Dude stop over thinking it, there's no trick that you're going to go out and just be able to nail turns like a CAT 1 pro in a crit.

It takes time to get comfortable on your bike and grow confidence in not only your equipment but yourself. Don't push it, just ride and experiment. Yes there are techniques but a lot of it is stuff that can't just be taught over an internet forum.

I considered myself pretty ballsy and fast in the turns, then I slid out twice in two weeks and now I'm a little shaky. Week by week I get closer to being confident again, but it's something you have to build, it's not like a light switch.

One piece of advice I will give you is learn to pick a line and hold it, follow through with your turns, you shouldn't be making adjustments mid turn, it's just like driving.