[Fred Brattain]

Good point on the 30%!!!

Got any notes on the "Art of Getting Out of the Way Class?"

Yes, there is a book that goes with the agility class. I am not sure how easily one can relate it to golf, although I did, at one time, have a golf version thereof. When you are training to shoot rifles at extreme distances (1000+ yards) you learn to fire between your heartbeats because your pulse through the sling on your arm is enough to throw your aim off at that range. This becomes truly tested when others are shooting back at you. You learn to actually slow your heart rate consciously.

The one thing that I can "tip" to is this. When we are stressed, we say "Take a deep breath", but we breathe from our chest instead of our stomach. This does nothing to improve the exchange of oxygen and actually causes additional build up of CO2 in the bottom of your lungs, which is where the primary transfer of O2 to your blood stream takes place. The increase in CO2 causes your heart beat to rise, which causes you to breath faster in order to effect a better O2 transfer, which causes your heart to beat faster because, once again, you are not breathing properly. When you wish to relax you should take a breath that causes your stomach to expand as though you are swelling with pregnancy. Your chest doesn't move AT ALL. If you practice breathing like this, then a couple of these breaths go a LONG way to reducing the tension in your body.

More as time permits. I must go do my homework for school

Obi WunPutt