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| Jul 31, 2022 at 14:53 | comment | added | JonathanReez | @njzk2 personal experience learning rock climbing and skiing. I was probably unlucky but the instructors I got locally were close to useless due to their poor instructional skills and I’ve learned a lot more from online videos as well as trial and error. I feel like all the answers are assuming that “certified” instructors offline are necessarily good at what they do rather than just going through the motions. I’m sure there’s great instructors out there but so far I’ve only found them on YouTube. | |
| Jul 31, 2022 at 11:34 | comment | added | njzk2 | @JonathanReez "Effective learning requires feedback" Most answers mention that. That's a core difference between video and in-person. You seem to be ignoring that part in your comments. Is there any particular reason? | |
| Jul 28, 2022 at 17:24 | comment | added | Charles E. Grant | @JonathanReez it's not that simple. As the answers have repeatedly pointed out a video instructor can't see what YOU are doing and correct your errors. That's true even if they are the best instructor in the world. I can't tell you the number of times that I was sure I had some movement or technique completely dialed in and an instructor came over and laid hands on me saying. "No! Not like that! Like this!" and it made all the difference in the world. By all means, study with the videos, but it is still vital to get someone who knows what they are doing to observe you. | |
| Jul 28, 2022 at 2:44 | comment | added | JonathanReez | Thanks, that’s a good answer. But just statistically speaking, isn’t it more likely to exist at least one highly competent person in the entire world explaining everything by video than at least one competent person in your own local area? In other words, the skill of the best video instructor in the world is likely far higher than Joe Schmoe in your local gym. | |
| Jul 28, 2022 at 2:03 | history | answered | erfink | CC BY-SA 4.0 |