i’ve been struggling about how to describe the experience of riding my motorcycles on bangalore roads. and finally it dawned on me today.
only played (flag) football once, but it’s like the ball carrier in NFL (american football). here are some fundas that directly apply (my gyaan from john madden and al michaels).
- you gotta have peripheral vision. anticipate the holes in traffic before they open
- when you see the hole, square your shoulders and run north-south
- stay behind your blockers. until they become a liability.
- run the lanes, don’t shuffle too much
- the little one can out run the big fellas
- if you see a hit happening, be the one that’s delivering the hit
- there is no substitute to the lower-body strength (engine horses)
- and finally…
- the faster you run, the harder the hit