Back in 2003-2004ish I used to do straight backflips. I learned them on skates first, so I was used to doing them on "tiny" (for skiboarding) jumps where you had to flip really fast. One day, I tried one on a bigger jump, overflipped, knocked the wind out of myself, was probably concussed, and vowed never to do that stupid trick again....
Well, 10 years later and I finally have vaulted that memory far enough into my subconscious to do them again. On my first attempt I overflipped again... but I was able to save it a little by converting some of the flip momentum into spin, so I was only seeing stars for a few minutes after hitting the ground...
After that first one, I got the butterflies out and was able to do them every hit without any issue. I completely forgot how ridiculously easy this trick is, and the muscle memory came right back, feeling like I have been doing them every day for the past 10 years...
Well, 10 years later and I finally have vaulted that memory far enough into my subconscious to do them again. On my first attempt I overflipped again... but I was able to save it a little by converting some of the flip momentum into spin, so I was only seeing stars for a few minutes after hitting the ground...
After that first one, I got the butterflies out and was able to do them every hit without any issue. I completely forgot how ridiculously easy this trick is, and the muscle memory came right back, feeling like I have been doing them every day for the past 10 years...
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