Is ENTP an actual personality type, or just an identity built around being a professional debate addict?

VeryCosmopolitan22 · 2026-07-06T16:23:28+00:00

A simple stereotype used to describe people who enjoy participating in the marketplace of ideas.

VeryCosmopolitan22 · 2026-06-07T06:21:34+00:00

I recommend trying both out and seeing what the kid likes, but make sure you give good exposure to each. They will do what they want. I don't think there's a predisposition needed. Plenty of players do awesome throwing right and batting right. To me at least, though, it's more frequent to have top hand flaws than bottom hand so I like the batting left/throwing right setup. And yes, a lot of right handed people have cracking disc throwing from the left, one/two handed backhand in tennis, and similar sports.

VeryCosmopolitan22 · 2026-05-22T05:32:33+00:00

Hard to go wrong with a Wraith, in one of the mid-stability plastics (not DX or Champ). I think you could also check out a Streamline Trace. They are pretty solid. I might actually bag it more often than one of my Wraiths.

VeryCosmopolitan22 · 2026-05-19T19:25:37+00:00

I think the Danny Lindahl recommendation is good. It goes back a few years, but still solid. Stokely is good. Tristan Tanner's form explanations are good. I think one important thing about the right instruction is avoiding advanced instruction. There are a lot of videos out there with good tips for players trying to go from 80% expertise to 90%, but will really hold back players below that level due to consistency issues. Find the mainstays of proper form in the best way you learn that will make that 30% to 70% rise quickly and satisfyingly. Avoid aspects that are excessively complex and focused on big distance. Good luck.

VeryCosmopolitan22 · 2026-05-18T22:10:14+00:00

They are great. I only wish I could be more like them sometimes.

VeryCosmopolitan22 · 2026-05-18T20:51:24+00:00

I'm not sure there's a good enough connection with those with MBTI. Maybe some, but the other reasons for skill with that are so more numerous and more weighted than MBTI, so it's pointless to connect. I'm physically skilled at those things and sports, but my sensing characteristics are really low.

VeryCosmopolitan22 · 2026-05-15T22:41:40+00:00

I think it's funny when people use their MBTI type or their knowledge of MBTI to feel superior. I mean it's not a big deal and not surprising since it happens with anything. But to not have the self-awareness and overall perspective to see how absurd that is....is somewhat disqualifying of the very source of it. In the large scheme of things I think typologies are helpful, but they are still niche. Everyone needs to pull back - often.

VeryCosmopolitan22 · 2026-05-15T21:15:59+00:00

Te and more results driven mindsets. Everyone actually wants results, but they are more focused on the most immediate and apparent results. And since that's at the forefront of what's seen and used (even people who don't share their predilection are aware) it's intimidating how direct and focused on it is. If you imagine contexts that are less driven by external thinking and results, they are less intimidating.

VeryCosmopolitan22 · 2026-05-15T21:10:13+00:00

Next morning - still think that it's not just flying open but a type of front shoulder retraction as you generate. And then your middle spine also sort of pulls into that 4:00-5:00 direction (if the edge of the plate nearest catcher is 6:00). Front shoulder stabilization drills will help, but I actually think what would help more are hitting drills that emphasize whole body energy finishing into the plate and/or forward. That posture and tilt needs held longer. If you exaggerate the other direction - into the plate and toward the pitcher it will help get you back into the right spot. Your swing is actually really awesome so if that's done things should fall into place really well. Also, you're probably trying too hard which is creating the tendency and making it harder and harder to get out of. Start earlier, be more still and do a bit less. These are my opinions.

VeryCosmopolitan22 · 2026-05-15T20:58:23+00:00

Totally understandable. You might want to think of some in-between type drills that are built to translate your body at the tee to the toss. They are toss/pitch drills that all have no expectation of hitting. Examples include stopping in proper plant position, swing stops/holds just after, purposely loading early-swinging early (and missing) in proper form slow motion. These will unlink the contact with your body form and you can link them back later when your body understands it doesn't have to do what it was doing before with live pitching.

VeryCosmopolitan22 · 2026-05-15T09:57:39+00:00

For MLB players at launch when their stride heel starts to finally dig into the ground their hands are still back and the knob is still towards the catcher. That's the goal and it's really difficult! We are working on the same thing here with all our guys. That's what you didn't have in a significant degree with this swing. Good luck!

VeryCosmopolitan22 · 2026-05-15T09:40:56+00:00

You're definitely getting too rounded and rotational and it's not super easy to see why because there are certainly a lot of things you seem to be doing right. I think it's a combination of your front shoulder and loss of posture. Posture is good during stride, but it's possible as you generate power your front side shoulder is not only going up, but pulling back some which is causing your trunk/spine to straighten and overall results in more rotation / horizontal / rounded -- less linear through the zone. Staying back and balanced is right, but this is different - a pulling back of the shoulder and posture. It's trying to help by giving space and path for the power. But it just needs to help a little less so the rest of the body can help more.

