If I learn to do a 720, will it make me a better person?
No.
Will it make you a better rider? Incrementally so. Any single trick
doesn't mean so much, unless you invented it or are one of few that has
ever done it. This can apply to a 720. Beyond that, what is the specific
trick worth? To an audience, a 720 looks about the same as a 360, or
even a 180 for that matter. It will only truly impress other
unicyclists.
People can be as into unicycling as they want. For 99.9 percent of us,
it's something we do for fun. Only a very few of us are going to do it
for a living.
But even if you are toying with the idea of doing it for a living,
taking it seriously is a good, if not essential, thing. There is a lot
more potential to make a living, or at least get paid, in the unicycling
world these days. The potential is there, as peoples' awareness of the
sport develops. As more people get interested, there are more
opportunities to teach, to sell unicycles, and still to perform.
So go ahead and push for it! You could break new ground. Figure out your
plan; what it is you want to do with unicycling. Discuss it here even,
if you're not sure how to do it. People will help.
Just remember 99.9 percent of us are just hobbyists, at various levels
of intensity, so we are only involved as much as we choose to be. And
our skill level, or chosen level of involvement, is not a reflection of
our personal worth.
--
johnfoss - Walkin' on the edge
John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone
"jfoss" at "unicycling.com" -- www.unicycling.com
"It's good to find something that makes boys into men and men into boys,
my opinion is that unicycling fits the bill." -- Lloyd Johnson
"Read the rules!"
'IUF Rulebook' (http://www.unicycling.org/iuf/rulebook/)
'USA Rulebook' (http://www.unicycling.org/usa/competition/)
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