Hello ,
Back in the day, I spent a LOT of time on the tennis court. First it was hitting against the garage door, then playing on the court with anyone who was available, then trying out for the junior high school team and being intimidated by the guys who could hit hard.
Fortunately my dad set up lessons for me with Hans, a German friend who could hit ground strokes like a machine. I don't recall what he taught me but I do know it gave me confidence to compete at the high school level and then in Div.III University as team captain and number one singles/doubles.
But...in hindsight, I did practice a lot all year round but I don't think the majority of that time spent practicing was as beneficial as it could have been.
I think the same can be said for the practice most carvers do.
Is true for you, ?
About one year ago, early 2019, several willing volunteers allowed me to run a test on them.
Not a Frankenstein-like mad scientist test, though that does sound interesting 😱, but rather a practice technique to help them with their chip carving.
Each volunteer was given an instruction sheet for what to do for 15 minutes each day for 5 days in a row along with the pattern that went along with that weeks’ practice time.
This was considered one practice module. They received 4 modules and submitted their results to me.
This practice method encouraged them to FOCUS on the task at hand, give themselves FEEDBACK on one chip at a time and then to FOCUS on the next chip. Fifteen minutes of practice for 5 days in a row.
Doesn’t sound too hard, right?
Look at the results AND comments below. The numbers in the first column are how many chips in a ROW came out perfectly CLEAN!
In the next few weeks I’ll be sharing more about this practice method with you.
Stay tuned…:-)
