so....how do you get injured wakeboarding?

with honor · Newbie Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 15 City: Worcester

One time i fell in a sitting position aiming towards the boat and i didn't let go out the handle and it pulled my hands(knuckles) right into the board at like 22mph i couldn't knock on a door for like 3 month

michiganrider · Newbie Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 8 City: Frankfort

I ride with a helmet all the time for 2 reasons 1) it really helps when i catch an edge. I still get dizzy anfter a good fall, but never ends my day. 2) it has ear covers so i never bust an eardrum. Does anyone else ride with a helmet all the time even when they arent hitting rails n stuff??

One time I was starting off a raft, got a lil too anxious n jumped early. I decided I was still up and was starting to get pull so i tried to muscle my way out of it. Well it was the end of day so my hands were all "pruney" LOL and when the handle snapped out of my left hand, it tore every calus on my hand up towards my fingers. It looked pretty knarley but didnt hurt that bad.

Aubs · Motorboat Queen Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9167

I've had 2 big injuries from wakeboarding:
- Dislocated right knee from one foot coming out of the bindings, but not the other. Very painful.
- Broken left tibia. Where the tibia & fibia meet, I smashed them both together, cracked both of them, grinded the bones down (because my instructor told me I was being a baby & that I wasn't actually hurt. Being the only girl on the boat at the time, I didn't want to be called a Barbie next) 10 weeks on crutches & a knee brace. Absolutely miserable.

jjaszkow · Posted: Jun 27, 2007 1:47 pm Post subject:

Just a minor one, but experienced my first injury on Saturday. Chipped tooth due to catching an edge at Shocked

somewhere around 30 mph Shocked

To preface ... our boat does not have perfect pass, and my wife generally is the only person who pulls people with it. My wife does an excellent job of keeping the speed constant, and has had much practice pulling slalom skiers in her youth. I am not a skilled wakeboarder ... still learning how to do things .. but will take a pull any time I can.

We were out on the lake with friends, one of who had never driven a boat before. My wife was giving him boat driving lessons, including how to pull wakeboarders and skiers. This included such things as hand signals, what the spotter does (relays hand signals, lets you know when the person has fallen), proper speed, throttle control etc. He's a pretty competent individual, and catches on well.

I pull my brother for a few turns on skis, and turn the boat over to my buddy so that I can get some boarding in. Ride for a bit, a few jumps and a 180, new driver is doing fine.... good speed control, decent pull. I cut out really wide heelside, which led to the following chain of events.

Me: Begin cut in toeside for TS W2W (which are weaker than my heelsides).
Driver: Hmm ... he looks like he's going to pass the boat. That can't be good. I'd better speed up so he doesn't pass us.
Me: Launch off the wake.
Driver: This new speed seems good.
Me: This doesn't feel right ... I am not going to land this.

Upon landing, caught the meanest edge of my life, and after recovering from the shock of the brutal faceplant, discovered that one of my front teeth had a small chip out of the corner of it.

Got to give my buddy crap about this for the rest of the afternoon ... and the beers helped make the pain go away Laughing

. My wife tells me that after a little composite resin work it'll be as good as new.

Justin 25 · Addict Joined: 29 Aug 2006 Posts: 797

jjaszkow, ouch.......

manny34711 · Criminal Joined: 03 Jul 2006 Posts: 80 City: Clermont

i dislocated my shoulder when i first started (couple of weeks into riding) and i needed surgery. i was out for 8ish months and got back into it once i got healed. im about 95% healed as of now. i got back and just started getting my shoulder strength back... working on my edges and whatnot. and this april i started to do inside-out wake jumps. got those down pat. then started outside-in jumps. and finally w2w jumps. just take it slowly. one thing i learned is to never rush yourself. get confortable with 1 thing at a time.

Zcaithaca · Soul Rider Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Posts: 251 City: Ithaca

...maybe it's just me, but people are making injuries seem very common

I've been boarding for a few years and couple days ago I landed in the flats with a locked knee - hyperextended it - but that was my first injury

I have seen a lot are headaches from failed inverts though...

jjaszkow · Posted: Jun 28, 2007 2:36 pm Post subject:

Zcaithaca, I don't think that they are that common ... this is of course the injury thread Cool

.

