Does anyone Video Record their Pickups?

[metomeya]

Hey guys,

Just wondering if anyone records their pickups. I want to start doing video. Just for myself I would never post that stuff online.

My first pickup coach put an audio recorder under my shirt. Hearing myself was 1.) a big time motivator to do more and 2.) a real eye opener to my technique.

I want to do video however. The only people I saw talking about it was Krauser who uses a gum stick wrapper sized camera in his shirt pocket (looks like an mp3 player) for about $30 and another guy (urbanist game) who uses an old generation nano iPod that has a camera build in. But that is like between $100 - $300 ( out of producton so the prices flucucate). I don't want to spend that much.

Ideally I would use my iPhone with my headphones plugged in so it looks like I'm listening to music or talking to someone with the phone in my front pocket. Ill just take my headphones out when i open. But the camera app is crap and so are the ones I downloads (they stop recording after 5 minutes for one reason or another).

Does anyone do this? If so what do you use?

 

[Ryan]

I used to record my interactions on a very professional sound recorder, but it was just too much of a distraction. I rather focus 100% on the girl than thinking about my recording in the back of my mind. I think this is just as true (if not more so) with video recorders. In the back of your mind, even if you don't realise it then, you're worrying about the receiving quality, whether she notices you're recording her, etc.

I think this is a good idea for the more seasoned members on here who know what they're doing with women. But for people like myself, it's just a distraction. Especially when you have to faff about with the sound/video recorder, pressing play or record, in front of her, just before approaching the girl- really ruins your vibe and state of mind.

That said, it's an excellent tool against approach anxiety. Once i went through the bother of switching it on, pressing record and placing it in the right pocket, i had better approach the girl!

Hope that helps

Ryan

 

[metomeya]

That said, it's an excellent tool against approach anxiety. Once i went through the bother of switching it on, pressing record and placing it in the right pocket, i had better approach the girl!

Interesting on that last part. This video talks about on the book "The Power of Habit":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CPVC2ujxaI&wide

It talks about there being a cue, an action, and then finally a reward. If the sequence is done enough a habit is formed. And habits never go away (they are always buried in your mind somewhere waiting for that cue).

The cue would be hitting record/on, action: approaching the girl, and the reward is feeling good that you did the approach I guess?

I plan on putting an alarm on my phone (around 5:00pm) with a certain ringtone and immediately go workout. With the reward being endorphins, I think I can quickly form a good habit!

But, ya I could see how pressing that button could make you feel the pressure to approach even though a habit may not of formed yet.