This was selected the #1 photo ever published in Outside magazine, as chosen by one of their photographers.
That’s surfing legend Laird Hamilton and daughter Reece, shot by Peggy Sirota.
It reminded me of all the gymnastics coaches I’ve known and their baby toss stunts. Dave Arnold, for example, used to toss his kids back and forth to other coaches … each time stepping back one pace. The goal was to see how far apart the two “spotters” could get.
Shiro Tanaka’s kids could do “Geinger”, “Jaeger” and many other releases by the time they were 6 months old. (Yes, he did drop them once in a while, on to a soft mat.)
One of Shiro’s new borns, first day at the gym, he tossed into the pit. We uncovered him sitting quietly and happily near the bottom.
Leave a comment if you have any baby toss stories of your own.
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