Passed 2,000 latte pours and still flubbed a leaf pattern

I track every pour I do at home on a little notebook, and last Tuesday I hit the 2,000 mark. That felt huge until I tried a rosetta on my wife's mug and it looked like a potato with legs. I've been doing this for about 14 months, mostly on a $80 pitcher from a big box store, so I thought I'd be better by now. Has anyone else hit a big number and then had a total off day that made you question your progress?

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keith9002h ago

Actually that 2,000 number is just a number you gave power to. Your pours probably got better without you noticing because you're not tracking the little wins, just the big fails. A potato with legs means your milk texture was off that day, not your skill. That happens to people who've done 10,000 pours too. You're focused on the wrong metric anyway. Counting pours is like counting reps at the gym, it doesn't matter if your form is inconsistent. You should be filming every pour and comparing them side by side, not jotting tally marks in a notebook. If your rosetta looked that bad after 2,000 tries, maybe your pitcher is holding you back more than you think, but that's a separate issue from your actual ability.