<div>OK now Keith let's not go overboard here. To hear you tell it, my strategy of trying to date loose women while flying pattern is probably not a recipe for success :0)</div> <div> </div> <div>I don't smoke and never drink coffee so I am OK there. I think it is just a matter of me over revving and wanting to win above all else. Pattern is kind of like golf that way, the harder I try the worse I get. I very much appreciate all of the thoughtful responses to my issue. I have been trying to become more self aware doing breathing exercises and such to try and control my heart rate, blood pressure, emotions and energy level. I am shooting for a whole mind body and soul approach to pattern that will slow everything down. I want to master it to the point were everything else is tuned out and I am seeing the plane clearly and almost in slow motion.</div> <div> </div> <div>Man do I love pattern!!!</div> <div> </div> <div>Anthony<BR><BR><B><I>Keith Hoard
<khoard@gmail.com></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Stop dating loose women. . .<BR><BR>On 2/21/07, Gene Maurice <GENE.MAURICE@SGMSERVICE.COM>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 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 myself.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Other than practice which was one through five on the list, I found that 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 pattern.<BR>> It should have been smooth sailing to a victory. Unfortunately I finished 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 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 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, and<BR>> extremely focused during a competition, but not calm. Other than practice 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 but<BR>> focused. Is it just me or do some of you more experienced pilots experience<BR>> ventricular hyperactivity as well? I would be interested in hearing if 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>> _______________________________________________<BR>>
NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR>> NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>> http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion<BR>><BR><BR><BR>-- <BR><BR>Keith Hoard<BR>Collierville, TN<BR>khoard@gmail.com<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR>NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>