It adds to the balance. If they put it on the floor it’s easy because your brain sees it as low risk. Once off the floor the risk increases making it harder to balance
I could crush some tricks (in my imagination lol) if it all was just a painted line on the ground. I imagine the element of danger and possible tooth loss that could rally a crew to hold up signs letting you know your score
I mean, who decided that balancing on a narrow beam should also come with a side of vertigo? I’d prefer my balance challenges to be at a more ‘grounded’ level—like balancing snacks on my belly while watching TV!
Keeping our balance has a lot to do with our vision of the wider flat surface we’re walking on – try walking an imaginary tightrope down a hallway with your eyes closed.
It is in fact harder to walk on an elevated balance beam, because the floors distance from us compromises the visual aspect of our balance system.
That thought only stems from not actually performing these moves. It is critical to have height to perform the moves on the beam. A simple google would have helped you
Depends on your sense of interior design. I can understand why if you have adequate clearance that you’d have a balance beam high up in your flat given the cost of property these days. Got to think about how you use that space.
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Hmm the dismount is an important part of the routine though and you need height for that.
It adds to the balance. If they put it on the floor it’s easy because your brain sees it as low risk. Once off the floor the risk increases making it harder to balance
So how to you expect them to do the dismount? That’s part of the routine. Not to mention the height it has allows them to do certain moves.
Many training beams are only 1 foot, much less expensive
I could crush some tricks (in my imagination lol) if it all was just a painted line on the ground. I imagine the element of danger and possible tooth loss that could rally a crew to hold up signs letting you know your score
What about when they do like single leg squats with the other leg extended downwards?
They wouldn’t be able to do the leg-swingy/crotch-rubby trick or the hand-walky spinny-like-a-top thing they do if it was too low.
I’m pretty sure that’s what makes it interesting though.
The height is for tricks. What kind of thought is this?
Training beams are ground level, but competition ones need the height for clearance and dismounts
I mean, who decided that balancing on a narrow beam should also come with a side of vertigo? I’d prefer my balance challenges to be at a more ‘grounded’ level—like balancing snacks on my belly while watching TV!
Keeping our balance has a lot to do with our vision of the wider flat surface we’re walking on – try walking an imaginary tightrope down a hallway with your eyes closed.
It is in fact harder to walk on an elevated balance beam, because the floors distance from us compromises the visual aspect of our balance system.
Some mounts you need a vault for, and dismount needs room to jump
That’s exactly what I said when I was 10 feet in the air with tears in my eyes.
That thought only stems from not actually performing these moves. It is critical to have height to perform the moves on the beam. A simple google would have helped you
Depends on your sense of interior design. I can understand why if you have adequate clearance that you’d have a balance beam high up in your flat given the cost of property these days. Got to think about how you use that space.
What everyone else is saying, but also just the spectacle of it