So I have a meet in 2 weeks, and i am struggling with my bars. I pretty much have everything, except a dismount. I am supposed to do a flyaway, but now I have this big mental block on it. It doesnt help that I was injured and couldnt do anything for a month. I had my flyaway without a spot before, so I know I can do this. My main overthinking is what If when I let go I dont flip? I was doing timers into the pit so I know I can let go. Any tips on getting over a mental block?
Sorry, I don't really have much to offer in terms of easy fixes, because I'm 100% with you: flyaways are terrifying. They're the most common source of mental blocks, in my experience.
As for how to get over mental blocks, there's no easy way that I've yet found. The actual solution is to stop worrying about it, but that's simply not how the brain works. There is a part of your brain whose job is to identify and avoid survival threats, and it has decided that the flyaway is a survival threat. The rest of your brain may have a long list of logical reasons why you should be able to do this safely, but the survival-focused part of your brain doesn't deal in logic; it deals in fight or flight.
And the more frustrated you get about it, the worse it'll get, because getting angry and frustrated just sort of confirms to that part of your brain that yes, this skill is indeed a threat.
As best you can, don't stress about it. If you do your flyaway at the next meet, then afterwards you'll go home, have dinner, go to bed, wake up, and go on with your life. If you don't do your flyaway at the next meet, then afterwards you'll go home, have dinner, go to bed, wake up, and go on with your life. It'll come when it comes.
