When we see the obvious mistake, we know where the mistake began, and we attack the root cause which is rarely where the shooter missed the target! Remember that your skill is what you have trained the brain to fill in when it finds itself in familiar circumstances. So, for you to improve, you need someone who can look deeper into your skill sets and first make some sense of why your brain is reacting the way it is and make the right change the first time.
When you really understand skill building and how it occurs and where it is stored and the relationship between the working memory and long-term memory, the first thing that happens is your practice changes from shooting to building a game within yourself. It is the same whether you are performing as a shooter or as a coach because when you are at your best you think less. And you know less about what you are doing, or you would not be at your best.
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