More like, watch the dude knuckle and make sure you go faster than that!
#crgildart for natural features it's really taking a look at the feature and LZ closely and trying to marry that information to what/how your prior experience suggests you should approach.
For many features there is also a conservative way and a more aggressive way to hit them (usually involving different speeds) so like most things, first crack = more conservative. I
Ya there are dozens of minute calculations and corrections going on in my head as I approach and pop... how fast, shave speed?, pop hard or suck it up some? What I can say is for me a little over aggressive usually ends better than overly defensive. I have to feel I'm commanding the air when leaving the ground. If I find myself defending as I leave the lip/edge I'm usually not in command on the landing and not squared up right, either back seat or worse..