Do you know that moment when you've f'd up in big surf, and then all goes silent for that brief little peace before all hell breaks loose? Well, I sure do. I'm no Torrey Meister, but I got my ass handed to me today. Now, I've wiped out plenty (and in bigger conditions than today) but this was the most violent beat down that I can remember. It got my thinking that maybe there was something I should have done that I didn't do. I've always assumed that there's not much more you can do than just relax, curl up, and get thrashed, but maybe I'm missing a trick or two. What do you do in a big wipeout when there's no time to pin drop or dive through the back of the wave?