On Sept. 9th I started to wean myself off my 2x4 block. It went very
smoothly. After about a dozen block-free mounts I was doing fairly
well. Then I bungled one and wasn't wearing shin guards and ended up
with 10 staples holding my skin curtains together. After that, I
switched shifts. So since that day I've been back on the block. In my
experience I've found that when I'm tired it's best not to try to do
things that slap you around when you lose focus.
So it wasn't until today that I got to go back and re-attempt free
mounting. It was hard to do the first one because the body has a built
in preservation instinct and even though I knew I could pull it off my
brain kept messing with me. But I persisted and after I nailed about
10 mounts I tossed the block back into the truck and headed down to the
2 mile cement trail where I got to put it all together. Man, it was
hot.
Suffice it to say that for me the 2x4 was a very good transition tool
to get me off the fence and then on to free mounting. The curb height
difference screwed with my balance too much.
Good luck and just keep practicing.
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Trapper
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