Greetings Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Does anyone else have problems with remembering how to do certain moves? What I mean is if you limit yourself to TGS, you've only got 3 moves to get better at and practice. Not difficult. However, if you try to progress in say 7 moves (lets say taps, gaps, sidehops, hooks, frenchies, touch hops, rolling ups to front), it becomes more challenging. The moment you get better at one thing, you forget how to do another, or at least that's the case with me. I can still get up a 3ft wall in about 10 different ways but anything bigger requires lost of practice and subsequently forgetting something else. Has anyone had this problem and found a remedy more interesting than practicing every single move for 15 minutes on every ride? That's just boring, there are more interesting ways of getting bored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockman Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Yes! I forgot how to sidehop, I seem scared now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris4stars Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 genuinely thought this very same thing today! im finding that with each move theres one certain specific action that i need to remember that then in turn (after doing the move) reminds me of what the other smaller things are... could be an emphasis on straighter arms (a recent find for one move?!), a certain pedal position, body weight shift, something to look at etc means i only really need to remember one thing per move and getting it back comes pretty quickly...the rest im sure is just more practise, getting more and more comfortable on the bike until the particular move becomes second nature (remember basic pedal hops and trackstands etc - they didnt come easy either when youre starting out) just takes time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_! Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Does anyone else have problems with remembering how to do certain moves? What I mean is if you limit yourself to TGS, you've only got 3 moves to get better at and practice. Not difficult. However, if you try to progress in say 7 moves (lets say taps, gaps, sidehops, hooks, frenchies, touch hops, rolling ups to front), it becomes more challenging. The moment you get better at one thing, you forget how to do another, or at least that's the case with me. I can still get up a 3ft wall in about 10 different ways but anything bigger requires lost of practice and subsequently forgetting something else. Has anyone had this problem and found a remedy more interesting than practicing every single move for 15 minutes on every ride? That's just boring, there are more interesting ways of getting bored. hahaha that happens with me with hooks!! i hate hooks! i needed much time for to get it..but if i don't do it for a while, i forget! actually i can't do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 I'm definately the same but with sidehops. I can get up to about bar height but if I go for a week or so without riding (often happens when I'm on nights or if the weathers pap) I completely loose the plot. Also the height I can go straight to rear at starts to slowly drop though this is also affected by my mind only letting me jump up stuff with a perfect run in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockman Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 I hate sidehops but I want to be good at them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Guess it's to do with muscle memory, anything that you don't do for a while takes a little practice to get back to the standard you were. You literally have to teach your muscles what they have to do, which ones to contract, when and to what extent. Although it may seem a simple process when you break it down it's far from it; and it take's place in a very short space of time. I guess unless you practice to the extent all the techniques become second nature, like walking (which after spending 8 weeks in a cast i had to sort of relearn); then you will always have this period of relearning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 I find it weird when you can't do something then you do it for the first time and it's as if something clicked in your mind. Like you all of a sudden know how you should be positioning yourself or like say with going straight to rear on something high up for me it's the sudden knowledge of tucking the bike underneath you as you jump, and without realising this key point you always end up struggling to do something everytime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 I find it weird when you can't do something then you do it for the first time and it's as if something clicked in your mind. Like you all of a sudden know how you should be positioning yourself or like say with going straight to rear on something high up for me it's the sudden knowledge of tucking the bike underneath you as you jump, and without realising this key point you always end up struggling to do something everytime. I guess it's exactly that, your synapses all fire when they're supposed to and it all works. It's like learning maths, you can understand the principle behind something, but at a certain point the process and reasoning behind falls into place and you understand the whole thing. It's generalising it I know, but I'm sure it applies. Fit's in my head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 I was expecting to forget how to tap, but I can still do it, which is weird, I've done barely any. What happens with me is if I stuff something up I lose my confidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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