This dissertation reminds me of when I was on the U.S.Army Caribbean Rifle Team and some of the session we had there.
One was on the ability and learning on how to CONCENTRATE on the subject at hand.
We were in a classroom with the shades drawn. Each of us had a candle in a holder in front of us. We lit the candle as instructed, then the instructor turned off the lights. We were to stare at our own candle on till we could separate the different colors of the flame and then describe each portion of the flame along with the shape and different colors.
The ability to concentrate on the necessary and shut out the un-necessary. This is a learned practice and does not come-by easily. How many times have we been on the line and someone tells a joke and we start listening to them rather than what we are doing. That's how double loads happen. Or, we are in the midst of a good string and we are distracted and do not notice a slight wind change?
Reading the wind is a totally different topic. Jim Borton is one of the best wind readers shooting right now that I know of. There is no substitute for shooting to learn on what the wind is doing. Watch the flags, watch the grass, watch the smoke/dust. Watch what is happening to other shooters.
A lot to watch, but if you are shooting, this is what you need to do. Concentrate. How many of you can visualize a target, say the A-36 and superimpose your crosshairs on it with a bullet hold dead center, all in your mind such that you can "SEE" the printing specks on the paper? That is concentration.
This is how we learn to shoot. Concentrate and shoot. There you go, your lesson for now.
Try the candle trick and see if it works for you. I still do it now and then. Good Shooting, 4227