In a recent blog post I highlighted the visual analysis of an elite baseball swing. Today’s post is from boxing. Even though I play racket sports and boxing is not my cup of tea, I have profound respect and admiration for the skills and attributes it takes. The video below is an example of the […]
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In a recent post, I explained how isolating one thing can help you accelerate your skill acquisition. It was implied that often, it’s the small things that separate the ELITE from the GOOD. Even though the video below is from baseball, the VISUAL CLUES shown are so exceptional I had to share it with you […]
If you’re a keen table tennis player, the table below might just blow your mind. We know the serve is important, but it’s much more important when you look closely at the statistics for competitive league players with an ITTF ranking of less than 2000. IKR? This is definitely food for thought – IF you […]
The two previous posts focused on two different, but related Deliberate Practice Principles; the first to watch your opponent while he/she hits the ball and the second, to ANTICIPATE his/her next shot. Admittedly, the second is a lot harder to master. You’re in luck, you can learn to do this even when you’re not on […]
This is one of the more contentious aspects of Deliberate Practice Principles. Focusing on ONE element or component of the skill you’re trying to acquire. For example: For a table tennis serve, focusing… JUST on increasing spin or; JUST on hiding your racket behind your body or; JUST on the racket contact point to affect […]
We can’t all have fit-for-purpose training facilities for our chosen sport. Often, when it comes to table tennis or ping pong, rooms are unfortunately carpeted. If you’re more than a casual social table tennis player, you’ll soon start to have sore knees! There’s a simple solution, get yourself bowling shoes! These are “KR Strikeforce Aviator […]
One of the key foundational concepts of Deliberate Practice Principles is to observe the changes you’re making, as you’re making them. The before and after images below reveal the changes to a table tennis serve tactic to increase spin by adjusting the ball’s contact point towards the tip of the racket. This allows for the […]
Deliberate Practice Principles are how World Champions and Olympians consistently out-perform the average elite, competitive player by accelerating their skill acquisition – systematically and predictably. One of the CORE FOUNDATIONAL principles is the use of Mental Models. In table tennis, for LONG/FAST serves The Mental Model is NOT about the intended targets (green and yellow) […]
An amazing improvement (shown below) can be purchased on AliExpress.com by searching for “Table Tennis Trainer Practice Pulling Spin Ball Suit for Children Adults Self-practice Artifact for Home”. The star represents the protective packaging that I cut to protect the ball so it doesn’t break as quickly even though there are 4 replacement balls provided […]
In a previous post, I addressed the controversial idea of NOT watching the ball, but focusing on your opponent HITTING the ball and LOOKING where and how he/she hits the ball ON HIS/HER STRINGS. Today’s exercise, also based on Deliberate Practice Principles shifts your focus to WHAT SHOT you EXPECT your opponent to hit BEFORE […]
