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[MerriedxReldnahc]

The most painful slam I ever took was practicing backside nose shove its (or switch fakie backside shoves if I want to get technical) standing still. Fell and went straight down on the point of my elbow, and it hurt so bad I didn't skate for a few days. Then less than a week later, with my elbow taped up, I did the exact same thing, right on the funny bone. This time though, the pain was so great I cried, my arm felt like it was on fire. It took all I had to drag myself inside and lay down and whimper, and for the next month I couldn't straighten out my left arm without excruciating pain. So my theory is it's better to fall moving forward so some of that energy is dispersed laterally, rather than it all impact at one point. Also, there's no shame in practicing how to slam. We used to run into the grass and jump up and fall or slide to learn how to bail without getting seriously hurt.

That theory sounds right, one of the things I've heard is that if you can roll during a fall that will distribute the impact better. I managed to do a pretty good roll after getting my wheels stuck (on a flowerpatch of all things!) and got up unscathed. A few weeks ago I hit a pebble on the road and fell in such a way that the full impact went straight to my left knee and my palms. Not the proudest fall, but I was pretty proud of that bruise.

 

[Meriasek]

True enough. Once I can comfortably roll and push again, I'll certainly won't do too much shit standing still anymore

 

[DDBCAE CBAADCBE]

As someone who used to surf I always saw skaters as lame poser types.

 

[Billy "the Bot" Bobson]

That theory sounds right, one of the things I've heard is that if you can roll during a fall that will distribute the impact better. I managed to do a pretty good roll after getting my wheels stuck (on a flowerpatch of all things!) and got up unscathed. A few weeks ago I hit a pebble on the road and fell in such a way that the full impact went straight to my left knee and my palms. Not the proudest fall, but I was pretty proud of that bruise.

Aikido is a joke of a martial art, but it will drill into you the importance and technique of rolling (or really just tumbling). It's a skill that has become surprisingly useful in my own life, despite never getting into a fight. Basics of it were to throw up your dominant arm in front of your face (like hugging a barrel), throw your legs behind you and tuck your head just behind your arm, roll onto your shoulder but let the momentum of your legs roll over the rest of your shoulder. It's hard to explain, and it's been a long time since I've had to do it correctly. Maybe want to implement a kick-off from your board so that it doesn't smack you in the face.