More of a mental trick than trick mechanics, however it has helped me get pretty consistent with my Nose Manuals. Prerequisite is a solid flat ground Nose Manual. When I pop the only thing I focus on is anticipating myself on the pad, in a perfectly balanced Nose Manual. Almost like I beam into it, I completely disregard any specifics of getting into manual position. I tried the balancing back foot instead of pushing down front foot tip for more consistency from earlier in this thread, but it didn’t work. Turns out when I simply skip part of the trick mentally I can do it better. I suppose I am tricking myself into relying on muscle memory more and it’s a bit generic for a trick tip, but I was really surprised how well it works with Nose Manuals. Regular Manuals work completely different in terms of how I do them.