I hate people who just look at Bender's 55ft jaw drop and think "he's a fookin idiot"
The fact is he's evolved the sport much more than anyone else in the last 30 years+
If you watch him doing normal DH you'll think he's much better, he's fast as s*!t and just does everthing as it is, no time wasted digging/perparing he just does it as it is because he's that good.
The only reson he's know for doing crazy big things is because big drops look better than pure DH and sells more copies so big DVD makers/producers will only put in the big stuff to make money
I didn't know he's broken his back, hope he gets well soon and can continue riding