Video: Harry Schofield is 8 Years Old & Sending 720s

 We are taught to play guitar, flute, voice lessons. Enrolled in Kumon reading and Math?!

 Even now, about the best thing I could do is send seven $20’s.

 I was laying in the garden watching the clouds. That was magic. the only reason to stand up was my mom screaming; ''food is reeeaaadyyyy...'' lol

 What about when you were 5?...Check out what Harry was doing; www.pinkbike.com/video/497594

 @Triber66: hahahahaha

 Remember Nicholi had this type of videos when Zink, Semenuk reigning.

 I was still sleeping in parents room ????

 @Skunkace: the level at 5 is still too high though...

 On the contrary! It's inspiring!

 www.pinkbike.com/video/497594 You'll feel siickk after seeing him getting to 8yo then.

 @denomerdano: as a parent I applaud any form of excellence. Once a kid learns to learn, it can learn anything. The only way to learning is achieving excellence in a field. Putting emphasis on mediocrity in many is a mistake. Considering that education sucks and cannot even imagine the needs of the future, our kids may as well learn 720s...

 @denomerdano: The kid sends it because its what he enjoys no doubt, I don't see his parents on the sidelines forcing him to be better. If the parents want to facilitate this kids riding then that's amazing and he is one lucky kid.

And who knows maybe Harry knows how to play a guitar and speak Spanish, you've posted an opinion without all that much knowledge of his life and that's why you have been down voted sir.

 Wise words!

I would add, stay away from alkihol, cheap girls and "reality enhancement recreational substances" of any kind. Oh, and never mind the crowd, just S E N D IT!

 @WAKIdesigns: @WAKIdesigns: Hey you may have a point...
I think being big and strong will at the end be a far useful tool for basic survival. and being able to take a slam has alot to do with it.

There is no user manual for this parenting stuff.
I do it my way, you do it yours. We will both be wrong anyways. Each kid is unique...
There are some skill sets however that need to be instilled at earlier ages and biking is not one of them.
Brain needs nurturing at earlier ages and concussions will not help its growth..

Just let me ruin my kid my own way.. i swear i will be good at it..

 @denomerdano: you are sure he'll burnt out??? Wrong words!!! Better to live a short live and having fun than be smart with 3 languages and waiting for death with no memories!!! You dont like biking as much as we do!!!

 @denomerdano: l don’t know how to raise kids. All I know is that there is wich thing as learning to learn and it’s best done by devoting yourself deeply to a particular art. I use mental skills I developed through biking on daily basis at my work. I am where I am today as an architect because I was obsessively drawing airplanes, which later changed to 3d modelling airplanes giving me principles of 3d modelling, allowing me to learn any software in a breeze, giving me more time to do other things at work than fight with a dumb computer.

You can even get it from Musashi: once you study an art deeply you can see it in all things.

Don’t be a tight ass, look forward to what future brings, you never know what leads where.

 @WAKIdesigns: www.pinkbike.com/video/497594

 @denomerdano: www.pinkbike.com/video/497594 Just watch where the kid has come from, see how he acquired the skills. You'll quickly come to the understanding Harry isn't the normal child...We're are witnessing something beyond what we have ever seen before. Check out the progressive 5 to 8yo video on the link.

 @meandros: Hey! Those reality enhancement recreational substances make me a better rider rider OK!

 @WAKIdesigns: I reckon a 720 counts for two A's at high school level

 If I had the time to cruise the internet searching BMX coaching sites I would, but... Actually I'd do something else with the time and let someone at PB do the work.

 @denomerdano: Most burn out but some continue and excel. That is the odds on how the great ones are formed in any discipline. And maybe he knows three languages, odds of that are much better than a kid doing 720's.

 @Skunkrace - thanks for posting that. I can show it to my 5yr old son who loves to see other kids do stuff on bikes. Both of my kids get more "turned on/triggered" by watching other kids do things (especially in first person) than when watching adults. That is the message I would like to show my kids. It takes smart practice and time to get good at something. None of "work hard" or "talent" nonsense. Talent exists, but it is overrated, just like hard work. Any idiot can work hard and in fact often ends up working hard, with little result. Then just because it looks easy, doesn't mean it's easy. Practice and experience makes things look easy. I am fortunate to be a member of community that allows me to get better and better every month. I can say that I do deliberate practice.

@mrwynnewillson: probably yes, but currently I am in awe of how he boosts jumps. Then some video where he manual-jumps a double or manuals a set of few deep rollers. Anyone who has tried that, knows. That is prime bike control. If you can do that, it means that you got your principles dialed, which means you can learn almost anything.

 @WAKIdesigns: I get ya! ...Harry has put in loads of hard work on the bikes over the years, you can see that from 5yo and all the bumps and bangs he's taken, he still does today!...The thing that set him apart from any other kid before him, is the fact he shreds & sends everything and on anything. His talent is born from love of wheels, it probably gives him freedom beyond what can be measured, only admired, just like an artist.

 @WAKIdesigns: "how risky is to get hospitalised because you develop 3D models ?" as a father I would frequently ask my self this question about my son and I fully agree you never know what leads where but there is anther thing in life called "chances".

 @denomerdano:
Gotta love it when Waki gets effectively trolled.

 @bikegreece: haha, quite easy, like overdose of cocaine, chronic depression, brain wrecking lack of sleep, not getting laid - these are some of the possible effects of getting good at 3D Graphics. Grass is always greener. I will tell you more, safe life leads to a horrific realization while you are old and can’t put it right anymore: you realize that you haven’t really done anything worth mentioning on your funeral. Knowing that you are anonymous, that you were a pack fill. If this doesn’t scare the sht out of you I don’t know what does

Make sure you didn’t write it because you felt intimidated as a rider and as a father. Worry about your own kid, mind your own backyard man.

 @WAKIdesigns: haha, and how far have you been? you are not Calatrava either but, pls spare us and do not be today any more extrovert..

 @bikegreece: I meant that whatever you do or don't do, there is risk involved. There are only a few better feelings in life than seeing your kid learning something that is close to your heart, as well as seeing your dad being genuinely proud of you. There is a difference between "Oooooh my God Bobby, holy damn!" and "Good work Bobby, yes nice car you drew there, yes"

 Now, please excuse me while I go cry in the closet for a minute.

 "Here, you little sh**, you have two years left!"

 @dro-cfr: Blame it on genetics.

 @Fenderrbenderr: ahhahahahaha

 @Fenderrbenderr:

 Nails everything, everything is dailed in & shreds & sends everything on anything with wheels.
www.pinkbike.com/video/497594

 Alright! Welp, see ya later!

 oh ! Now my 6 year old won’t like that !!

 HAHAHHA Absolutely! He's one tough cookie....... www.pinkbike.com/video/497594

 I know the feeling: www.pinkbike.com/video/448349 at about 1:06

 Take a look how he got there. www.pinkbike.com/video/497594

 www.pinkbike.com/video/497594 He sure is!

 See him from the age of 5yo; www.pinkbike.com/video/497594

 www.pinkbike.com/video/497594 He's Harry at 5,6,7 & 8yo

 A few days...Still this video was taken from the age of 8yo. Check out his progression video from 5yo. www.pinkbike.com/video/497594

 www.pinkbike.com/video/497594 Take a look at Harry's progressive video from the age of 5yo. Absolutely amazing!