Let's make mistakes

When going for breakthroughs

Maybe we sometimes have to 

Break through 

Something


In tennis terms for example, 

let's hit some balls 

Into the fence

Over the fence?


Make the ball bounce first

On our side of the net

Hit into the net

As fast as we can


Ideally 

With a ball machine 

Def not a partner 

Who'd prefer to rally :) 


Or 

Use a basket of balls 

and 

Feed yourself


Something new happening somewhere?

Maybe along the kinetic chain? 

Something suddenly let loose? 

Where does the acceleration come from? 


What does that mean 

For going back 

Into 

The boundaries? 


As always

Don't hurt yourself or others

Maybe don't try to 

Suddenly lift 2x the weight


A friend told me once 

That versed musicians 

sometimes practice hitting 

A slightly off note


If you can do that

And easily (and maybe even better) 

Go back to pitch-perfect

You've probably come quite far.


An analogy in racquet sports may be 

to make conscious ball contacts

 *Around* 

The sweetspot


To re-discover the sweetspot sensation 

Make cleaner contact again

And in play

Make that contact more often


(For the super advanced

You can - or already may unconsciously - 

Create extra spin by making contact 

towards the outer edge of the racquet head...)


Today (and maybe tomorrow still)

There are socio-psychological boundaries as well

People are surely going to look at you funny 

When you're doing unusual things


But

Nicely

And smartly

Break through that as well