Trick consistsncy

Hmm, not sure. Usually the mental/physical battle is correcting something to get the trick and when you have it you have it.

What's the general trouble in replicating the trick after you've done it?

Are you doing multiple when you learn it? Always feel it's best to hammer out a new trick when it's there. But yeah fuck, I'm sure youre already doing that so i don't really know. Not that common as far as I'm aware.

was having this exact conversation at the hill the other day. homie said he'd always wanted to try a handplant, so he went for it on the QP and nailed it first try. every subsequent try was a poor imitation and 3 days later he was still trying to recapture the perfection of his first one.

my hypothesis is that when you've been thinking about a trick for a long time, you agonize about every detail, breaking it down until you've got it thoroughly resolved in your mind. then, when you go to do it the first time, you're incredibly focused on the movement and the timing, resulting in a very good first attempt. if you stomp it first try, all of this anticipation and worry and excitement kind of slide off, often accompanied by the thought 'wow, that was way easier than i expected' .. the problem is that the next time you try to do it, you aren't putting yourself into that safe frame of mind. rather, you just think 'oh yeah, i got this' and give it a marginal effort by comparison. it's almost like you feel as if it should just be a foregone conclusion that you know how to do this trick without a second thought.

so in conclusion, don't get complacent when learning tricks. you've gotta be obnoxiously deliberate until you hammer that bitch into your mind and body so hard that it can never be erased.

I think this is what I needed thanks

bennwithtwonswas having this exact conversation at the hill the other day. homie said he'd always wanted to try a handplant, so he went for it on the QP and nailed it first try. every subsequent try was a poor imitation and 3 days later he was still trying to recapture the perfection of his first one.

my hypothesis is that when you've been thinking about a trick for a long time, you agonize about every detail, breaking it down until you've got it thoroughly resolved in your mind. then, when you go to do it the first time, you're incredibly focused on the movement and the timing, resulting in a very good first attempt. if you stomp it first try, all of this anticipation and worry and excitement kind of slide off, often accompanied by the thought 'wow, that was way easier than i expected' .. the problem is that the next time you try to do it, you aren't putting yourself into that safe frame of mind. rather, you just think 'oh yeah, i got this' and give it a marginal effort by comparison. it's almost like you feel as if it should just be a foregone conclusion that you know how to do this trick without a second thought.

so in conclusion, don't get complacent when learning tricks. you've gotta be obnoxiously deliberate until you hammer that bitch into your mind and body so hard that it can never be erased.

bennwithtwonswas having this exact conversation at the hill the other day. homie said he'd always wanted to try a handplant, so he went for it on the QP and nailed it first try. every subsequent try was a poor imitation and 3 days later he was still trying to recapture the perfection of his first one.

my hypothesis is that when you've been thinking about a trick for a long time, you agonize about every detail, breaking it down until you've got it thoroughly resolved in your mind. then, when you go to do it the first time, you're incredibly focused on the movement and the timing, resulting in a very good first attempt. if you stomp it first try, all of this anticipation and worry and excitement kind of slide off, often accompanied by the thought 'wow, that was way easier than i expected' .. the problem is that the next time you try to do it, you aren't putting yourself into that safe frame of mind. rather, you just think 'oh yeah, i got this' and give it a marginal effort by comparison. it's almost like you feel as if it should just be a foregone conclusion that you know how to do this trick without a second thought.

so in conclusion, don't get complacent when learning tricks. you've gotta be obnoxiously deliberate until you hammer that bitch into your mind and body so hard that it can never be erased.

This is definitely a great assessment, though I think the opposite is also true.

I find often times if I’m doing a new trick or a trick I haven’t done in a while, I’m pretty focused and relaxed, and kind of shut off my brain a bit to get myself to throw it. That will go great, but then subsequent efforts will often be a little off and might stay that way for a while, which I think is due to overthinking.

The other day I was going for my first Kfeds of the season, a trick I’ve known for 12 years, and first one was pretty money. I felt relaxed, calm, and trusted my body to do what it knows how to do.

The next couple I felt my body stiffen up and I was hyper analyzing my stance on the in-run, pop to the switch up, and every other aspect of the trick while in motion. As a result, all of the back 2s started feeling forced and I was in this boned out position trying to get them around.

Long story short, I think that overthinking can play a big role in fucking up your steeze after a great first attempt.

This happens to me when Im trying a new or hard trick, usually the first handful of attempts are good and then they progressively get worse as i get tired/overthink. usually if I take a break or go do a different trick and come back that helps

90% mental 10% technical

I have the same issue to that's just a good quote I saw