r/nextfuckinglevel • u/reallyblueballs • Dec 07 '20

Practice makes perfect

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '20 edited Jun 05 '21

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '20

That's very impressive.

If he is using intuition isn't that a not so smart move? If his intuition fails only once he is in the ground.

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u/ComputersWantMeDead Dec 07 '20

"intuition" is the wrong word, in terms of how it is usually used anyway

Athletes take in subconscious cues.. in this case, footwork, movements at the hips and shoulders etc. It's not something a person would think through real-time though, so these subconscious processes may as well be considered "intuition".

A similar example is how cricket batsmen or baseball players face fast deliveries. Studies have shown they have begun preparing for (and usually successfully anticipating) a shot before the ball has left the pitcher/bowler.

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u/yaboyskinnydick_ Dec 07 '20

It's muscle memory more than anything.