Tomo's best possible results

[shunsukenumber98]

Here are what I think are Tomo's best possible results from sasuke 36 onwards: 

36-VL (transition to third ledge, also his fail on cliffhanger seemed more like a freak accident) 
37-Cliff dimension, Vl or absolute push Jugo Dan (due to nerved stages 2 and 3) 
38-Wall lift time out (if he had overcame mental block on wrapped wall) 
39-Spinwinder or swing edge (if there was no rain) 
40-Cliff dimension (the fail at swing edge could have easily been avoided) 

[dakohosu]

Jul 2, 2024 4:57:17 GMT -5 shunsukenumber98 said:

Here are what I think are Tomo's best possible results from sasuke 36 onwards: 

36-VL (transition to third ledge, also his fail on cliffhanger seemed more like a freak accident) 
37-Cliff dimension, Vl or absolute push Jugo Dan (due to nerved stages 2 and 3) 
38-Wall lift time out (if he had overcame mental block on wrapped wall) 
39-Spinwinder or swing edge (if there was no rain) 
40-Cliff dimension (the fail at swing edge could have easily been avoided) 

Agree with pretty much all of this.

His stamina has definitely been hit like a truck in the last few years, but I think a lot of his fails were due to circumstance. 36 he just botched the transfer badly; he was never consistent on Cliffhangers but he'd never failed the first transition that badly, he just overshot it. 37 and 39 were due to rain. 40 I'm unconvinced that his fail could've easily been avoided as his hand placement was completely off, he did the reverse grab far too early, but his absolute max would've been Cliffhanger given that he was considerably heavier than beforehand due to bulking for the Tackle+WW. 38 I have no idea what happened, he only allowed for 2 attempts on the wall in 30 seconds, and for some reason started his attempt from the centre of the wall and relied on jumping up part way (it's a rock climbing move). It was clearly some kind of mental block.

It could've also gone the other way though; he did narrowly avoid failing the wall for a fourth straight time in 40 due to a combination of his poorer stamina and mental issues with the wall. 

My main concern with Tomo is going forward, I'm unconvinced he'll reach Stage 3 again, given that he's become considerably more inconsistent on Stage 1 which combined with expected changes doesn't bode well. He also cleared 40's Stage 2 in the absolute nick of time, and with expected drop in TL this is also unfavorable for him. That said, after 40 he clearly regained some passion for Sasuke whereas he'd clearly mentally checked out prior (hence his vow to retire), he's training a lot more regularly now, so I guess we'll see. Either way, his time is running out as he's turning 43 this year and hasn't exactly shown to be an ageless wonder like Yuuji; his age is very clearly catching up to him.