Message #19896

[jim-ratliff]

I have to agree that this is an interesting topic.
If the measure of style (or efficiency) is whether or not you win, then this guy's "style" works for him, but maybe only because o0f his athletic ability or just pure guts.
By that same standard, Bode Miller (or any world cup winning skier's) "style" works for them.
For people that try to emulate that style, it may not work so well -- in fact it may be downright dangerous. I don't think I felt that with the other people you showed, so that's where I think this individual differs from the others that you have highlighted. I shudder to think of other's copying his "style" in similar terrain because he was a winner.
I always go back to youth baseball. There are very successful major league hitters that are NOT the model of what you want to teach youth.