Interesting video. I'd be interested to see if that learning technique could be compared side-by-side with the same technique without the distractions, to see

Interesting video. I'd be interested to see if that learning technique could be compared side-by-side with the same technique without the distractions, to see if the benefits come from distracting your conscious mind, or just from observing and mimicking the real tennis player. I've been trying to find out how I learn best, and I really think I get the best results from pure repetition and imitation (ie. being shown examples of how things are done, over and over.) It's similar to what we do when we're young (when we can't speak enough language to be properly "taught" anything), which is definitely the time in our lifespan where we absorb and internalize novel information the most. The supposed drawback to pure-imitation learning is that you don't get the "why" of what you're learning, you're just mimicking what you see. But I think our brains are really good at generalizing stimuli and making meaning on our own (or at least mine is), so if I'm able to just mimic something, I get the best of both worlds: my subconscious is busy mimicking and memorizing what I see, while my conscious mind is distracted by finding "meaning" behind the things I'm mimicking. I think this can apply for anything from learning a new programming language (just let me read examples until I "get" it) to sports, to musical instruments. I've had piano instructors try to tell me what legato is, but it's so much faster and simpler to just watch a good piano player do it, and I'll just pretend to do it too until it sounds right. Same with any youtube "how to" video. I don't want to hear anybody's explanation, just show me you doing it, and I'll mimic it the best I can. I'll figure out on my own how close my action is to yours. I wonder if there are any good sites out there that are geared towards this? A how-to site that's focused exclusively on video/text that just simply shows you how to do something, with no accompanying explanation. I know Rosetta Stone works this way, but I think it can work for more than just spoken languages.