Most Common Kite Injuries??

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LGS > 9 months ago, 23 Feb 2016

LGS

43 posts

23 Feb 2016 4:04pm

What are the most common injuries whilst kiting in waves? Anyone else suffer tennis elbow?

Is tennis elbow a wave specific kite injury ?
I would have thought a fin cut and bar end in the face are the norms ? Is a board injury like broken fins and snapped boards on the list of common injuries?? LOL

Kozzie

QLD

1451 posts

23 Feb 2016 6:35pm

tennis elbow in waves?!?!

man i get tennis elbow unhooking kite loops.

waves.... most common injury is boredom followed by hunger

Plummet

4862 posts

23 Feb 2016 4:37pm

Tennis elbow or golfers elbow (I can never remember which one) is a function of too much bar pressure. Get a kite with less bar pressure.

Yeah gashes from fins would be common. twisted knees/ankles when getting worked in the waves with one binding still in.

drowning and death...

cauncy

8407 posts

23 Feb 2016 4:38pm

Kick in the bollocks

Usually when I get home,

kemp90

QLD

1694 posts

23 Feb 2016 6:45pm

Tennis elbow, and 2 labrum tears in my shoulder

Capt Loopy

NSW

276 posts

23 Feb 2016 7:57pm

Swelling of the cranium
Witch usually leads to a severe shattering of the ego

ste

524 posts

23 Feb 2016 5:13pm

Cauncy, that's gold!

Chris_M

2132 posts

23 Feb 2016 5:20pm

Pulling a hammy pumping up the kite

Plummet

4862 posts

23 Feb 2016 5:40pm

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cauncy said..
Kick in the bollocks

Usually when I get home,

Oh yeah. pitching waves have slapped me in the balls on several occasions. I get then back by riding the waves like the next door neighbours sheep.

wayne22

QLD

39 posts

23 Feb 2016 7:50pm

Golfers elbow.inside tendons had it for 8 mths nearly gone.****s me as gotta put dole form in at nerang .then kite if winds on.if not just get drunk on goon happy days.

bjw

QLD

3687 posts

23 Feb 2016 8:04pm

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Kozzie said...
tennis elbow in waves?!?!

man i get tennis elbow unhooking kite loops.

waves.... most common injury is boredom followed by hunger

Haha, stick to your protected bays with flat water and bogan jet skiers!!

Nice trolling though!

LGS

43 posts

23 Feb 2016 6:40pm

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cauncy said...
Kick in the bollocks

Usually when I get home,

Haha great comment! So very true too

LGS

43 posts

23 Feb 2016 6:43pm

So golfers and tennis elbow sounds pretty common then. (As well as sore balls) I can't fix mine.. (Elbow)

Chris6791

3271 posts

23 Feb 2016 7:10pm

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cauncy said..
Kick in the bollocks

Usually when I get home,

But your missus can see you finish point from the downwinders from the kitchen window, surely that wasn't a coincidence?

Kamikuza

QLD

6493 posts

23 Feb 2016 9:17pm

Leaking bladder

Brohan

VIC

528 posts

23 Feb 2016 10:23pm

Partially tore my MCL when a wave crashed on top of me and my board was still under my feet.

Underoath

QLD

2434 posts

23 Feb 2016 9:23pm

Most common injury I have had is golfers elbow, (Inside elbow) and decapitation from lines.

cauncy

8407 posts

23 Feb 2016 8:22pm

The old ball slap off whitewash when timed correct brings a sickly feeling in the bottom of the gut,
Anyone who's had an intercostal strain especially around the shoulder blades will vouch it's as bad as a kick in the balls,
Had this one and would bring me to my knees
Speaking of knees I had a big wack on the outside of my knee by a wave, inverting it,
Put me out of action for about 6 weeks, I do ski squats now as part of my exercises to keep them strong including my cycling, knees would surely be the most common

theDoctor

NSW

5786 posts

24 Feb 2016 12:38am

ever overhear a noobie kiter talk about kiting to their non kiting mates....?

if you have, you'd have to agree, the most common kiting injury would have to be wrist damage from all the wanking that goes on

JacobMatan

431 posts

23 Feb 2016 10:28pm

Trollitis

Symptoms may include:

Complaining about newbies

Trying to get things banned

Using every comment to hint about how hard you shred

puffy

89 posts

24 Feb 2016 7:36am

Inflated ego

KIT33R

NSW

1716 posts

24 Feb 2016 10:39am

Fish hook jag.

cauncy

8407 posts

24 Feb 2016 8:26am

Not an injury but this furker brings tears to my eyes
You come in kick the board off into the shallows and have a chinwag to your mate
The backwash grabs your board , slams the rail against your shinns and the other rail grinds up against your feet
Add the pressure of the backwash for extra pain
I do ride the aptly named shinn boards though

Leighbreeze

556 posts

24 Feb 2016 11:07am

Shin injured from Shinn boards common while being casual near Shorey.Hahaha.
Wife belted by board near her temple,in waves.
Could have been serious.But Gath helmet protected her melon.
Also Bursytis in shoulder caused by a uncontrolled body drag.
Swollen sore ankles from long session ,straps probs overtight not wanting to loose board.Did'nt notice having to much fun.

FlyByKite

103 posts

24 Feb 2016 11:19am

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Kamikuza said..
Leaking bladder

@ least that will keep you warm for a minute or 2

eppo

9762 posts

24 Feb 2016 11:59am

Golfers elbow and shinn splints...can't seem to fix the former, driving me mad!!!

cauncy

8407 posts

24 Feb 2016 12:18pm

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eppo said...
Golfers elbow and shinn splints...can't seem to fix the former, driving me mad!!!

Must of had a few clips with the old board offs epps
Did I mention the water was 4 ins deep

eppo

9762 posts

24 Feb 2016 12:58pm

That was a pretty lame board off ...dongora winds were shrinking my sphincter...

well mick it is the left arm from holding the bar during the board off and from looping..repetitive action, but I'm addicted. Arms nearly stuffed hey. Underaoth has given me some exercises to do...I suppose rest is due...... but fck that.

jamesperth

611 posts

24 Feb 2016 1:16pm

Tennis Elbow from my old Slingy Octane 13m, long since retired.

I busted an eardrum last year which was horrible.

Broke the 5th metacarpal in my right hand 3 months ago (punched my board away from my face mid crash)

kitingtopher

313 posts

24 Feb 2016 4:35pm

deflated ego

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