Progression, continuety and consistency

[Tobias_Neumann]

I´m wondering how you guys go about when trying to nail new tricks. Do you work on one trick ´til you get it or many different ones parallell ? When you´ve nailed a trick do you keep on trying to make it consistent or do you move on ? How long time, depending on the trick ofcourse, does it take before you´re getting consitent in nailing your tricks ?

Please share your thoughts on these issues.

It´s interesting to hear what different people feel works best. Some of this knowledge can be very useful to help break your own habits. I´m a professional guitarist and I know as much about practicing the guitar as you´d ever need. This knowledge can ofcourse be applied to many other areas in life.

Ex: After throwing down a shuv. would you immediately after you´re beginning to get consistent, start to practice it switch ? Imho I feel that this would be the best way if you wanted to become a pro skater. I´m riding just for the fun of it and I haven´t quite made up my mind yet if I should put in all the hours to nail all tricks switch.


All the best


Tobias

[Morphine]

I really just ride. I make sure I try every trick that I've ever done at least 5 or 6 times. This way I work on consistency and I still have a good "freeride" feel. I'm not into working at it a lot really. I DO need to learn stuff switch though.

[Grouch]

Keep working on it until I get frusterated and than either quit and drink beers or go back to stock tricks and get my confidence back up.

I dont have the patience to sit there and not land something time after time.

[nick]

If I'm working on a new trick, I'll usually give it about 10-15 tries (maybe 20 if I'm really close) and then do tech lines on the lip because they're my favorite thing to do. They are just so fun and they get you used to landing stuff and getting your feet in the right position everytime.

[Tobias_Neumann]

Please forgive my ignorance/lack of knowledge. What do you mean by tech lines ?

[gate-rider]

i go and learn the trick and do it until i get it mostly consitant and hten start trying a new trick cause in this way if yu have one down it will be easier to learn the next trick

[HatzicScape112]

yah i worked almost solely on my pop shuvs yesterday, finally got them consistent. but i try lots every time i go out maybe like 10 tries and if i leand one i will try that extra time. but yesterday i think afeter the first 2 tries i was landing on the board every time but jsut slipping out or losing my balance. but next i am going to learn some lip tricks with som shuvs out. or maybe a 360 pop shuv

[jboss]

HatzicScape112, for a three shuv, jump high and stall for a bit, that helped me get the full rotation.

[HatzicScape112]

k thanks man i will do that, i tried one just trying right off the ollie and totally got owned...ht my ankle on the borad and stuff...wasn't fun.

[Nekkie]

[Rob]

Just ride....... I usually try a new trick or two at the end of my run. It's hard to get consistent on all tricks but I just go out and "freeride" and if it feels good I'll throw in something new. I think it's cool to do some tricks switch, especially liptricks, shuvs etc. It's all in your head........

[warlock]

good thread.... and good information... I HOPE to get to ride today...

[PIRATE]

warlock, i hope you listen to nicky-t, vance and nekkie counting that all those dudes can actually back there s@#$ up.

[Frye]

To get my stuff consistant I normall wait to try it at the end of like a really long line or in front of a bunch of people cause then its like you HAVE to land it. but i don't have anything to back my s@#$ up so nvm.

[Nekkie]

PIRATE, lol

Frye, that's what I try to do sometimes too, pull a good line and try having a hard trick at the end like the cherry on a cake ^^