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I was reading this about juggling specifically, but it translates to poi and is an interesting read. The first two parts are worth reading, the third is juggling specific...
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Brilliant althought I haven't finished it yet but this really jumped out at me.
""" Also, experiments show that a
skill is transferred more quickly from one side to the other, if
you first develop a fair level of skill on your favourite side [1].
So, equal amounts of practise with both sides in a particular trick
is not the fastest way to develop equal skill. I think that most
jugglers will find this surprising; it seems to be a common
misconception that it's best to practise both sides at once when
first learning a trick."""
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And this..
""" Recently, there have been some exciting findings on making the most
of your practise time. Researchers have looked at whether it's best
to concentrate on a single trick ("blocked" practise) or to work on
several tricks in each session ("mixed" practise). Here it's
important to remember the difference between learning and
performance. Experimental results show that "blocked" practise
improves performance in the actual practise session, but "mixed"
practise improves long term skill retention. On top of that, a
skill learned through "mixed" practise is more easily transferred
to another context, such as a performance situation."""
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Yeah really good stuff there! 8O
I'v been wondering why there isn't more of this kind of thing around for poi. There's tons for rock climbing (which the first two sections also apply to) but since starting poi I've seen none.
Maby climbing is more performance/goal oriented and poi is more enjoyment oriented?
...for some... :roll:
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I guess it's that poi isn't quite as formalised or old a discipline as juggling or rock climbing. And besides, most of the stuff here is for generic body learning and is applicable to all sorts of things
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That's some really groovy material. I was really interested by how much surroundings affected practice. Thanks for the link!