It's not enough to simply watch videos to get better. If you want to get the most out of our Tricks section, you should watch videos constructively by going through the moves frame-by-frame (this is one reason we use QuickTime), analyzing how the player executes each increment: watch the footwork, hips, upper body, eyes, posture; watch the timing of each body part and how they work together; watch the balance and how it shifts within the move. After you've watched it a few times, try it yourself, and analyze your own body mechanics. Go back to the video and compare what you might be doing wrong. Basically you should be able to use each video as a model (though no player is perfect), every time improving your execution with the video as your guide.

If you have a video camera, recording yourself can be a great way to *see* what you're doing wrong. This does not supersede the need to *feel* your strengths and weaknesses, but rather compliment it. It may be one little thing you didn't realize you were doing that can make all the difference. A lot of people also use a camera to analyze and correct their form, watching overall posture, balance and timing.

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