Comment from the player ...."awkward". Which is related to my dictum as regards changing ingrained flaws: You cannot be guided by feelings of comfort.
https://twitter.com/setprosports/status/1364997084126961664
Some context to this. Yrs. ago I was working with a 16 yr old hitter from Nor Cal --a guy who was far too upright [no hip flexion] After 3 attempts to tilt more he said ..."I don't feel comfortable doing this. To which I replied:
Well let's think about this. Imagine you as an infant wherein you see this piece of dirt on a ledge that you want to eat. You try to lift yourself up to try to get to it. After 3 attempts you say ...."I don't feel comfortable doing this."
Well guess what I said. If you gave up after 3 tries ...you would be in a FUCKING wheel chair now !!!
Bottom line: One of THE main reasons hitters I have worked with fail is due to the fact that they are guided by feelings of comfort. They simply cannot get beyond this kind of flawed mindset.
Well let's think about this. Imagine you as an infant wherein you see this piece of dirt on a ledge that you want to eat. You try to lift yourself up to try to get to it. After 3 attempts you say ...."I don't feel comfortable doing this."
As humans we take walking for granted ..but the reality is that it took months of trial/error/feedback ...much of which consisted of FAILURE ...before we actually developed the capacity to take a step and stabilize the the body!!
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