It’s impossible to learn that which you think you already know.
My snap start sucks, and it’s sucked for years. “It’s good enough for now and it’ll improve naturally over time” is what I’ve been telling myself, but it’s obvious that it isn’t true. I’m currently drilling it over and over and over, and it just doesn’t want to get better. I won’t even go into the other methods I see people use, but I suppose I’ll get into those as well at some point.
It’s a challenge to backtrack to a “beginner trick” or rudiment you’ve told yourself you’ve moved on from. I want to get better, though, so here I am.
I also need to practice some new binds. I’ve been doing the same 2-3 binds since 2019. Bleh.
Not exactly the same, but about a year into the hobby, I realized I was throwing the breakaway in an “unusual” way. Basically, I was throwing it kinda like you throw in offstring, but sideways. Took me months to relearn the standard breakaway. Still have trouble throwing it perfectly straight every time
That’s a great example! I, too, had to relearn my breakaway. I initially learned the “doorknob” method and stuck to it. I got pretty defensive when people suggested it was the “wrong way” to do it, but then I started running into problems that they said would happen. I’ve taken the time to learn “the other way”, but now I can do both. Straight out is great for working on tricks and combos, the doorknob is perfect for stairwells, elevators, etc. where the space is tight. Turned out neither way was “wrong”, and it ended up making me better.
I’ve used it intentionally when space was tight also, but my normal breakaway is just a ‘whatever’ one lol.
Meanwhile there’s a whole group of people saying it’s better than the traditional way… who cares?! If the damn thing spins and you aren’t hurting yourself, then more power to you.
