Board Thread:The Flash discussions/@comment-26855145-20161026193400/@comment-3221148-20161107092246

Yeah, it's kinda like the comics.

Back in Earth One / New Earth comics, Barry usually bested Thawne, who had 25th tech at his disposal, with better knowledge of Speedster abilities. He actually fought Zoom with his brains, and knew all the intricate sides of time travel that Zoom did not. Although Wally delved even further into the mechanics of Speed Force, Barry instinctively knew most of that stuff, even though he didn't know the word "Speed Force".

After Zoom killed his mother and Barry wound up creating Flashpoint and then Prime Earth, he altered history and lost most of his intricate knowledge of the Speed Force, having to learn it all again, especially lost sight of how harsh time travel is, leading to the whole Blue Flash incident.