A way to overcome the anxiety to do a trick?

elane~jib

elane~jib

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I've been doing a project for my English class called the I-Search. It is when you pick a topic and then do a lot of research on one specific question about that topic. I did Freestyle Skiing, and my question was how do you overcome the anxiety to do a trick?

I know there could be various ways to do this, but I am wondering if anyone has a reliable way to overcome the fear or anxiety of injuries and failing when your hitting the huge kicker or the down-flat-down skinny rail. thanks for any responses and sorry for the bad grammar.
 
I hear ya, but it is realistic. I wish ya luck with finding sources about this on the interwebz (not being sarcastic)
 
Breathe deeply before the take off.

Visualize yourself stomping it.

Think about the feeling you get afterwards.

Ski with a bunch of people to pump you up.

Neeeever think about how you'd crash.

Baby steps; don't go full retard on something you're not sure about.

Smoke pot, get drunk, fuck bitches and get money.
 
^ exactly. Just think about u stomping and visualize it and think about pros who send it and then just don't think about it and sack up and send it!!
 
To be honest I don't even think about the trick, I mean I'll decide what to do but on the run in I just clear my head, focus, and rely on muscle memory/instinct.
 
yeah the absolute best way is just to not think about it, get to the top of the jump line and just drop in without hesitation and just tell yourself yeah im just gonna do this trick. super casual
 
The more you overthink something the less likely you are to fully commit. Also understanding that undercommiting is often more dangerous haha.
 
I talk to myself (or in my thoughts if people are around, don't wanna seem like a crazy person haha).Just stuff like: I'm gonna fucking send it, spin x amount of times and stomp the shit out of it.

Then I take a deep breath, click my poles and drop in.

I guess music is a good way to get pumped but I feel like it messes with my balance, so i don't listen to music in the park.
 
The 3 second rule. I apply this to everything that gets the blood pumping in my life (tricks, hitting on girls, etc.). When I think of a new trick, I drop in within 3 seconds (no time to overthink!) and once I'm actually going into a jump the adrenaline is pumping, but I also feel so relaxed, stoked. I almost prefer that feeling compared to actually going off the jump.
 
i do it as fast as possible so i cant think about it. ive found my mind just fucks things up for me. if i dont let it get in the way, im way more successful.
 
i kinda have the same problem, except I'll try the trick, but if I don't get it first try, or even if I do, I have trouble getting myself to do them again. It's really pissing me off. This only applies to hard or big tricks, obviously
 
If you don't have the skill to do its not gonna happen, bit if u have a little confidence about the trick u will not be as scared and will most likely get close to the trick or land it and taking deep breaths doesn't get u pumped.
 
Say this little prayer...

"Our Father, Who is Tom Wallisch

Hallowed be Thy Name;

Thy kingdom of pow come,

Thy trick will be done,

on snow as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily shred,

and forgive us our gaperness,

as we forgive those who act like transitions are jumps;

and lead us not into using transitions as jumps,

but deliver us from fucking are bodies up. Amen."
 
How to overcome anxiety on skis? You dont. You cope with it and draw the emotions to focus on what needs to be done. Fear is when your brain knows the risks are too high and prevents you from completing the action.

So what can you do? Go ride! Gain experience and work up to a trick instead of hoping for the best. When confidence builds and the stoke factor rises, then it is time to try the new trick. Putting the idea that you can lay it down, and you know what is going to happen will calm some nerves.

There are mental exercises you can practice. At night, run through your bag of tricks and visualize each one until you felt that it was real. Make sure your adrenaline levels rise to the point of anxiety and then calm yourself down. It will help you recognize symptoms and act as practice when it comes to the real thing.

The last trick is the final push. Once the preparation is done, you are mentality ready to send it, everything falls into place the second your mind is locked on your goal. I like to take a breath and enjoy my last seconds before the possibility of getting hurt. This way, I at least get to remember what it was like not being hurt. Trust me, the second you call drop in your mind will quiet and a harmony of the moment will set in. Butterflies will always be present, but succeeding after all that work will put a smile on your face for the rest of the day.
 
If its a big jump then go sit on the lip for a moment and ponder life and death.. on the way back up the chair lift dont look at it and continue pondering about the world. If it a rail give it a hug and say everything i gona be alright
 
Ski with someone that actually knows your ability. Whether it be a coach or just a hot ryder make sure they no what you can and can't do. That way if they tell you to do something and you don't have to question yourself as much. Plus you feel like a pussy if you don't. Shout out to 2Chainz and drop nah mean 3huned
 
I just finished the i-search a couple days ago and did it on the history of skiing and how it's evolved of generations. I would sugest doing something like that
 
VISUALIZATION your whole paper should be on freestyle skiers using creative visualization (a blunck, lyman, jossi, most pipe skiers, etc.) are a few skiers ive seen in interviews talk about that. For me if I cant see every single part of the trick both right before I go off the lip and before I drop in I dont do a good looking trick. Thats a good research topic because its spiritual and scientific high school teachers love that ish.
 
If you can't see in your head how youd land the trick you want to try, chances are you won't land it. If I can see it in my head, I feel much more confident (for me anyways.) and skiing with people that are better than you allows you to watch what they do and learn from them , and also lets them push you to try things you might not try if you weren't skiing with them.
 
I ski with people that are better than me and they push me to be better. And I am usually more willing to try a bigger trick if I have someone that knows what they're doing telling me how to go about it. Also a way I push myself into stuff would be to give a buddy $10 bucks at the top and if I don't attempt the trick they keep it, works every time.
 
it always helps following up your peeps watching the lines they took, speed.. ext.

If I see my boy stomp it I drop in before I can think twice about it.
 
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