Fully noted on all accounts! I usually focus on lace and push and finding the right spots to punch at home and recently have been training my left arm more than my right (as suggested a few months ago) I will now also incorporate that ‘table tennis ball’ style slap to the jaw/neck/clavicle as it feels quick and efficient.
I am in absolute agreement that it’s best to focus on the very basics which is what I do when I become lost musically in my work… reduce things down to their core elements and rebuild upwards from there.
Non dominant side training is very useful to focus on when learning as the dominant side seems to improve right along with it.
Throwing a ball helps beginners move away from throwing a hook strike that looks like some sort of wild swim stroke. It also teaches them to keep hands up and in the "window". The drill can overwrite the striking part of the memory and the focus then becomes the series of movements rather than the objective.
Yes! Anp her lightbulb moment was the ‘table tennis ball throw’ action where as you said the angle and movement is a lot more subtle and less obvious! I will be incorporating that throwing action into my training, thank you as always.
I would love it if you could incorporate a simple take-away suggestion of what to practise at home for the week between classes - having a focus will I'm sure stop my intention to practise what I learnt from falling so far down my to-do list!
As I say in this article - basics are ALWAYS worth the time you spend practicing them.
You could:
- Choose one idea per workshop and work on it solo at home. Even if it's part of an idea - this is really productive.
- Ask around the other students if anyone wants to meet up during the week and go through workshop ideas together. This is a great way to reinforce stuff as you get two views of the same idea which can add stuff that maybe you missed. Several of the trainees are doing this.
- If you have a training partner, I run private training too.
- The "Aide - memoire" posts in the supporter section are complete revision notes for every workshop - so if you forget what you did - it's there for you.
- Ask me during a workshop for an idea to focus on.
Fully noted on all accounts! I usually focus on lace and push and finding the right spots to punch at home and recently have been training my left arm more than my right (as suggested a few months ago) I will now also incorporate that ‘table tennis ball’ style slap to the jaw/neck/clavicle as it feels quick and efficient.
I am in absolute agreement that it’s best to focus on the very basics which is what I do when I become lost musically in my work… reduce things down to their core elements and rebuild upwards from there.
Thank you this was a very helpful article.
Non dominant side training is very useful to focus on when learning as the dominant side seems to improve right along with it.
Throwing a ball helps beginners move away from throwing a hook strike that looks like some sort of wild swim stroke. It also teaches them to keep hands up and in the "window". The drill can overwrite the striking part of the memory and the focus then becomes the series of movements rather than the objective.
Yes! Anp her lightbulb moment was the ‘table tennis ball throw’ action where as you said the angle and movement is a lot more subtle and less obvious! I will be incorporating that throwing action into my training, thank you as always.
I would love it if you could incorporate a simple take-away suggestion of what to practise at home for the week between classes - having a focus will I'm sure stop my intention to practise what I learnt from falling so far down my to-do list!
Thank you.
As I say in this article - basics are ALWAYS worth the time you spend practicing them.
You could:
- Choose one idea per workshop and work on it solo at home. Even if it's part of an idea - this is really productive.
- Ask around the other students if anyone wants to meet up during the week and go through workshop ideas together. This is a great way to reinforce stuff as you get two views of the same idea which can add stuff that maybe you missed. Several of the trainees are doing this.
- If you have a training partner, I run private training too.
- The "Aide - memoire" posts in the supporter section are complete revision notes for every workshop - so if you forget what you did - it's there for you.
- Ask me during a workshop for an idea to focus on.