IDart4Wins  : Mon Mar 26, 2007 2:05 pm    Just wanted to add my first impressions of flight school here, while it’s still fresh on my mind.

I just started today and received the info and practice routines, and I am very impressed with everything that I’ve seen so far. I was already doing some things similar to some of the routines, but Mr. Silberzahn reinforced my belief in these and refined the way I was executing them, along with sharing a bit of knowledge that I had never thought about in my mechanics, ( this after years of playing and self analysis).

I believe though, that the most crucial part of this course, for me at least, will be the priceless knowledge passed along from Mr. Silberzahn’s years of playing and experience, and his insight into the mental side of our sport, and how to develop that “mental toughness” and “confidence” that is needed to succeed.

I have his book on order at my local book store, and I’m jumping with anticipation every time the phone rings lol.

I’ll start incorporating the practice regimes into my own practice sessions tomorrow and report the progress that is certain to come in a few days.

Thu Apr 05, 2007 12:02 pm    Progress Report,

I started the flight school practice regimes, that Mr. Silberzahn sent to me, just a few day ago, and already I have noticed several changes in my game.

I think I’m getting old now and set in my ways, because I didn’t really want to change the practice routines that I already had set up, but I did shorten them just a bit in order to add the new routines.

What I do is, I practice for about 1 hour at a time, several times a day,(this ranges from 4 to 6 or even 8 times each day).

Since receiving the new routines and material from Mr. Silberzahn, I now start each practice by first reading over his material on concentration and focus and what kind of “shooter” you want to be.

This helps me “set my mind and attitude” in the right frame to begin with. ( I could almost recite this material by heart now lol.)

I then take about 10 minutes to work with the wrist and finger exercises, not only trying to hit the board, but actually trying to get a good grouping here too.

Then as I work my way out to a full stroke in this exercise I just continue for another 10 minutes; focusing on feeling my throw and grouping my darts.

So I spend a total of about 40 to 80 minutes a day on the exercises and 10 to 20 minutes on the reading material.

The results?

I now feel far more comfortable with my throw than I have in many years. A tremendous improvement in general control and “adjusting” of shots after a miss.  More focused and intense practice sessions than ever before. And a deep welling desire to play someone for money!!!!! lol. just kidding…I think. And last but not least…………Yesterday I hit 3 Ton80′s in 1 one hour practice session, and then another in a tournament last night.

I know it may not seem like too big a deal to some of you guys, but it seemed almost monumental to me after all the months of practicing, with just one 180 every couple of days or so.

So I have to give Mr. Silberzahn’s “Flight School“, a 6 star rating on a scale from 1 to 5 stars.