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It's interesting to me that techniques like this seem to be more about visualization than a kind of stillness, which the article is discussing. I certainly use

It's interesting to me that techniques like this seem to be more about visualization than a kind of stillness, which the article is discussing. I certainly use a technique like that when climbing - I try to imagine the hold I am trying to catch is actually farther away than it actually is (partly since overshooting isn't as much of a problem as undershooting), which tends to help with getting there.

Jtsummers 11y ago
Would that be something like punching through a target? If you're aiming for just the hold, you risk not putting enough power or movement behind your effort. If you're aiming for after it (or after a hole in golf, through the person in boxing, etc.) then you will achieve your actual goal.
- hcarvalhoalves 11y ago
  That's exactly it. The movement and power you develop is different when you're trying to puncture thru the target rather than just hit it. You'll recruit different muscles, etc
  - Jtsummers 11y ago
    I've taken up BJJ this year, and took some boxing lessons (no time to actually train in it yet). That was something emphasized in boxing, and only rarely in the BJJ classes. But when I started applying that concept to BJJ (particularly with sweeps and a couple other things), I improved significantly in just a couple weeks. A bit of this "quiet eye" stuff as well. I think, along with the benefits of properly seeing and visualizing to improve coordination, it also encourages a deliberateness of motion. Similar to "punching through", when you move deliberately and without hesitation you get a more fluid and powerful movement.
- bitwize 11y ago
  Something like that. Just behind the rim is in the basket. If you overshoot it still goes in. If you undershoot, it's pretty likely to bounce and go in.
duderific 11y ago
I think the stillness refers to the idea of keeping your eyes steady on a target, even if your head or body is moving around. I'm a competitive bowler, and you use a small spot on the lane about 15 feet out (there are arrows to help you target) as your visual focus. When you watch the best bowlers, although they are walking to the foul line, so their arms and legs are moving, their head and eyes are basically motionless, as they are keeping their eye on the target throughout the approach and after the release of the ball. In fact, coaches will tell you to watch your ball roll over your target and not lift your head up for another second after that, as a way of enforcing the "eye on the target" concept.

Jtsummers 11y ago

Would that be something like punching through a target? If you're aiming for just the hold, you risk not putting enough power or movement behind your effort. If you're aiming for after it (or after a hole in golf, through the person in boxing, etc.) then you will achieve your actual goal.

hcarvalhoalves 11y ago
That's exactly it. The movement and power you develop is different when you're trying to puncture thru the target rather than just hit it. You'll recruit different muscles, etc
- Jtsummers 11y ago
  I've taken up BJJ this year, and took some boxing lessons (no time to actually train in it yet). That was something emphasized in boxing, and only rarely in the BJJ classes. But when I started applying that concept to BJJ (particularly with sweeps and a couple other things), I improved significantly in just a couple weeks. A bit of this "quiet eye" stuff as well. I think, along with the benefits of properly seeing and visualizing to improve coordination, it also encourages a deliberateness of motion. Similar to "punching through", when you move deliberately and without hesitation you get a more fluid and powerful movement.
bitwize 11y ago
Something like that. Just behind the rim is in the basket. If you overshoot it still goes in. If you undershoot, it's pretty likely to bounce and go in.

duderific 11y ago

I think the stillness refers to the idea of keeping your eyes steady on a target, even if your head or body is moving around. I'm a competitive bowler, and you use a small spot on the lane about 15 feet out (there are arrows to help you target) as your visual focus. When you watch the best bowlers, although they are walking to the foul line, so their arms and legs are moving, their head and eyes are basically motionless, as they are keeping their eye on the target throughout the approach and after the release of the ball. In fact, coaches will tell you to watch your ball roll over your target and not lift your head up for another second after that, as a way of enforcing the "eye on the target" concept.