Over the summer I was able to spend a lot of time out on the
water wakeboarding. I was riding behind my boat and my friends boat practicing
new tricks. I would do all of my regular tricks like a frontside 180, backside
360, and backroll. But there was one trick that I just could not pull off no
matter how many times I tried it. The tantrum is a version of a backflip where
you completely extend and let go of the roe with one hand to help with the
rotation. There were times where I would land the trick, but I wouldn’t have
the rope in my hand. Or there would be other times where I would just not even
come close. Practicing this trick over and over I was able to come closer to achieving
it but by the end of summer I was still not able to prefect this trick.
Hey Will. I also faced a similar experience of failure, except not quite on the difficulty level of wakeboarding. I was trying to perfect a specific serve in ping pong, and like you, I performed the motions over and over but was always missing something in the end. I have yet to get it perfectly, but will continue to try even though it is slightly demoralizing.
ReplyDeleteHey Will,
ReplyDeleteI understand how hard it can be to practice something multiple times and to still not be able to achieve the end result. I play the drums and there are some fills that I can practice day in and out but can still not achieve them successfully. I have found that by leaving it rest for a short period and then coming back to it after reviewing it in my mind I end up remembering more than I think I did. My failure this semester was underestimating my classes difficulties but I have bounced back so I sure you can achieve your trick as well.
Thanks, Zach L.
Will,
ReplyDeleteI like that you used something of failure as it relates to your venture concept. I believe that a lot of things just take a matter of practice and progress to be able to accomplish it. It is similar to how even a restaurant business would run.