Skateboarding theory

[Swan_Solo]

my friend has this theory that wearing a helmet while skateboarding(small street stuff) will make you fall MORE by making your head heavier and throwing off your balance

so i decided to put this theory to the test: I've skated for a while with no helmet, so i tried it WITH a helmet and right away i had 2 nasty crashes

anyone has any insight or advice?

i've known how to skate for a while, but just started doing tricks

when i fell, i was trying to ollie onto some box

i still plan on wearing a helmet doing any big stuff

 

[Piste.Off]

mythbusters

 

[Swan_Solo]

nooooooooooo

i want people's input

 

[Fish_Sandwich.]

that's ridiculous, if anything the reason why you crashed more with a helmet is because you are less afraid to get hurt because you have protection, so you do crazier things. Helmet's weigh next to nothing, and compare that to your body weight, and the ratio of helmet/body is very small.

 

[Swan_Solo]

but it like, blocks your sensory perception off of your head

felt wierd to me

 

[Fish_Sandwich.]

Well if you did do tests, there would be such a small difference it could all be taken down as human error or anomalies, so there is really no way to do this. In my opinion you're just better off wearing a helmet.

 

[ButteredToast.]

yeah mythbusters wouldnt do it. WAY too big of a human factor. there are so many uncontrollable variables there

 

[603skier]

i agree with K2Snownamn.

 

[Casey]

maybe subconsciously you were trying to confirm the outcome your friend thought was true. Even if thats not the case, skating up to a box thinking, "I wonder if this helmet is going to throw off my balance and make me fall..." is going to make you fall more often anyway.

 

[Fish_Sandwich.]

me too, he seems like a pretty smart fellow.

 

[.SteezusChrist.]

your a genious casey

 

[fillup]

how the fuck would the weight of a helmet effect anything

dont be a dumbass

its probably metal or just a coincident

 

[Gnarshred]

I get what you are saying. Its just not as comfortable and thus you arent quite on top of your game. I believe its all mental though, no physical reason.

 

[Me_Gusta_Esquiar]

you said the helmet felt weird, so maybe you felt less comfortable with the helmet on and your discomfort threw you off.

 

[AMcCraw]

jus were a helmet

 

[Swan_Solo]

my friend told me his theory when we were discussing why pro skateboarders don't wear helmets while doing street

keep in mind, i'm a very safe person, but when i'm not wearing a helmet, i'm paying no attention to my head, so i have not fallen on it

also, i'm not going into the air any signifigant amount at any point, the largest box i've used is 6" high

 

[Gnarshred]

Man, im not even too worried about my head anymore I wreck so hard all the time, and i never hit my head(knock on wood)

I think its about how you fall.

 

[liukangkid]

knock on wood

i think your just thinking about your head to much

 

[Swan_Solo]

i think that's what helmets do, make you think of your head, making you fall more