Solo practice routines

tuomoruutufan · Post by **tuomoruutufan** » 24 Mar 2005 20:26

Im an aspiring freestyler.

I dont have many people to shred with and im on a mission to lose weight and get in shape. I practice almost everyday solo. but im confused on where to spend my time.

I usually try to school my clips 2 weaks then 1 strong side. Then i will hit my strongest string leg over, mirage. i can mirage both sides but dont have the trick dialed yet. i can strongs side legover in my sleep but cant do it on the other side

. I can hit strong side butterfly (almost dialed, its becoming my new favorite trick). Im also starting to use duck from toe set catching on strong side clip. I have also tried osis both sides ( i get pretty close but my rythm is off and im not supporting the delay enough) and I hit one 4 add trick pixie set>butterfly.

All of this gets all mixed up im really having troubles sticking to any kind of routine. I feel my clips and mirages need a ton of work but i love being able to do harder stuff but i wanna be a solid tripless player so yeah im confused.

Im really confused how to aproach my skooling. what percentage of practice should i put into my tricks, i skool both sides but im not sure how much i should do a trick.

Any solo shreddors got some tips i would apreciate it.

sampotter · Post by **sampotter** » 24 Mar 2005 20:39

Before messing around with pixie sets or butterflies or osii, learn clipper each side such that you can do 20 in a row easily (and that's a low estimate...). Also learn atw, each side, both directions!! This is a very fundamental and very useful trick. After you have that you should spend time learning the other basic one dex moves: mirage, illusion, pick-up, and legover.

tuomoruutufan · Post by **tuomoruutufan** » 24 Mar 2005 20:51

yeah i forgot to mention my atws. I have all my atws dialed except for left out - in. i cant pixe my weak side and a cant fairy on any side.

Yeah my clippers are starting to progress. i can do about 4-6 strong sides and i can do 1 really nice weakside but the i cant move to make a second weak side attempt im sure it will come in time cause thats the way my strong side felt at first.

mosher · Post by **mosher** » 25 Mar 2005 00:02

I think learning all the basic 1-dex moves are really important.

Try to hit them all then start putting them together into drills to practice them.

Try things like mirage>legover repeat and mirage>illusion>legover (or pickup) repeat.

Think up all the different ways you can combine your 2's and drill them until they are dead easy!

Remember, both sides!!!

dazza · Post by **dazza** » 25 Mar 2005 06:28

What about that :
50 alternating toes
20 alt insides
toe>same inside rpt 10 times
atw in>atw out>legover rpt

Sam' clipper drill
Moshers 1 dex drill

For these two, set yourself a goal
that you will try to top every time
you play. If you can hit 5 consec.
mirages each side and more than 6
alt legover, then go for the combo
drills as Tom suggested.

Other useful drills are ss clip>far
legover rpt and ss clip>mirage rpt

Solid basics are the key to happiness, and yeah both sides !

tuomoruutufan · Post by **tuomoruutufan** » 25 Mar 2005 17:08

Awesome tips, i will keep those mind once im a tad bit more satisfied with my clip i will start drilling combos like you said

Im gonna try my best to concentrate on only 2 adds cause whats the point of doing pixie sets if cant do a mirage or leg over right after it.

Although i think im gonna keep schooling butterfly cause its so easy for me to hit. Honestly butterfly is easier than clipper (to me).

sniikeri · Post by **sniikeri** » 26 Mar 2005 05:04

tuomoruutufan wrote:Im gonna try my best to concentrate on only 2 adds cause whats the point of doing pixie sets if cant do a mirage or leg over right after it.

You still can practice your pixie sets in advance. Pixie>op knee bump. A good combo would be something like pixie>op knee bump>op knee bump>legover or mirage.
And then repeat it right after, pixie>op knee bump>op knee bump>legover>rpt makes a good drill.