that’s fugging rough.
I guess that explains the ridiculousness of the stars aligning for back to back HH+ sunny day weekends, over a 3day holiday weekend no less.
thank you for your service.
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So how did your boards go with this last run of swell?
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I guess that explains the ridiculousness of the stars aligning for back to back HH+ sunny day weekends, over a 3day holiday weekend no less.
thank you for your service.
Missed out on most of the real good days the last 2 weeks but my boards have been feeling really dialed. When I go to replace my GX and Flare - I will thin em out a little bit. Both feeling a little too floatey in good waves. Ordered them both at 2 & 1/2 thick when i was about 40pounds heavier. Will refer to Tim as far as just how much thinner I need to go but not expecting it to be drastic. Otherwise will keep everything the same and maybe order a 6'2 GX roundtail for when its not quite there for my step up GX i have now (6'4)
Tweaked leading hip, 3rd time in the past year, occured whil surfing but no obvious cause. PT cannot figure out the exact reason this is happening, speculation is it's due to tight hamstings and hip flexors maybe a bit of IT band too.Harsh
What did you do to yourself?
Felt OK to surf yesterday so I surfed (and surfed well
) then paddling back out sudden pulling across the top of my shoulder (area where the top of the trapezius goes from shoulder to neck.) No idea why. Fckin painful in that area to raise my arm up. Not the first time it's happened. I never stretch, probably the reason why.
Fark, that sucks hard. I know this is going to sound like a stock response to the above, but doing Ashtanga Yoga sounds like the exact thing you need.Tweaked leading hip, 3rd time in the past year, occured whil surfing but no obvious cause. PT cannot figure out the exact reason this is happening, speculation is it's due to tight hamstings and hip flexors maybe a bit of IT band too.
Felt OK to surf yesterday so I surfed (and surfed well
Tight hammies, glutes, hips etc are all part of the kinetic chain that is nearly guaranteed to be made better by doing Yoga. My limited experience with it so far is that Ashtanga is the one that would benefit surfers the most. From the clips I've seen of the arc method by Taylor Knox, it borrows heavily from it.
Unfortunately for me, it seems my issues are a little bit more deep rooted, as I have had MRI scans that have turned up multiple injuries that sometimes stop me from surfing (annular tear in my back, compression in my neck that refers pain down my shoulder, left hip and sciatica ). The Yoga does alleviate the pain dramatically, but it's unfortunately not a "cure" for me.
"Only" 41, but I'm suffering from the consequences of having more ambition than talent in both surfing and riding downhill bikes
My Fever snapped, my AO twin felt small, my SP12 stepup was fucking magic and I sold my Padillac in less than an hour.
Got a new Fever in same dims, put a tail patch on this one. Haven’t ridden it yet.
I don’t know if anyone noticed but it was a bit breezy in Ventura today
Got a new Fever in same dims, put a tail patch on this one. Haven’t ridden it yet.
I don’t know if anyone noticed but it was a bit breezy in Ventura today
How old are you?
Yoga was mentioned. Do it.
Also, movement.
Gynastica or similar.
Trail runs.
Go play.
6'4 Fever - Still continues to impress me. I'll go a few weeks of not surfing it and then jump on it and fall in love again.
6'0 Neckbeard 2 - Super fast but gets squirrelly in juice. Like the board
7'0 FCD RS3 - Made me realize how much of a difference a real step up provides. No more late drops and getting blasted because I'm in DOH surf on a 6'4.
6'6 FCD Octo Quad - Fun board. First quad squash tail I've owned.
6'0 Neckbeard 2 - Super fast but gets squirrelly in juice. Like the board
7'0 FCD RS3 - Made me realize how much of a difference a real step up provides. No more late drops and getting blasted because I'm in DOH surf on a 6'4.
6'6 FCD Octo Quad - Fun board. First quad squash tail I've owned.
@racer1 XPS builds feel really good. No complaints. The build quality is solid and they don't feel drastically different from PU. The 6'6 took some getting used to because it feels stiff since it is glassed 4x4x4 on the top and 4x4 on the bottom. Will definitely keep both FCD boards.
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6'2" flatline model got me feeling like a kid again. Paddles in to waves easily and goes top to bottom. Still need to practice to get to where I was before I left for Texas 5 years ago.
Most of them have an archaic understanding of pain. The US is pretty far behind in teaching modern pain science to health care providers. Your hip is probably fine.
You probably just need a 10-minute mobility routine (this kind of pricey but works) and maybe drink more water.Felt OK to surf yesterday so I surfed (and surfed well
Ask VonMeister.
reminds me when I see someone surf a classic longboard like buttter and any time I try I'm like damn this is a piece of crap and I'm a kook
Me too. Those handful of days a year, I magically transform into Mr. Cross-step when I get on a anything >7ft. It is.. whatever the opposite of “graceful” is. But hey, it gets me in the water when the waves drop below waist high and keeps me entertained.
That pain video was 5 minutes of nothing and anyone who spends $65 for a ‘mobility’ dvd is a moron.
Sometimes you tweak something, it hurts, and then by some miracle you get better. Your PT can’t figure out what’s wrong because he is a dumbshit. Nothings wrong. Minor soft tissue injuries are a part of life.Tweaked leading hip, 3rd time in the past year, occured whil surfing but no obvious cause. PT cannot figure out the exact reason this is happening, speculation is it's due to tight hamstings and hip flexors maybe a bit of IT band too.
Felt OK to surf yesterday so I surfed (and surfed well
Stretching does nothing. Warming up is what you want to do.
Increase strength. It’s your bodies natural and only defense against injury. Always warm up before activity. A light jog before surfing will do wonders and you’ll surf better.