@GingerLoge thank you! I've recently become fan of thinking of the sketch as if I'm "carving" it - I just keep pushing the line of action slowly until I arrive at the desired result
@simplykit - haha if I try to crosshatch while lazy, it's, uh... oh boy. Those are some clean lines.
And haha, yeah, as of this year... Spent my childhood in the mountains and on the ocean (snowboarding/rock-climbing/sailing). Played a bit of sports but I was never a serious watcher... Haven't been able to stop obsessing though. Those guys are fun to draw.