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Originally Posted by Jeff Hail
The difference is as a kid you were not really trying to do it. You just did it without a second thought. Crashing and burning was part of the initiate and it didn't frankly matter at the time. It was part of the adventure we call youth. Maybe because you were shorter and lower to the ground gave you a better center of gravity, your grip was better, body was more fit, balance was better?
One thing that does change with age is our inner ear. We get calcium deposits that float around in the fluid. Then as we age our balance is not what it was. Those tiny particles upset our balance and equilibrium. It all happens very slowly over time then one day all of a sudden we are not so sure footed and can't play Spiderman anymore. When we were kids and imminent crash meant playing airborne Twister as a last moment recovery and made it look easy.
"Rejoice thy youth oh young man"
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Yes sir, bugs the crap out of me that my balance is going.
I found that out when I tried to ride a One Wheel, my balance just wasn't there
Another issue is
"indecision". That bit me a few years back when I was on the BMX track, and the was a big jump at the end of the 1st straight, most of the kids weren't even jumping it. Well, here come, balls out , last minute, I changed my mind, hesitated, clipped the lip on the step up, ass over tea kettle and hit Hard, really, really Hard. Old instincts reaction and I hopped back up, back on my bike and finished the lap
I hurt for a month, couldn't use my right arm, which screwed up flying water jet pack while in the Cayman Islands (needed strength in both arms to control it, but I already spent the $$$, so I gave it my best.