Depiction of what its like to be held down in the impact zon

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Depiction of what its like to be held down in the impact zon

Post by yojimbo » Fri Mar 17, 2017 1:02 pm

Just came across this scene. If you've never experienced being held down in the surf in the impact zone, this will give you a good idea of what it feels like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOVrvZ3aKt4[/video]

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Re: Depiction of what its like to be held down in the impact

Post by Cosmicocean » Fri Mar 17, 2017 1:27 pm

Ha !
that's interesting,

prolly counterintuitive she should have swam down or sideways

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Re: Depiction of what its like to be held down in the impact

Post by drroc » Fri Mar 17, 2017 9:05 pm

Rule #1 when being held down in the wave. Don't struggle at all and go for the ride. You won't be able to surface, while the wave has its way with you. An impact vest will make it easier to surface once the wave has its way with you :)

Yojimbo, is Dillon up and running? It seems that Waddell is taking its sweet time to get going.

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Re: Depiction of what its like to be held down in the impact

Post by yojimbo » Sat Mar 18, 2017 3:17 am

They cut the scene before she passes out in this clip. It totally captured what i experienced the first time i was held down. I was happily shredding, then i crash and end up fighting for my life.

Hey drroc! Yes, definitely the thing to do is conserve your energy, don't panic and go for the ride. Can't comment on Dillon, haven't been out for awhile.

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Re: Depiction of what its like to be held down in the impact

Post by Kyle » Tue Mar 21, 2017 9:03 pm

Lol. I finally watched this and assumed this was an ad before some GoPro footage on YouTube. It took watching again to realize that this movie trailer is the video you meant to post:)


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Re: Depiction of what its like to be held down in the impact

Post by pipedragon » Sun Apr 09, 2017 2:02 pm

Why I kite big waves with a life vest. Cheap and you barely notice them, buy one at West Marine. You can thank me later!

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