail.com</A>></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>>
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><BR>><BR>><BR>> --<BR>><BR>> Keith Hoard<BR>>
Collierville, TN<BR>> khoard@gmail.com<BR>>
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