Timing, form

[TurdyBird]

This might be a post I end up deleting but Ive been thinking about this a lot the past couple weeks. I feel like skating relies on the timing of a form of movement. I've been trying to work on this so much. I might start doing certain exercises to help with this but, is there any other way to help learn this?

It's basically just constantly doing it and I guess some people just have it. In the past six months I've learn Tre flips and go in and out of having them. I feel like I'm constantly having to relearn them.

[smilestv]

Core strength is key for balance, whether in yoga, lifting, or skating. Do planks to build it. Posture matters too—hinge at the hips, not just the knees, the core should be activated throughout the movement. As a taller skater I have to crouch less and keep my legs wider.

SkateIQ tip: jump up a curb and note how low you crouch—that’s your starting depth.

When crouching, lock in your balance so your hips, shoulders and legs feel steady, you also shouldn't be fighting with your balance on the way up or down.

Another SkateIQ tip was; when pushing the board keep your knees bent because that's when you are most stable, keep that same stability when setting up, this makes sure the stability stays with you on the way up, and the weight on your front foot as a result makes the back foot pop the board slightly backwards so you get the proper leverage for the front foot to rise and keep the tail with your back foot.

MOST IMPORTANT: keep the board from turning heelside or toeside by staying on the balls of your feet.

The visualization for my ollie, for example
1) Squat like you’re on the edge of a building and trying to shit on the people below you without falling backwards—weight on the front ball.
2) Rise up, body locked in, no board tilt. Shouldn't be fighting your balance on the way up or down.
3) Pop the back foot like smashing a bug—feel weightless.
4) In the air, think knees: back and front knee up at the same time, front ankle loose, drag the ankle towards your human balls then out. (for kickflips the knee moves up and towards the heelside at the same time, but your shoulders want to rotate with it, DONT LET THAT HAPPEN)
5) Most importantly, Commit, keep the center line still, flow like water—eat shit or land, that’s the game.

ALWAYS REMEMBER YOUR BALLS:
THE BALLS OF YOUR FEET.
MOTION YOUR FRONT ANKLE TOWARDS YOUR BALLS.
AND HAVE THE BALLS TO LAND.

[I-am-12]

So I've been working on / trying to understand "timing" in general, as a whole, the past few weeks, knowing that it's directly responsible for pop and control. I have the same issue of having to re-learn things daily to "find" it again.

I found I can only hit the "sweet spot" in terms of timing via proper weight distribution / foot placement. Like, rather than thinking about when exactly I'm going to release pressure or flick or whatever, sometimes things like putting more weight on the ball of your front foot or sticking my ass out a little more to counter-act my hunch before popping is where I get "sweet spot" results.

Also, just working on mini-versions of whatever you're trying worked for me too. For example, using an ollie as an example, just doing strong and popped ~mini~ ollies helps a ton, because it's low effort but the important part, "timing", is still there. And that's the "base" timing, and you just scale up for more pop.

I've started learning Tres like this too. Haven't done one yet but experimenting with different weight distributions and foot "tension" is the biggest factor in suddenly doing a full tre flip with almost no effort (jumping off but just feeling out the motion).

Not sure if this helps at all or I interpreted what you're saying correctly, but just my 2 cents since I was thinking about the same thing.