It's always the last one that gets me

Good wind today, I went down to the lake to do some kitesurfing ... hoo, windy! Forecast said 20 knots, sure seems like it too!
I decided against the C-kite and tried my 10m Vortex ... not enough grunt. Out came the 15m Phantom - just right!

Then the gusts started getting bad and while fully sheeted I was being over-powered. Time to go home ... and I fell for the ol' "One last run then I'll pack it in" ... and got nailed by a couple of gusts, pushed into the shore and when I tried to brake and go upwind to stall out, I got lobbed at the shore over the board, breaking my wrist

Luckily for my love life, it's my left wrist that's broken
It's an impressive break apparently and I'm going for a CT scan in 2 weeks then surgery a few days after ... titanium plate and screws! And no sports for three months end of my season it seems ...

So a lesson to me then - listen to your instincts a bit better ... my own fault (and a bit of bad luck) for bein greedy!

YEEOWOUCH!!! :o :shocked2: :o

Sorry to hear that, man. You might have to settle with serene single-line kites for awhile.

I guess no one ever considers wearing wrist-guards when kite surfing, though I wouldn't think of going on concrete or other hard surfaces w/o them.

At least you're not like those old golfers who'll stay out in the greens to lift irons in a lightning storm!

lousy break (oooh-no pun intended:embarrased::embarrased feel better... can i use your phantom while you heal?:D:D i hear kites are like car batteries.. if you don't keep'em charged they die

The Vultures already start to circle (but I was here first!):saint:

Ouch......heel-up quick dude!!!!

OUCH!!! hope it heals quickly mate!!!

3+ months of no kiting ...

what are you gonna do?

one handed keyboard kiting is no fun either....

good luck with the scans and surgery!

Thanks for sharing.
I have listened to the " voices " and backed off a few times. While I wouldn't want anybody getting hurt I will use your example and others as proof I'm making the right choice when Im questioning going back out.

get well soon. :Ange09:

consider jogging?

sorry to hear that man, im all too familiar with the ER room. always seems like the time spent waiting around to recover is worse than he actual inury.

ps: ibuprofen goes a long way

I broke my wrist years ago kiting, I just flew the arcs with one hand. I only missed 2 weeks! Sand would be coming out of the cast all week in between sessions. Sorry about the break!........aj

Thanks all!
My own dumb fault - onshore wind, too much wind and gusty ... LISTEN TO THE VOICES! I often have to learn things the hard way ... is my first broken bones though (and first trip in an ambulance :lol and I've not been in an ER for over ten years :D and the other day the wife was complaining about how much insurance is and how little I use it

Yeah the break hurt but was no real problem, hurts now but I can take it - it's like the dull ache of too cold hands warming up ... resetting the bone tho - mother love a duck! Still not as painful as my back was tho!

That sounds encouraging aj had a tentative plan for a trip to Okinawa in Xmas hols ... reckon it's worth a shot then

Tell you what though - I was loving the Phantom on the water! First time I'd tried it ... bit tricky to begin with but I could see me getting the hang of it eventually - light years better than the C-kite!

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Originally posted by Kamikuza Thanks all! My own dumb fault - onshore wind, too much wind and gusty ... LISTEN TO THE VOICES! I often have to learn things the hard way ... is my first broken bones though (and first trip in an ambulance :lol and I've not been in an ER for over ten years :D and the other day the wife was complaining about how much insurance is and how little I use it Yeah the break hurt but was no real problem, hurts now but I can take it - it's like the dull ache of too cold hands warming up ... resetting the bone tho - mother love a duck! Still not as painful as my back was tho! That sounds encouraging aj had a tentative plan for a trip to Okinawa in Xmas hols ... reckon it's worth a shot then Tell you what though - I was loving the Phantom on the water! First time I'd tried it ... bit tricky to begin with but I could see me getting the hang of it eventually - light years better than the C-kite!

I'm just looking at all of the smiling and laughing going on in this post......... You're on meds right?

Hope you heal fast as strong!
The titanium isn't so bad; but I can tell you this.. I don't pass though airport security too well

No, some mild painkillers I think but not as strong as Ibuprofen :ticking: it's the kind of pain I'm used to I guess - doesn't bother me too much

Tough luck Kami, hope it heals up well. My thought was along the lines of what Action Jackson said he did, find something you can fly hooked in using just one hand .

Hey man, feel better, and yeah, listen to the little voices. The healing time will go fast and you will find other things to catch up on. All the best.

Oh no! Sorry to hear about that! Get well soon.
Yeah, that little voice is there for a good reason, don't ignore it.

wow,dude, sorry to hear that--you flying those monster kites in them winds--youre a beast!!

Can't get my fat inept ass out of the water otherwise

Here's my pics ... the doctor very nicely printed out the screenshot of my CT scans - apparently, the scans and x-rays I paid for don't actually entitle me to keep the output

From left to right, top to bottom - thumb side, palm side, top side, little finger side view ... plate is going in the big one with 9 screws or something, and I'm getting a screw to hold the chunk together on the outside bone ...

[img]http://www.post#@%$#!.biz/albums/userpics/11553/left_wrist.jpg[/img]

Hope that goes well. And that you avoid doing that in the future.

:D I'll try mom

What, you can't tell me that you want to do that again?

WANT to no but I can't guarantee a future lack of stupidity can I :D

sigh Just try to remember, the fence really is electric and you don't need to piss on it to check :wink2:

you reckon? seems off to me ...

You know, my dad did the same thing - touched an 'electric' fence to check it wasn't 'on' so he proceeded to climb over it ... got halfway over, a leg on each side and then he did a graceful catapult the rest of the way How you like your nuts dad, roasted?

Heheh

Sounds like you need a read through the darwin awards again, if you haven't already done so! :evil:

a read through last year's entries kinda resets the parameters for us risk-taking folk, i find.... :wee:

we're not so stupid after all! :alien:

:dunno:

sounds like you're actually taking it pretty easy on the meds, btw....

Tough luck Kami. Sorry to hear about it. What do your school kids think about the fact that their teacher is a kiting rockstar?

:wee:

The proof is in the plates and screws.

Is the plate temporary or permanant?

The plates holding my left radius and ulna are for life. They often act up during weather changes. I do like the fact that I can become the human lightning rod by digging my toe into the dirt and raising my left arm to the sky


Heal fast Kami