Nick Clements/Getty Images Snow boarder falling in the snow.
We posted earlier a blog entry by Keely Kelleher, who talked about overcoming the fear of a crash on the ski slope. Well, here’s a NY Times story on how that fear is natural, and the best way to overcome fear, according to a NYU study, is by getting back on the horse, to use a bad cliche. And when in doubt, there’s always foam and protective pads. At the end of the NYT’s story…
“Shaun White had a whole halfpipe built with a foam pit in it,’’ Mr. Hindman says, in order to practice safely the 30-some-foot-high twists of the now-famous Double Cork trick.
Chelsi Moy
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