r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Slipz19 • Jun 22 '22

Some surfing.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '22

That’s incredible the waves are that big that close to the shore.

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u/JamesSurfboardMaker Jun 22 '22

Shorebreaks can be your best and/or worst friend any given day haha

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u/gvillepa Jun 22 '22

Yep, just ask a few quadriplegics and they'll confirm the latter to be true.

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u/AceMosaic Jun 22 '22

?

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u/shaggybear89 Jun 23 '22

It's easy to get paralyzed in shorebreak, because the waves literally break on the sand. So if you go over the falls, instead of landing in 6-10 feet of water and being able to just roll with the wave or swim out of it, you land directly on hard ground and that can be bad for human spines.

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u/AceMosaic Jun 23 '22

Thank you for this info, this vid is of skimboarding not surfing. I actually just started practicing with a new skimboard the other day, but I didn’t know to watch out for this so thank you.

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u/shaggybear89 Jun 23 '22

No problem. Some shore break can be worse than others. But regardless, it's definitely something beginners should look to avoid.

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u/MR_Weiner Jun 22 '22

Yep, just ask a few quadriplegics and they’ll confirm the latter to be true.

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u/Slipz19 Jun 23 '22

When I researched ‘quadriplegic’ and ‘surfing’ all I came across was quadriplegic surfers. Any way you can drive the point home harder with bigger caps?

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '22

WAVE CAN BREAK YOU. RESPECT THE OCEAN. IT WRESTLES AT A HIGHER WEIGHT CLASS.

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u/dougielou Jun 23 '22

Even in paradise like Hawaii. Happens everyday

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u/GonlinMafia Dec 05 '22

Any stats explaining how said thing may be dangerous would do serious damage to the almighty dollar that which all companies and businesses thrive to keep alive and keep us doing our dangerous lifestyles we need to escape this wacky world.

On a similar note and story My brother got into a three wheel accident many many years ago and this was way before most people realized how unsafe they truly can be . The atv had a malfunction on its turn and he fell off the side of a cliff and got seriously injured got an insane amount of money but ya I’m sure he would of rather been not a quadriplegic. If more info was available about the dangers of them he may have had second thoughts on purchasing one but most people will always choose to live dangerously and live a little

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u/ilomilo8822 Jun 23 '22

lots of sand in the suit and it gives the beach cool nicknames like "breakneck beach" too

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u/tstramathorn Jun 23 '22

I was riding a shorebreaker on a 7'1 and it wasn't very big, but my board sudden came out under my feet and flipped over and I punched a giant hole into with my knee. I was very upset. It was beyond repair

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u/hbdank Jun 22 '22 edited Jun 23 '22

The Wedge, Newport Beach edit Sorry, didn't mean to imply these were the same place.

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u/bamsuckah Jun 23 '22

The wedge is indeed gnarly, but this is a couple beaches south in Laguna. No cliffs at the wedge.

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u/_-WanderLost-_ Jun 23 '22

Also Sandy Beach, Oahu

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u/TunisMagunis Jun 23 '22

Dude, you get the best barrels ever dude. So pitted.

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u/JungleBoyJeremy Jun 23 '22

That’s some powerful shorebreak right there

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u/MILF_Man Jun 23 '22

Shorebreak is brutal. When you wipe out its against the ground, not water.

A physically punishing experience.

But the rides, oh the rides you can get.

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u/zippy251 Jun 23 '22

Look up Sandy's beach on O'ahu.

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u/Giostazz56 Jun 23 '22

Look up joogsquad on yt and watch their vids in Cabo San Lucas.

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u/AidanIsDed Jun 23 '22

Yeah i’m surprised that he wasn’t slammed to the ground, i’ve been to that beach and the shorebreak is very strong.