that is exactly my thought as well. when I say face value, its like knowing that to throw a punch you should have the thumb curled outside your fist and not in

that is exactly my thought as well. when I say face value, its like knowing that to throw a punch you should have the thumb curled outside your fist and not in because you risk breaking it on impact, though I have never tested it myself. I find as you said, the more experience you have the "easier to absorb...unpracticed knowledge."