㊱episode Switch ollie（４） SK8-60

 When I warm up for skateboarding, I try to do a lot of switch stance. I've become quite used to this approach. My switch stance is still a bit awkward, but the most important thing is to keep at it. When I use my switch stance, I can't seem to get enough stability in my back leg. I may have mentioned this before, but since I'm right-handed, I use muscles in my daily life as well, so maybe that's why I was able to do my regular ollie fairly well when I resumed. However, since I have no left-handed lifestyle at all, the five years of switch stance must have been a critical time. I think it was the decline in function from my 50s to 60s. It was probably the decline in muscle strength and the associated muscle connections. Turning 60 is a fierce battle against aging (though I fight it hard with skateboard tricks). If I had spent several years practicing skateboarding tricks in my main regular stance, I might have lost the environment to skate in switch stance or start doing switch ollies due to the decline of unused functions and the progression of aging. I also started practicing the switch ollie at a good time.

My switch ollie are still a mess, I still push too hard or I'm the only one flying. I use the opposite stance, so even small things put me into a state of panic. I try to dodge, to extend my legs. I think it may be a defensive reaction, wanting to keep my body as far away as possible. Because it's dangerous, I want to use a proper knee , but I'm not yet used to it because of my unfamiliar stance. My switch ollie is a battle between fear and not being used to it.

・・・・Yuto Horigome's excellent skateboard tricks at the Paris Olympics・・・・・I was also deeply moved by seeing both of these great athletes (Horigome and Nyjah) on the podium.・・・・・

(・・・End  of  Episode  ３６・・・・・・・・・・・・to  be  continued・・・・・・）