How To Learn Anything & Everything

I had six honest serving men - they taught me all I
knew: Their names were Where and What and
When and Why and How and Who.

- Rudyard Kipling

I used to read that and think Kipling must have been
a reporter, but I was re-reading it the other day, and
I noticed something new. Did you catch it?

If not, read it again. There's a blockbuster statement
in those lines of verse.

Kipling is saying everything he's EVER learned he
learned through questions.

So if you're paying attention what's going through
your mind right now?

How could that be true?
How can he say that?
Could that be true?
Who made Kipling the expert anyway?
Are you sure that's how it works?
Could it be that simple?

Do you see how that proves my point?

It's been said many times the mind thinks in pictures.
I believe that, but the mind also learns, and
grows, and understands by asking and answering
questions. Not always in the conscious mind though.
Often it's the sub-conscious that takes over the task
of finding answers. And that is a good thing if you are
asking good, enpowering questions.

Start paying attention to your thoughts because it's
happening all the time.

Is it really? How can I prove this guy wrong? What if
I said ...?

Are you with me?

What kind of questions are you asking yourself when you
are shooting baskets? What are you giving your sub-
conscious to work with in your pre-game mental
preparations.

Think about it, and we'll talk more tomorrow.

Tom Nordland's oddessy into teaching shooting
started with questions. Why had he been so
successful in high school, and why had he lost his
touch in college? What were the essentials of good
shooting? And how could he teach others what he
had learned?

Tom's Swish Method of Shooting is an eye-opener and
anyone who's ever put it into practice has improved
their shooting. It doesn't cover shooting mechanics in
any kind of detail. It just hits on what you need to know
to begin to develop a repeatable, dependible shot.

Tom knew it wasn't perfect, but it represented what
he'd learned up to that point. That's why over a 7 year
period he kept asking himself what was missing, what
could be improved, what had he glossed over, etc.

That's why he considers his latest creation Swish 2 to
be far superior. Is Swish 2 perfect though? No, but
you don't need perfect. You just need to improve. See
what you're missing now at:

http://www.deandelker.com/swish2.html

Shoot for the Stars

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Why are you such a great shooter?