Going over the falls
Posted:
Tue Jul 28, 2015 7:18 amby 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
Re: Going over the falls
Posted:
Tue Jul 28, 2015 7:48 amby 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.
Re: Going over the falls
Posted:
Tue Jul 28, 2015 8:32 amby 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.
Re: Going over the falls
Posted:
Sun Aug 02, 2015 1:17 amby oldmansurfer
He was trying to do an inverted floater
Re: Going over the falls
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Sun Aug 02, 2015 1:32 amby 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.
Re: Going over the falls
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Sun Aug 02, 2015 1:37 amby oldmansurfer
Not to mention but once he survived that one then there is the next wave and the next wave.
