Learning from Success
It is generally accepted that you should learn from your mistakes, however I recently read a report that suggests we can learn more from success than failure. I wonder if this could be applied to learning how to throw a disc.
The discraft putting clinic comes to mind. They suggest that you should practice from a distance that you know you can make. Build up your confidence. If you get really good at a distance, then you can move out a bit. But if you have problems, move in to a distance you can make. The clinic suggests that you don't practice from a distance where you hardly ever make a putt. Positive reinforcement is more powerful than negative reinforcement. The clinic argues that confidence is critical to being a successful putter.
How about practicing distance drives in a field? Maybe you should not throw it as far as you can, every throw? Maybe you should throw it to a spot that you can hit consistently and repeatedly. Once you have mastered that throw, try a little longer throw? This also backs up the idea of starting with mid-ranges and fairway drivers that are easier to throw and building up from there. But even then, don't start by throwing the mid-ranges as hard as you can. Start with a distance that you can throw smoothly and comfortably.
Hmm, maybe you would run into the same plateaus.
Maybe you should try this when tinkering with your technique. Suppose you want to try a longer runup. Start by short throws, then lengthening out the throws?
Note that I have no idea whether this would work any better or worse than any other training method, I am just throwing it out there. What do you think?
PS - It should be noted that the experiment had reward/no reward trials. There is some belief that the results would be different if the trials were reward/punishment. Anyway, a link to the article - Learning from Success
The discraft putting clinic comes to mind. They suggest that you should practice from a distance that you know you can make. Build up your confidence. If you get really good at a distance, then you can move out a bit. But if you have problems, move in to a distance you can make. The clinic suggests that you don't practice from a distance where you hardly ever make a putt. Positive reinforcement is more powerful than negative reinforcement. The clinic argues that confidence is critical to being a successful putter.
How about practicing distance drives in a field? Maybe you should not throw it as far as you can, every throw? Maybe you should throw it to a spot that you can hit consistently and repeatedly. Once you have mastered that throw, try a little longer throw? This also backs up the idea of starting with mid-ranges and fairway drivers that are easier to throw and building up from there. But even then, don't start by throwing the mid-ranges as hard as you can. Start with a distance that you can throw smoothly and comfortably.
Hmm, maybe you would run into the same plateaus.
Maybe you should try this when tinkering with your technique. Suppose you want to try a longer runup. Start by short throws, then lengthening out the throws?
Note that I have no idea whether this would work any better or worse than any other training method, I am just throwing it out there. What do you think?
PS - It should be noted that the experiment had reward/no reward trials. There is some belief that the results would be different if the trials were reward/punishment. Anyway, a link to the article - Learning from Success
posted by Steve @ 7:16 AM
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