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Sun Aug 31, 2008 4:37 pm
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Team Heelys - Northeast
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Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:41 pm
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Joined: 15 Jun 2008
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Damn, you kids (the Mac's) are scarily good. I sometimes think I'll never be able to get that good.
For the last couple of days my injuries (shoulder and knee) seemed to have gone away, so I thought I'd risk a little vert: about an hour, just doing basic drop ins and ramp stuff - I can't even do those very well yet, and now my knees are killing me.
Man, what I'd give to be 10 or 12 again. I mean sure I guess in theory if I really worked at it I MIGHT be able to get that good in like 5 years or so, but I know with my lack of flexibility/balance, it's going to be an uphill struggle the whole way, and I'll never have that natural flexibility and balance that I took for granted when I WAS 10 or 12.
Maybe I should try to learn gymnastics or something to teach me better flexibility and how to fall so I don't injure myself? I know Merlyn knows his martial arts stuff and I'm sure that training would have helped a bit with the Heely's - me I got nothing previous that compares so I find it wickedly hard. I thought about going to an indoor park today but I wouldn't want the first time they see me to be when I'm this bad at vert - they'd think all Heelers were rubbish lol, and I don't want to give that impression. |
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Thu Sep 18, 2008 2:31 am
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Team Heelys - Northeast
Joined: 15 Dec 2006
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| Stop whining, you youngin' |
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[Wed 7:53] Slicer: *looks at Merlyn's finger frenzy score*
[Wed 7:53] Slicer: *face screws up in a combination of amazement and a sort of horror*
[Fri 12:06] IVI4V3R1CK: hey Merlyn, if you don't mind me asking, whys your name yellow?
[Fri 12:07] merlyn_DHC: Because I'm Chinese
[Fri 12:08] merlyn_DHC: (isn't that obvious) ?
[Fri 12:08] IVI4V3R1CK: o.o... thats kinda wrong
[Fri 12:08] merlyn_DHC: HAHAHA
David: Hey RU there ?
H33LYcRaZeD: yeah
David: How things ?
H33LYcRaZeD: thongs arte good
Big Mac: to go to camp quality to give lessons and give away hoes |
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Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:53 pm
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Joined: 18 Mar 2008
Posts: 291
Location: Washington, USA
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| Martial arts training does help. It helps flexibility, balance and strength. Also the first thing you learn is how to fall! And it's fun too! |
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Thu 21:53] wondercheese: we weren't trying to cause damage, and we DID pay for the broken lotion! |
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