The Fluid Motion Factor Is Not a Switch That You Turn on It's a turn toward a new destination As we have discussed before, the Fluid Motion Factor style of play is not something you simply decide to do. - see the Incremental Growth post - read the book (recommended,...
Short Answer The pause in pickleball is a tiny moment of inner stillness before contact. It is not a dramatic delay or a mechanical hitch in the stroke. From the Fluid Motion Factor perspective, the pause gives the body a fraction of space to organize naturally. It...
Short Answer You get into a flow state in pickleball by entering the Fluid Motion Factor. They are not two separate things. A flow state is the common name for the same natural movement condition that FMF describes: the thinking mind stops interfering, and the body’s...
Short Answer To play more naturally in pickleball, stop trying to consciously control every shot. From the Fluid Motion Factor perspective, natural play comes when the body is allowed to use its built-in timing, balance, vision, feel, and coordination without constant...
Short Answer The Fluid Motion Factor, or FMF, is the body’s natural ability to move, react, and strike the ball without too much interference from the thinking mind. In pickleball, FMF helps players stop overcontrolling their strokes and instead trust timing, balance,...
Unconcious Pickle... or Is It Actually Conscious? Every pickleball player knows this moment. You are in a fast hands battle. Everything is happening too quickly to think. Then somehow, your paddle snaps to the ball, you hit a ridiculous winner, and everyone on the...