Breath-taking Beam

You know that feeling, the one you have when everything seems to rest on that little strand of hope, or that little bit of studying. Well thats kinda how Balance Beam feels all the time. You have your feet on top of 4 inches of surface space about 4 feet above the ground and are often doing skills that seem, and well to be honest, are dangerous and scary. Competing and practicing Bean are two completely different things . Many gymnasts will say that in practice they enjoy working Balance Beam, it's challenging and often times involves conquering a fear or two. This is the way I feel about it, always a feeling of acommplishment when I have done a new skill. During a competition, Beam is one of the move nerve racking events with everyone staring at you and the big skills you are doing on the skinny beam in the air. You mostly likely will feel your nerves take flight, you begin feeling shaky and often slip from sweaty feet but again it always supplies that great feeling of accomplishment when you that stick that dismount after doing that all perfect, solid routine.