February 09
Don't Get Caught Up with Paralysis by Analysis
There is one player who often practices at my courts. This player will practice and while doing so he will often model the swings of perfect strokes when he misses certain balls. Actually, I can catch this player doing the stroke modeling quite often.
I think in this player's mind they are concentrating on doing what is right with the stroke. But I think it is more than just good concentration. It carries over to when this player is playing a match he often strokes the ball as though he is holding back. Some times this is more commonly referred to as "paralysis by analysis". I think this is mainly because he is thinking too much about the proper stroke.
Concentrating on the right conceptual technical model is good but as a player you need to get to the point that you simply trust the muscle memory that you have developed in practice and you are willing to let that happen freely. The sooner you can get to this point the more you will enjoy the game and the more success you will have. |
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