Gifted:
Experience is not necessary, but imagination is.
Experiments have shown that when you imagine something in your mind (anything from a physical movement to an emotion) your brain has the same type of activity as if you were actually doing the act.
This is an example of a sort of latent learning ability that human beings have. It has kept us alive as a species for millenia and allowed us to invent things like bridges, rocket ships, and hair curlers.
No need to do everything the hard way.