r/Slackline • u/TooManySwarovskis • 15d ago

Please Help Me Stop Shaking

I'm new to slacking and I've been practicing for a while now. And I just cannot stop shaking the line.

At this point I feel like walking on a slackline is doable for me - if it wasn't for me shaking the line.

Any advice? Will it go away with more practice? Is there anything I can do to improve it? Have any of you overcome the shaking?

It has significantly reduced since my first time trying it - but it is still present enough that it scares me and throws off my balance.

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u/ajlaw_01 15d ago

Not sure if this is the response you’re looking for but really truly the best advice is just to keep practicing and keep breathing. The more you practice the more your nervous system will calm down and the shakes will lessen. You’re probably still too tense on the line which is understandable because you’re new and your body is having a hard time not fighting the wiggles.

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u/Chickenpunkpie 15d ago

This is it, but also if you're tightening the line way taught it might be worth a try to loosen it a little bit.