Going over the falls

[dtc]

Ever wondered about the expression 'going over the falls'

Well, wonder no longer (at what it means) - but wonder about how he survived (watch the video)

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/n ... ilwpr.html

[drowningbitbybit]

Ouch

I went over the falls in the same way a couple of weeks ago on a wave a tenth the size of that... and it still hurt, so god knows what that felt like.

[surf patrol]

Im' with you DBBB, I find it hard to imagine what that must feel like. Lucky to get out of that one relatively OK.

[billie_morini]

Hey, I've done that!

[oldmansurfer]

He was trying to do an inverted floater

[oldmansurfer]

seriously that he is not getting hit by the lip makes a big difference in what happens. The lip goes down and hits the reef and water bounces back off the reef creating a sort of cushion if you will that often keeps you from hitting it . Still a massive and scary wipeout. I bet he thought he was dead.

[oldmansurfer]

Not to mention but once he survived that one then there is the next wave and the next wave.