Starting doing something you’ve never done before? Getting back into something you used to do? Is it fun and exciting? Is it challenging?
I recently starting to learn roller skating (quad skating). It is so thrilling! I can’t do a lot yet, I can barely stop, can’t skate backwards, and definitely no transitions. I can skate forward, scissor, scooter push, and I am getting tight with turns.
I take classes on the weekends, which are an hour, and then I skate 3 more hours in the regular session.
I am inching my way through the fundamentals, and I am not falling as often as I did just a week ago. I am wearing a helmet, because I care about my head, but I have become comfortable enough to take it off since it is not required, just wrist guards.
I own my own skates, Riedell R3s with Sonar Caymans (indoors), and Sketchers 4 Wheelers (outdoors), which I modified by replacing the plastic plates and trucks with Sure-Grip Super X. Now they are not so scary.
ALSO! I just got my first skate board! I walked into a local skate shop I had no idea existed until someone mentioned it, and only went in to see what offerings they had for roller skates so I would not have to order online. They got wheels and bearings, plus tools and protective gear, which is all I need and expected.
I walked out with an 8.5 Real deck (recycled), Ventura trucks, Slime Balls 78a wheels, Bones Reds bearings, and black tape. Assembly was free in-house and the dude got it together under 10.
I have yet to ride it, but I learned there is a skate park near me, so I have a lot to look forward to!
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My partner asked a few weeks back if I had interest in golf. I played a bit when I was early 20s so it has been a few decades.
I bought her a set of clubs and I got some second hand ones. Now we are practicing one day a week at the driving range and minigolf.
Nice!! I will admit I am ambivalent about golf courses, due to their sheer enormity, the razing of nature (all them trees) just for the landscaping, the awful amount of water it takes to maintain the grass, and the classist nature of golf club memberships.
Yet, I adore mini golf, they are so damn fun. And, connecting that driver to the ball and feeling it blast straight ahead is an awesome feeling.
I hope you and your partner get a lot of enjoyment golfing!
I do not like the classist nature either. We agreed that we likely won’t play actual courses just pitch & putts or par 3 because there are many in our cities that are run by the local govt and are cheap so anyone can participate with low cost of entry.
I can get behind that! Honestly the short game is where all the fun is. I tried getting into golfing in high school, bought my Costco set, started going to the driving ranges. I just could not get into it. It is a lot of continuous investment, which is not bad in itself, but the golfing culture is not one I wanted to become a part of.
But hitting a ball far is so primal. It feels so good when it all comes together. Minigolfing makes the best dates too.