What trick were you trying when you got hurt??

CDawg · Outlaw Joined: 29 Jul 2005 Posts: 130 City: Bellevue

As a new boarder, I've been kind of intimidated by the injury threads that seem to be pretty regular around here. And the Compound Tib/Fib pictures (you know the ones!) definitely got my eyes bugging out for a minute.

I'm all about learning from other's mistakes, so my questions are: What trick were you doing - or trying to do - when you really messed yourself up? Which tricks are the more dangerous ones? Share the stories!

jeffh555 · Posted: May 19, 2006 3:30 pm Post subject:

i still suck at wakeboarding, i'm getting pretty close to HS FS 360s, and tantrums, i only hurt myself on 360s when i dip the nose of the board on landing and faceplant hard, i've gotten one bloody nose and one concussion, not that big of a deal.

atolman · Posted: May 19, 2006 3:49 pm Post subject:

There's always a chance of getting hurt on any trick if you land wrong or something.
I fell on a simple ollie 180 & my hand went through the handle. Jacked my wrist pretty bad.

Enzoborder230 · Posted: May 19, 2006 4:58 pm Post subject:

my freind who has like 5 solid inverts/spins tore his acl, and mcl on a ts w2w

thane_dogg · Outlaw Joined: 24 Jan 2003 Posts: 187 City: Corona

tore my ACL on a ts3.

thane_dogg · Outlaw Joined: 24 Jan 2003 Posts: 187 City: Corona

but I grabbed that stuff.

kyle · Guest

Pete Rose's have crippled both of my knees. Blew out my ear drum on a tootsie roll. Tore all ligaments in my ankle on a t/s oa 5. Strained my shoulder really bad from batwings too.

GBRIDER · Newbie Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 10 City: Gold Coast

a guy I know went for a raley and missed the landing and somehow managed to put his whole arm through the handle which tore his bicep off the bone!! OOOUUCCHH. So after like a year of rehab he rides again trys the same trick, lands a few and then does it AGAIN.

Rocket · Outlaw Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 127

A friend of mine tore his pectorial muscle away from his chest when a Raley went wrong.

He can now put his fingers in behind the muscle - gross!!

Rocket · Outlaw Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 127

Worst I've done is rip the the ligaments in my ankle (recurrence of an old injury) when I was learning backrolls. I got all the way round but the nose went into the water first, my foot came out of the front binding and then the board levered on my back ankle. I had to have the binding taken apart to get it off my foot!

Hurt like hell but the worst thing was I felt like a right plum! Rolling Eyes

wake_carver · Outlaw Joined: 04 Nov 2005 Posts: 157 City: sydney

i havnt had any major injuries but i did sprain my ankle on my first grab 180 lol!

jamesriver-rider · Posted: May 20, 2006 5:08 am Post subject:

I anihilated my knee on a backroll, spun low and fast but still came up short and my nose dug in, front foot came out but back stayed in, My foot was still in when the board was standing up like stright and so was I, I could barely walk for like 2 weeks.

Craig-R · Guest

when i was learning a hs 3 i got off balance and the board snapped up and hit me in the chin when i landed. had to get a few stitches but every person on earth pretty much has had to get stitches on his chin at one point or another

Abel Vegter · Newbie Joined: 11 Dec 2005 Posts: 23 City: Amsterdam

I broke my 9th rib a couple of years ago, just with a normal 3, i landed it rode away but I landed in a weird position and then it just broke... Anyway, still I think its a pretty safe sport! If u sometimes see skateboarders or bmx guys... If they go down fast it hurt a lot more i guess.

Epic · Addict Joined: 21 Aug 2005 Posts: 765

Strained or tore my oblique last week trying a backroll. Got around, landed on my edge and held the handle too long and felt my muscles just streeeeeeeeetch. Hurt a little the first time, tried it again, same thing only hurt 5X as bad and now when I cough it feels like somebody is stabbing me.

holdsworth · Posted: May 20, 2006 8:49 am Post subject:

i haven't had any major injuries from boarding. bloody nose on a switch backroll, got my arm caught in the handle on a hs mobe, landed in the flats a little stiff-legged and slightly hyperextended my knee to the side, catching the back edge of the board on a ts roll 2 blind and getting the f''k knocked out of me...thats about it.

Stewie · Posted: May 20, 2006 8:54 am Post subject:

I broke a toe on a powerslide in choppy water, don't ask how. I also landed a frontroll a little stiff legged, and hurt my knee a little. Not bad, but it hurt to walk on it for like a day.

Abel Vegter · Newbie Joined: 11 Dec 2005 Posts: 23 City: Amsterdam

LFADAM · Posted: May 20, 2006 10:51 am Post subject:

hs wake jump-gash in my head
hs wake jump-hyperextended MCL
TS frontroll-sprained ankle
TS 5-horrendous faceplant..i think a concussion but never got it checked out

shaggyboarder · Posted: May 20, 2006 9:47 pm Post subject:

313-broken ankle
popped ribs on numerous tricks
crowmobe strained knee

Se7en · Posted: May 22, 2006 12:33 pm Post subject:

TS FS 5, cut my hand on my board when I went to grab indy, 5 stitches

K-wood Kid · Posted: May 22, 2006 6:00 pm Post subject:

I blew out my ACL MCL and both Menisci in April on a whirly because I didn't stretch before I got in the water and just started throwing tricks without warming up and when I landed my knee kind of just gave out. It sucks because I landed a whirly 5 the day before and we were shooting some video proof that day, but it was my 6th or 7th trick off the boat.

Ctipping · Posted: May 22, 2006 7:03 pm Post subject:

HS 360-Torn MCL
Very large crow-Torn ACL MCL and Meniscus
Rail-Broken nose
Building rail-broken finger
Punching rail with hand after nose break-torn tendon in my right middle finger

EternalShadow · Criminal Joined: 21 Dec 2003 Posts: 60 City: Edmonton

Torn miniscus or cartilage (still waiitng on the MRI) doing a stalefish, something I've done a hundred times, just landed wrong, ended up locking and popping out the knee. Stuff happens.

jmb26x · Newbie Joined: 05 May 2005 Posts: 49 City: Pittsburgh

Last year I started trying heelside backrolls. I didn't exactly complete the rotation and the front edge of my board dipped into the water. My body slapped into the water... I had a sore neck and a headache for two days. Bad case of whiplash! Can't wait to try again this year! haha

Millertyme · Posted: May 24, 2006 7:13 am Post subject:

Dont know what trick you call it but I tore my ACL falling off of my motorhome's ladder? I should make up a better story? Laughing

jkeubanks · Outlaw Joined: 02 Sep 2004 Posts: 104 City: Dallas

TS Jump - Broken Ribs
HS 3 - Busted ear drum
Raley - Torn MCL and meniscus
TS R2R - Separated Shoulder

RC4 · Outlaw Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 115 City: Central VA

I am just starting, so I haven't injured myself yet. Had plenty of faceplants, though. I used to race motocross, and hurt myself numerous times. I figure any accident on the water with a wakeboard on your feet has got to hurt less than an accident on the dirt with a motorcycle between your legs. hahah!