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Have had similar experience in playing tennis. I am an advanced-intermediate player but every now and then I get into a place where I more or less unlearn my fo
by mym1990 3y ago
Have had similar experience in playing tennis. I am an advanced-intermediate player but every now and then I get into a place where I more or less unlearn my forehand in an instant. This isn't a feeling of "oh I can't make a good shot due to mistakes"...it literally feels like I have never picked up a tennis racquet. I assume nerves have a lot to do with it, and some go-to visualizations of proper form can get me back, but not 100% of the time.
- horns4lyfe 3y agoHad the same thing with golf
- jrumbut 3y agoI had the same thing with throwing a baseball (now a softball in my dotage). Interestingly I never had a problem with batting or fielding, just throwing.
- mym1990 3y agoPitching or fielding? I do think it is interesting that it is localized(in my case) to a certain stroke. So my strategy just becomes serve and volley to avoid hitting the forehand. Other sports may not have the same flexibility haha
- jrumbut 3y agoAfter this started no one would ever have me pitch (though I did before)! This is just throwing it as a fielder, and basically always first base (or the vestigial catcher position in slowpitch softball) to hide the heinous throws that I would come up with from any other position. But it has gotten better recently. I've been able to distract myself by thinking about anything but throwing and the ball has been coming out in a normal way. No real zip but maybe we'll get there next season.