> I did it once, forward flipping to get out of a dumping wave I had caught, > body surfing. Body surfing is whole different can of beans. I often did the face plant into the bottom in my hard core body surfing days. During the summer I walked around with a scab on my forehead as a testimony to scrapping the bottom. And your right, neither I or anyone I ever saw out in the water body surfing ever wore a pfd or a helmet. Yet somehow we all miraculously managed to survive. Imagine that? It should be noted that at the Wedge, a famous Southern California body surfing beach where the waves get "wedged" between the beach and the jetty, it was not unusual for some usually inexperienced body surfer to break their neck or their back from hitting the bottom in the large shore break and end up paralyzed. However, I don't think a helmet would have helped them. A bit more common sense and a better assessment of their abilities would have prevented the tough lesson. I think this applies to kayaking as well. Scott So.Cal. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Apr 07 2003 - 05:39:12 PDT
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