[madhadron]

> because we either lack the proper language to describe physical mechanics (what is actually happening when Steph shoots a 3; What is actually happening when Jimi Hendrix hits a guitar string) or someone hasn't taken the time to make that knowledge widely accessible.

In many cases the language is there, but you have to have developed some physical skill to understand what it means. We aren't born with high class intuition about our bodies in motion.

There's also a lot of technique out there which gets you some of the way...but not the rest. The difference between a swimmer at a regional club and a swimmer at national levels isn't primarily raw talent. They don't do the strokes the same way. Likewise, there are a lot of things taught in, say, Suzuki violin that I have found hold students back. On the other hand, Suzuki is amazing at producing students that actually play. I know how to teach a musician how to play violin, but I don't know how to teach a beginner to both music and violin how to do both in a way that wouldn't lead them to quit vastly more often than Suzuki does.