Of course with any sport, there are risks, and I think that this thread is a good reference for what *could* happen.

mungus420 · Newbie Joined: 17 Jul 2007 Posts: 1 City: Oostburg

jjaszkow, I had basically the same thing happen to me. New driver sped up while I was in the air. I tore the cartalage that connects the ribs to the sternum on my right side. I am out for the rest of the year.

derrickw41 · Newbie Joined: 02 Jun 2006 Posts: 45 City: TC

i know a friend who was wakeboarding (shes a newbie, just rides behind the boat) and the driver was taking her wayyy to fast... and she caught an edge... the board came up and stuck in the back of her head while the board was still connected to her feet....................................... its sickening.......................but the only reason it happened is cuz the jackazz driver was taking her way tooooo fast (35mph or so supposedly)

just thought id share that Shocked

ph wakeboarder · Criminal Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 57 City: orlando

definitely not safe my arm fell in the handle and almost broke when i was doing a 360

ph wakeboarder · Criminal Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 57 City: orlando

definitely not safe my arm fell in the handle and almost broke when i was doing a 360

buzha · Newbie Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 15

i am so scared of gettin injured grrr thaz why i cant try big tricks : //

wsuwakeboarder · Posted: Sep 11, 2007 3:01 pm Post subject:

buzha, You cant be scared of attempting a trick because you think you will get hurt, just go out there and do it. you wont progress unless you get the getting injured thing out of your head. just my opinion.

tommy91 · Newbie Joined: 23 Aug 2007 Posts: 9

LFADAM · Posted: Sep 16, 2007 6:26 pm Post subject:

Think I bruised/broke/etc. a rib or two today on a trick Ive landed 100 times. Its 99% consistent... Just goes to show it can happen on anything

buzha · Newbie Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 15

here is my story.. I was trying a powerslide which is very easy for me 2 do always but sumhow i cought my healside edge!! and bOOOm. i had a neck plant .i hit my head and neck real badly after tht i got on the boat immediatly waited for an hour then ride again.. how silly i am.. next day morning i woke up and i was completly out of order. i felt like vomiting and so down.man it scared me a lot.especialy after i read sum stuff here about faceplant..
now 10 days and still did not get in the water after the accident.I hv no confidence now...

Kid Insano · Addict Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 842 City: Sandusky

rowlex, like anything, depends on the situation. I've seen pics where a foot came out of the binding and smoked the guy in the lip and giving him a nice black eye. There's only so much that you can do to try and prevent something from happening.

LF_WaKeR · Outlaw Joined: 01 Feb 2008 Posts: 191 City: Mil-town

I received my self i nice concussion first learning ollie 180's. never land half rotated!

rowlex · Outlaw Joined: 05 Oct 2006 Posts: 207 City: seattle

ouch....fortunently or unfortunently I have been unsuccessful at getting up behind my own boat (now tower + bad drivers). so I havnt gotten hurt yet Razz

.....still

nickl011 · Posted: Feb 10, 2008 4:08 pm Post subject:

I recently recieved a nasty case of grip burn, and the rail of my skate nailing my knee after a failed kflip. (I got the chance to skate in Florida, and no, it is not possibly to skate in ND/MN right now).

ohdoor · Soul Rider Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 281 City: OKC

The only injury I've received was a busted chin on my first tantrum attempt ever. Hit the water head first and my knee shot into my chin. I guess I've strained my knees a few times also but those were very minor.

IrideLITE · Soul Rider Joined: 12 Feb 2008 Posts: 318

ill admit i have been nervous before while i am NOT on the water, just watchign insane biffs. but i just push that out of my mind. And when Im on the water i think nothing of getting hurt

Red57Bird · Soul Rider Joined: 09 Aug 2005 Posts: 316 City: Raleigh

Slipped on the stairs down to the boat house while carrying two full gas cans. Slight concussion from smacking my head on the stair tread, but thankful that no one witnessed this fine display of coordination, or had a camera for pictures of the aftermath. Embarassed

Does this count as a wake boarding injury?

spyd4r · Addict Joined: 22 Apr 2006 Posts: 701

yeah, knee's... my LCL is still screwed from last summer... just won't heal 100% and it keeps getting aggravated.

oh yeah, injury to the cartilage in my ribs too.

BSBell · Outlaw Joined: 20 Apr 2008 Posts: 237 City: Memphis

Thats it, after reading this thread I'm going to buy a helmet that covers the ears as well.

I've already busted alot in my life time skiing at 34mph on slalom ski and then doubling that speed when crossing the wake. Have busted my chin open 3 different times one the tip of the slalom ski Shocked