Anon How long to get tough skill

[Anonymous (3035)]

If you practice a double layout religiously 6 days a week with your coach over the course of 6 months straight and have an amazing double pike, what do you think your chances are of moving onto the floor by the end of 6 months and landing unspotted, assuming you will have no more growth spurts?

 

[Geoffrey Taucer]

I spent years working on a double layout and never got it. Had several allegedly-harder skills (arabian double pike, double-double, lay thomas, lay thomas plus), but could never get that double layout.

The injury that effectively ended my competitive career was on a double lay.

There are easier skills that are worth as much or more.

(Sorry to be a wet blanket)