Bad Fall today while WW (pics)

I'm at the same stage WWing as you.

I wear:
Helmet, wrist guards, elbow pads, knee pads, and... don't laugh...okay
you can laugh, I really don't care... my kayaking vest. It pads my back
when I land on it.

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Ouch, i wrecked while learning to WW and got my ankle cut =p

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I forget to mention. I hope you feel better. It looks like it really
hurts. Those backwards falls are so jarring.

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ive never worn a helmet, elbow or wrist pads for a year...

not to mention the kayaking vest... haha

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podzol said:

I forget to mention. I hope you feel better. It looks like it really
hurts. Those backwards falls are so jarring.

Thanks. Yeah, it was very jarring and for a split second I felt the
impact course through my whole body and skull! Weird and scary.Well,
I'm gonna go hold it under cold water 'cause it's pretty
swollen...looks like a golf ball is under my skin!

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manon1wheel said:

ive never worn a helmet, elbow or wrist pads for a year...

not to mention the kayaking vest... haha

I'm a very happy and proud whimp.

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ouch.. a golfball? take a picture while it lasts

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Here's the two-elbow comparison! Can you guess which one was injured??
(lol!)The pain is really setting in now; I hope it's not broken, but I
think it's probably just badly bruised. OUCH!

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Whoa Terry, looks like a nasty bruise. 🙁 t

Hope you heal up quickly!

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well its a perfect example of murphys law...if it can happen it will.
but i hope your arm feels better soon.

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If that big lump is your elbow and not a tumor, I bet ya its broken. Put
some ice on it and get it checked.

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podzol said:

If that big lump is your elbow and not a tumor, I bet ya its broken. Put
some ice on it and get it checked.

Luckily, I do have full range of motion, and no "grinding" feeling, so
I don't think it's broken, but just swollen. But I could be
wrong...I'll see how it feels tomorrow. Another lucky thing, it's not
my "tuning" hand! (I'm a piano tuner)😄

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Wow, Terry, that's ugly. You still have your sense of humor. 🙂 That's
a hematoma, I think. I had one a few years ago on my forearm from
falling off my MUni onto a rock. It goes down in a week or so. Take
some motrin and take it easy. That sent me to buying arm guards.

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Wow, that's hugly.

When I was learning to WW, which took me 7 months, I often wore wrist
guards, tho never a helmet or any other gear. Leaning back is
important, tho it's counter-intuitive, so when you fall, it tends to be
awkward. But... I learned to "reach" for the ground with whichever hand
was closer to it, and since the wrist guard took most of the
punishment, I always came out ok. The two times I hurt myself came
after i'd learned (but not mastered) WWing. In both cases, I slipped,
got my feet caught on the same side of the wheel, and nearly broke my
wrist. I never came close to hurting an elbow (in fact, I've never so
much as scraped an elbow in 26 years of riding). Weird.

Heal well,

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Terry, judging by the size of that bump you have damaged your bursa.
Check out this link:
http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/elbow/a/olecranonbursa.htm

There is a fluid sack in your elbow called your bursa that become
inflamed if you hit it real hard. There can be complications, so watch
it. I hurt mine real bad in highschool (diving while playing
ping-pong) and it took almost a month for it to go down. It hurt
REALLY bad for awhile.

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Terry,
Hope you heal quickly!!

All this talk about leaning back while ww -- I've said it before and
I'll say it now, I really don't think that the rider should lean back.
This excessive leaning back is what causes the nasty falls from ww.

From another post a while back said:

I disagree with the wheelwalking advice about leaning back. When I watch
the people who can easily wheel walk versus those who are struggling,
the biggest difference is that those who are struggling have their
shoulders TOO far back.

What I recommend is keeping your shoulders over your hub (or even
slightly forward) and your butt slightly back. This distributes the
weight better, but doesn't give the feeling of having the shoulders too
far back. Watch videos of wheelwalking (or even look at pictures) and
draw a line between the shoulders/hips/feet. The line for Beginners is
straight and angling back (like "/"😉, while for advanced it is closer
to a merge of ">" and "|".

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Seager said:

(diving while playing ping-pong)

How do you stop the balls floating to the surface? :p

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ouch! i hope it feels better soon.

i had a very large bump on my leg a couple of months ago. but is wasnt
that big!!!
that picture makes me flinch

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ouch! :s hope you get better soon! i also reali hope it isnt broken, i
dont think i would manage without all your videos :p

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