Posted by: bob () on Fri Mar 28 05:03:56 2008

Then again, It could be that he's experiencing some good solid immediate feedback. For it to LAST will take the exhaustive repetition to which you refer.
I have found that often a correction in swing can provide immediate results while the player is focused on the change. Maybe even carrying through the season. However, things change over time and sometimes it's the next season that a problem emerges and they don't know why it's not working when they think they're doing everything the same.
Practice is always good. Celebrate the victories and learn from the mistakes.

> You might want to be careful to avoid premature jocularity. Two weeks is nothing, your sample size is tiny, and it is doubtful that meaningful swing changes can occur under game conditions in that period of time.
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> It is more likely the player is on a hot streak or the recipient of good luck than to have made significant swing changes in two weeks. It can take years of small steps.
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> It takes tens of thousands of swings to permanently change what is essentially a reflex action, in terms of its brevity.
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> While everyone is supportive of the success, many of us know for certain that it takes a lengthy trial and error period to make meaningful, permanent swing changes.