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I think it is best for you to study pertinent examples rather than depend on me to fully answer your queries.
To understand what a pattern is or how it is effectively derived in a sports skill, I would recommend reading BOBBY JONES ON GOLF who described the two plane pattern in golf which was the the preferred pattern in the hickory shaft days. After the availability of metal shafts, the 1 plane alternative became possible and Jim Hardy explains how to understand one pattern in terms of another, see his PLANE TRUTH FOR GOLFERS.
For "blueprint" please refer to Homer Kelley, any of his 7 editions of THE GOLF MACHINE. This is also the finest existing example of a backward chaining approach to teaching a skill, the progression from basic to acquired to total motion.
Hardy's info explains Oleary's observation that people often teach the opposite of one another which is a very confusing situation for the learner. Understanding Hardy's work can get you out of this situation by a rational rather than religious find your one true guru approach.
What is "best" for a given hitter is according to Hardy to learn as pure a swing pattern as possible which lowers error and increases consistency by limiitng the degree/risk of being "out of position" at any point during the swing.
As far as examples, I would ask you to pick what you think might be proficient MLB power hitters that are different and we can discuss. If you have studied Slaught, he makes the same point about how similar most are (like his Mantle vs Ichiro comparison). It does not do any good for me to pick an example because my position is that they nearly all adhere to the pattern.
My teaching approach is to start by teaching overhand throw by forward chaining mostly after Hodge (BIOMECHANICBASEBALL) and backward chaining mostly after Nyman (ebook and same info in Wolforth pitchingcentral.
Then this same action where appropriate (if you can throw you can swing) is applied to Epstein's method of teaching the Williams swing with some additional drills available at H-I.com and prior to this at batspeed.com.
I have described throwing drills in great detail over the years. Undertsanding the swing drills requires studying Williams/Epstein first.
For "mother" nature, feel free to substitute god or chance or science or however you personally need to explain the central mystery of life.
How do you recommend getting past the "oleary problem" of students being taught opposing actions ?
As far as I know, Hardy is the only one who has ever satisfactorily answered this problem.
I think it is best for you to study pertinent examples rather than depend on me to fully answer your queries.
To understand what a pattern is or how it is effectively derived in a sports skill, I would recommend reading BOBBY JONES ON GOLF who described the two plane pattern in golf which was the the preferred pattern in the hickory shaft days. After the availability of metal shafts, the 1 plane alternative became possible and Jim Hardy explains how to understand one pattern in terms of another, see his PLANE TRUTH FOR GOLFERS.
For "blueprint" please refer to Homer Kelley, any of his 7 editions of THE GOLF MACHINE. This is also the finest existing example of a backward chaining approach to teaching a skill, the progression from basic to acquired to total motion.
Hardy's info explains Oleary's observation that people often teach the opposite of one another which is a very confusing situation for the learner. Understanding Hardy's work can get you out of this situation by a rational rather than religious find your one true guru approach.
What is "best" for a given hitter is according to Hardy to learn as pure a swing pattern as possible which lowers error and increases consistency by limiitng the degree/risk of being "out of position" at any point during the swing.
As far as examples, I would ask you to pick what you think might be proficient MLB power hitters that are different and we can discuss. If you have studied Slaught, he makes the same point about how similar most are (like his Mantle vs Ichiro comparison). It does not do any good for me to pick an example because my position is that they nearly all adhere to the pattern.
My teaching approach is to start by teaching overhand throw by forward chaining mostly after Hodge (BIOMECHANICBASEBALL) and backward chaining mostly after Nyman (ebook and same info in Wolforth pitchingcentral.
Then this same action where appropriate (if you can throw you can swing) is applied to Epstein's method of teaching the Williams swing with some additional drills available at H-I.com and prior to this at batspeed.com.
I have described throwing drills in great detail over the years. Undertsanding the swing drills requires studying Williams/Epstein first.
For "mother" nature, feel free to substitute god or chance or science or however you personally need to explain the central mystery of life.
How do you recommend getting past the "oleary problem" of students being taught opposing actions ?
As far as I know, Hardy is the only one who has ever satisfactorily answered this problem.