8/14/2019 3:01 PM
Edited Date/Time: 8/14/2019 3:02 PM
Fatalize wrote:
I think you need to push yourself a bit more. I've watched a few of your videos and it's clear that you're riding below what you could do.
Glad you landed a 360, but I'm sure you could have learned that a year ago. I think it should serve as an example that there are many tricks you have the level to try, because it didn't take you long to learn 360s, and it's gonna open up many other things and improve you confidence/skills at the sale time.
You should always try out new tricks that you're confident you're not gonna hurt yourself trying.
Bulletpup wrote:
The days I set out to learn new things, I do accomplish them, you are correct. I wait till I am not only physically ready for something but mentally, as well! Keep in mind, I am starting pretty late in the game and learning these tricks in my 30's. Lol I just turned 31 this July.
I know for a fact there are many tricks/variations within my grasp but I have a lot longer recovery and more money lost when I do get seriously injured.
I'm 27, and I started riding at 25. A bit younger than you but still beyond the "I don't care if I get hurt" point. I'm scared to try many things, my first priority is to not get injured, I don't recover that quickly.
But at that age you still can push yourself quite a bit. That's a thing that I realized when I landed my first barspin an hour after trying it for the first time. A lot of tricks are not that hard to do, they're mostly a confidence thing. And a lot of tricks are not that dangerous to try, even if they're mentally scary.
Another example is that I learned ice pick stalls in just 2 sessions last week, even though I was at first really scared to keep my feet on the pedals while landing on the peg ("what if it slipped?" etc.).
If you just push yourself to try a trick just a few times, you quickly realize that it's not that scary to try, and that mental block is gone.