From Alastair Wright
Caroline Williams discusses the role of the unconscious in making decisions (1 October, p 30), It can, under certain circumstances, also control the body. In his book Archery: The art of repetition Simon Needham says that, having trained and practised, he does not concentrate on shooting but rather thinks of anything apart from shooting. His unconscious then draws on all his years of archery experience to deliver, he says, better scores than his conscious mind, limited to the here-and-now, can deliver.
Thingwall, Wirral, UK
