Here’s a picture for you.
Imagine a small room perhaps no larger than a triple-size closet, and
inside of this closet is a young
She practices ball control, kicks, stops, spins and all
other kinds of ‘tricks’ that every good soccer player desires to master.
My point is this – she touches the ball thousands of times
per hour compared to playing on a regulation soccer field. And it is the number of touches that matter.
How many ‘touches’ do you make on your craft? Do you play a clarinet? How many times do you touch it, pick it up, and
finger a few passages? The same is true
when holding a golf club, drum sticks, or any other craft that requires some
kind of touch connection point.
And the more touches you get to do the better for your skill
development.
It’s all about building touch sensation, finger dexterity,
foot control, and ultimately it boils down to building muscle memory.
Playing on a regulation size field is great, however, to
become a ‘star’ on that field, first you need thousands and tens of thousands
of touch moments in whatever your craft might be.
Touch is a good thing – a very good thing.
Michael Biggs
Steps and
Skips
Tips for
the Developing Student
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