Craig Clark on sun 27 mar 05
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Beth, the one thing that I can say with a high degree of certainty
is that throwing is based on the practice and development of skills.The
muscle memory that is developed over time is indespensible. Just like
any other skill, learning is vastly facilitated with the assistance of a
good teacher.
Without the occassional over-the-shoulder coach the task of throwing
is exponentially more difficult. Watching a good teacher demonstrate and
explain the throwing process, while not indespensible, is very helpful.
Without the coach standing or sitting there when you first start out it
is quite easy to develop "bad" habits which you may need to unlearn as
your learning progresses.
Trying to learn to throw by having something explained, verbally or
in writing, is adding a layer of complexity that may prove to be overly
daunting. The spoken and written word without an accompaning
demonstration, when it comes to physical skill, is an abstraction.
Abstractions are difficult to digest. If it is not necessary I suggest
that you avoid this layer of difficulty. At the very least purchase one
of the many videos that are available.
Though I suspect that the title of this thread was composed with
tongue-in-cheek the only "magic" solutions to throwing are a good solid
foundation in the fundamentals and practice, practice and more practice.
Thousands and thousands of pots. You'll know you're beginning to get
there when you know longer have to really think about what the hands are
doing. They seem to take on a life of their own. That's when the "magic
part starts to happen. You're in a zone and the pots start to sing. Keep
at it!
Hope this helps
Craig Dunn Clark
619 East 11 1/2 st
Houston, Texas 77008
(713)861-2083
mudman@hal-pc.org
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