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Inner Game of Tennis
A 1970 demonstration of W. Timothy Gallwey, author of The Inner Game of Tennis, teaching a complete beginner to play tennis in about ten minutes. He chats with her, feeds balls and gives positive feedback instead of instruction.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters use it as a vivid demonstration of learning by quieting the conscious mind, and recommend it alongside the book.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- TheCoach
- Topic
- inner game of tennis
- Format
- demo
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2015–2016
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
[VIDEO] This video of Timothy Gallwey teaching a woman how to play tennis. In 5 minutes. The book is one of the best I've ever read (go get it now), it's about mental focus, improvement by not trying and about not judging your results. I …
andy_ppp on Hacker News · 2016-09
In The Inner Game of Everything: 1974 Tennis Book Is Still a SensationObligatory Inner Game of Tennis TV feature: [VIDEO] and specifically related to keeping the eyes on the ball: [VIDEO]
leoc on Hacker News · 2015-11
In How the 'Quiet Eye' Technique Makes Athletes More Coordinated
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