Strange progress

alex · Post by **alex** » 16 Jun 2004 18:17

okay I dont know if I'm wierd or something, but tell me if this is possible. When I try to learn a new concept, I will school it, like most freestylers. However, I am not lying when I say that I hit the trick less consistantly and with greater difficulty when I have schooled it recently. For example, the first day I decided I really wanted to learn dlo, I hit it from clipper bsos, clipper set dlo>toe dlo bs, and two consec toe dlo's bs. Since that day (2 weeks ago) I have yet to hit either of those last two combos, even though I have been schooling DLO like a madman. Again I was confused when my dlo was working at EC and I hadn't schooled it for atleast 3 days before. Does this mean I shouldnt school a trick? It doesn't make sense that I should get worse from practicing a trick. If anyone has any input I would be more then happy to hear it.

bigdirtyfoot · Post by **bigdirtyfoot** » 16 Jun 2004 19:13

All I can think of is that maybe you're thinking about the trick/components of the trick too much... whereas when you're first learning to hit it, you're not overthinking it as much.

BalinorNZ · Post by **BalinorNZ** » 16 Jun 2004 20:44

Be sure to have a rest now and then and streach the mussles your using.

You probably started using a few mussles u dont normaly use doing DLOs and your not streaching them or giving them time to recover from the unusual use they are getting now.

This happens to me a bit to, happening with DLO and drifter at the moment.

I cant think of any otherexplanation

Spadrick · Post by **Spadrick** » 16 Jun 2004 20:48

You could just be worn out.

Do some stretches that take care of the muscles involved in the move. Re skool the basics of the move (mirage + legover).

I get like that too, but you know you can hit it so dont sweat it, you can do anything that you have done before.

~ Dex

alex · Post by **alex** » 17 Jun 2004 07:30

Re skool the basics of the move (mirage + legover).

Yea I have been schooling mirage and simple legover like crazy. I can hit both of them pretty much 9/10. But when it comes to putting them together, its a totally different story. Thats the way it has been with all of my tricks.. Maybe I should school things for two days, then move onto something else. Otherwise I may just be learning bad form. Thanks for the replies

Splint · Post by **Splint** » 17 Jun 2004 08:33

Ive noticed similar things at times. I will hit Quantum set REALLY well if I don't practice it for a long time, but then I'll school the shit out of it and it gets progressively worse.

A great man once said "This game is 50% mental, 50% physical, and 50% luck" (thanks Yogi).