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far_east_climber
Mar 31, 2004, 2:53 PM
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Is it just me but do you find if you listen to music (with headphones) whilst slacklining, that it's considerably difficult to do than without listening to music? i've tried it a couple times and it just starts to throw me off and my balance is pretty minimal. I'm guessing it's to do with the inner ear. Anyway, anybody else have this problem?
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areyoumydude
Mar 31, 2004, 8:51 PM
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I always listen to music when I slackline. Something with a good beat. It puts me in the zone.
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slacklinejoe
Apr 1, 2004, 12:14 AM
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I think his issue is with headphones and not the music itself. I know lots of people who say music helps, I'm one of them. However, your body uses two things to determine your balance ie, what way is up - field of vision and your vestibular canal (inner ear). I hope I spelled that right. Anyrate, it would be possible for headphones to interfere with with your inner ear some due to the shape and pressure exerted. For example I get faintly nauseous and my balance gets slightly shakey just from using a Q-tip. Then again I'm a little hypersensitive in the balance/inner ear department though - maybe thats why I love the sport so much. Or it could just be that the pressure of the headphones or the music actually only serves to distract you. But yeah, try it without headphones and just open music and you may find rythme helps.
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hotforclimbers
Apr 3, 2004, 6:41 PM
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In reply to: I think his issue is with headphones and not the music itself. I know lots of people who say music helps, I'm one of them. However, your body uses two things to determine your balance ie, what way is up - field of vision and your vestibular canal (inner ear). I hope I spelled that right. I have a tendency to agree with Slackline Joe about the headphone pressure causing balance issues, however Dean Potter doesn't seem to have this issue. If the headphone thing isn't working for you, bag it and try a boombox. Also, regarding what determines balance is much more complex than just your field of vision and your vestibular canal (very wrong use of terminology, by the way, and where are you getting your information??). For example, cranial nerves (specifically CNVIII, vestibulocochlear as well as CN II, III, IV (optic nerves) as well as areas of the brain like the precentral gyrus (which determine voluntary movements) are largely involved. This is even a very gross oversimplification of what is involved in body balance. My point is that you should tread with caution when you're discussing topics that you don't know enough about. Please don't take this the wrong way. We are all interested in hearing your opinions, however your perspectives would carry more weight if you stick to things that you know about.
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slacklinejoe
Apr 3, 2004, 6:50 PM
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Thank you for the more indepth clarification, I was hoping someone could provide more details as I was going from a grossly oversimplified health book.
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alwaysbeenaslack3r
Apr 9, 2004, 5:03 AM
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I definitely think music helps, however, I am one of those people that listens to music all the time. I don't slack with headphones because I would have to put my mp3 player in my pocket or strap it to one of my arms and then my weight would be unbalanced. At least that would be my excuse for falling, anyways...
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