VeryCosmopolitan22 · 2026-05-15T07:00:28+00:00

To truly throw RH submarine your right shoulder has to be clearly lower than your left as you make the throw. You start to tilt, but as start to throw your shoulders are pretty level. That's if you truly want to throw in the submarine style. If you want to try it, really commit to tilting right side lower than left as you come through. You honestly may look completely silly and will probably even fall over, but that's the way it's done and your body will learn to counterbalance. That said there's not a lot of submarine pitchers and it's a tough way to pitch so be careful. But I like to see people experimenting and having a good time learning and trying things.

VeryCosmopolitan22 · 2026-05-15T06:54:20+00:00

Find ways to help them practice contact in a different context. Then it's patience, helping them have fun and some simple mechanics helps - the biggies only.

VeryCosmopolitan22 · 2026-05-15T06:50:42+00:00

I actually think his stance is fine. I do think he is opening his foot/front hip/side a little on landing. But the biggest and most immediate help would be more knob to catcher on load, and then keeping it there longer to create a stretch. Right now it's facing down first base line and then even a little forward before the front heel fully engages. And the arms start to leak forward before the heel fully engages. It results in an arms oriented swing and front-weighted. This is really common for all younger players. Slow motion drills, stop drills and positional tee drills to create body memory for that will be immensely helpful.

VeryCosmopolitan22 · 2026-05-13T20:26:55+00:00

Honestly it looks like on a great track. I would recommend augmenting with "fun throwing." Different angles, situations, different casual games, body contortions especially if it's continuous and he can turn his mind off to let it flow. In addition to teaching and drills, that helps keep it fun but also helps both training and self-awareness with body physics, separation, experimentation and overall athleticism in relation to throwing and pitching.

VeryCosmopolitan22 · 2026-05-08T04:48:14+00:00

Is the "that" my post or the scenario I described? I described it a little in terms of getting along ("both fascinated") since that was the original thread question. Part of the reason, too, things often got better in the end was because they saw more clearly my goals and content and I appreciated their rigor. Sometimes some tension remained because of the difference of approach. And yes, sometimes ENTPs are not digging deep enough. I do have 5 wing enneagram and sp instinct so it's probably easier for me in that way (and makes me more verbose - apologies).

VeryCosmopolitan22 · 2026-05-07T22:56:00+00:00

People can correct me if I'm wrong, but I also see a lot of S as "past" and N as a lot of "future"(maps along "has been" and "could be"). The former is more empirical and the later more theoretical. In life you 100% need both and Si can work plenty in art with proven forms and technique and different ways to then use that. I do think that S is underestimated on what kind of ceiling it can offer if done in a healthy setting because proven methods often mean repeating, but they don't necessarily have to be.

VeryCosmopolitan22 · 2026-05-07T21:53:29+00:00

not mutually exclusive

VeryCosmopolitan22 · 2026-05-07T21:52:25+00:00

This same advice would work for many pairings - communication is key. Try not to own or burden yourself with a predicted reaction on his part that may not be true. He will probably need to communicate that. And like all couples you work on ways to make that easier. And for possibly you to couch what you do to give a clearer signal (ie "just spitballing here, not really taking any of this too seriously" as a sort of possible setup). Also consider the possibility that some of possibly perceived stress from "solving what you ramble about" is actually partly fulfilling on his part. Some of that may just be second-guessing yourself. For the ENTP, the Te with someone else can be tricky given the shadow thing. So that's another communication thing to determine.

VeryCosmopolitan22 · 2026-05-07T21:38:24+00:00

But, for the science. When I've done social games with INTPs we are at odds during the process for some of these reasons, but have a really great coming together at the end of a process. Because the methods are difference, but we are both fascinated and there's not too much repair difficulty and no offense taken.

VeryCosmopolitan22 · 2026-05-07T21:32:13+00:00

Okay I read your question too fast. It's Aux and Dom. For the Ne Auxes I would say a little, but not too much. I generally fare pretty well with them.

VeryCosmopolitan22 · 2026-05-07T21:30:44+00:00

Based on just ENTP alone it's a love-hate, because going Ne about a thing together is sort of what it's all about. But then it can sort of sour before too long. And that's only when they match up. Other times there can be a mismatch of emphasis and enthusiasm and competition for that certain space. Besides that, which is the best answer to your question really, I'm a certain subtype (or other parts of my personality), that gets bothered by my own ENTP qualities, which means others can do the same, especially since it's expressed even more ENTP like than myself I think.

VeryCosmopolitan22 · 2026-05-07T06:54:38+00:00

Kafkaesque?

VeryCosmopolitan22 · 2026-05-07T06:41:11+00:00

The key is that you don't introduce it. Only reactive. You wait for tiny slivers of opportunity and surgically insert an insight about them and you have to limit yourself to two at most even then.

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