Re: Video Analysis Software
further to that point, players using VA on their own are also susceptible to YouTube, forums, etc. there have been a number of people on YouTube that have commented on my videos with very specific instructions on what i should change to be better. sometimes the advice has been sound, but on occasions its been totally incorrect. generally ive had to try it out to find out either way though. there are also generalisations on how certain styles of bowling should be performed, and they dont always suit everyone. so even innocent advice can create issues. this forum has a fairly avid leg spin community, and there is a lot of knowledge and wisdom floating around, so the advice has been sound for me. but normally the internet has more mis-information than good information.
as a counter argument though, ive had just as much bad advice from fellow players in net practice about what i should change. one net session there were some guys practicing 2 lanes down, who werent really even watching me that much, but just said "your bowling arm needs to be much higher, then youll be more accurate". im quite an arrogant and stubborn person, so generally i politely accept comments, but then mentally discard information instantly as i think i know best, and then later il often come back to it and realise that it was good advice and then il heed it. in this case it was poor advice based on no sound reasoning. but if i was your average kid that respected the senior players at the club, id have taken that comment on board and my bowling would have suffered. the better advice ive had from my peers has been about tactics rather than technique, and this is much more useful. a batsman telling you where to land the ball to make their life more difficult for example.
in general i think VA is probably best utilised in conjunction with proper coaching. for those that cant afford regular coaching though i think self analysis still has a place. you just have to be very careful about what you change. it also helps to be a member of a community like this one where there are several coaches that generously give their time and expertise for free. Liz Ward in particular for me has been extremely helpful, but implementing her advice has taken me a LONG time, and im still not fully there. in a one-to-one coaching session i could probably have made the required changes in just a few sessions. hence VA is probably best used in conjunction with coaching.
TonyM;403448 said:Onemoreover, isn't perception a wonderful thingI was just looking at the comments from players and thinking 'this really backs up my view that letting players see their actions without a specific focus is a dangerous thing'. Jim's comment that "i tried for a while to "correct" my action back to the conventional wisdom, but it didnt work" is the big fear from players using VA on their own
further to that point, players using VA on their own are also susceptible to YouTube, forums, etc. there have been a number of people on YouTube that have commented on my videos with very specific instructions on what i should change to be better. sometimes the advice has been sound, but on occasions its been totally incorrect. generally ive had to try it out to find out either way though. there are also generalisations on how certain styles of bowling should be performed, and they dont always suit everyone. so even innocent advice can create issues. this forum has a fairly avid leg spin community, and there is a lot of knowledge and wisdom floating around, so the advice has been sound for me. but normally the internet has more mis-information than good information.
as a counter argument though, ive had just as much bad advice from fellow players in net practice about what i should change. one net session there were some guys practicing 2 lanes down, who werent really even watching me that much, but just said "your bowling arm needs to be much higher, then youll be more accurate". im quite an arrogant and stubborn person, so generally i politely accept comments, but then mentally discard information instantly as i think i know best, and then later il often come back to it and realise that it was good advice and then il heed it. in this case it was poor advice based on no sound reasoning. but if i was your average kid that respected the senior players at the club, id have taken that comment on board and my bowling would have suffered. the better advice ive had from my peers has been about tactics rather than technique, and this is much more useful. a batsman telling you where to land the ball to make their life more difficult for example.
in general i think VA is probably best utilised in conjunction with proper coaching. for those that cant afford regular coaching though i think self analysis still has a place. you just have to be very careful about what you change. it also helps to be a member of a community like this one where there are several coaches that generously give their time and expertise for free. Liz Ward in particular for me has been extremely helpful, but implementing her advice has taken me a LONG time, and im still not fully there. in a one-to-one coaching session i could probably have made the required changes in just a few sessions. hence VA is probably best used in conjunction with coaching.
