I advise all the young kids to not overwork. You can't be out there blowing hard. You have to pace yourself.
I quit drinking, so I can think clear. When you have chop trouble, drinking doesn't help the healing process.
That was the biggest thrill, going over to these guy's houses and having them want me to practice with them and they would show me a lot of stuff, which was really advanced stuff to me at my age.