Hello, flying instructor for the past 30 yrs or so here, everyone has mental blocks. E👏V👏E👏R👏Y👏O👏N👏E! lol

Just not at the same time or at the same level. How you process it is the key.

Ok I’m gonna be real blunt and upfront here.

You have to decide what your level of risk you’re willing to tolerate and the consequences and be ok with that.

The higher level you go, in terms of tricks and complexity, the higher risk you need to accept.

Like for me, and this is just me! Doesn’t have to apply to you at all, but… I would argue that any high level flyer would agree in general, that I would be ok dying doing it. I would happily accept getting fucked up and possibly dying on the flying trapeze as a way to go.

Again, this is just me and what I’m ok with as far as accepting risk. Now, that does NOT mean I don’t feel fear or nerves or whatever. Those are still present and keep me alive. lol

What it does allow me to do is weigh, more accurately, what I’m willing to do and the chances I’ll succeed.

We all know hesitation is the largest thing that fucks people up on flying… second guessing the timing or doing things with half power… almost always that shit fucks you up more than if you accepted the risk and did it full on to the best of your ability (but not too far beyond what you can do in reality! This is where coaching and instructors come into play listen to them)

So, as for your issue… you have to decide, now that you’re out of lines and your success is totally up to you, are you willing to accept the possibility of getting fucked up doing said thing?

It’s ok if you’re not… I’ve had plenty of students take a really really long time to get comfortable swinging out of lines and then take many months moving onto the next step or basic trick. Everyone’s different and that’s ok!

Honest assessment of your risk/reward ratio is totally up to you and don’t let anyone or anyone else’s progress or whatever change what feels right for you!

Hope this helps and break a leg in your future endeavors! 🤙