Injured, a Skaters Worst Nightmare.

Its every skateboarders worst nightmare come to life. You see a farmiliar stair set, rail, or flat bar. You've done this a million times, fakie kick, fakie 5-0, or even just front side board slide to shove it out- nothing fancy. First try, pop, flick, bolts. Again, pop, flick... bolts. Ok this time you grab the camera, kick push kick push, pop - that's when you know, this is gonna get ugly. Instead of committing, taking the pain and rolling to safety, you try to bail, leave the board behind and land on your feet. Big mistake. Instead of some brush burn and a bruise, now you've got a fractured ankle, bone bruises on your heel, or worst a broken anything. So now your one true love has been taken away from you so what do you do? Well for starters mentally review how you got hurt and make sure your understand exactly what happened so that you can prevent it from ever happening again. Secondly the best thing to do is stay off you injured foot. Regardless of how small it is, pain is pain and it means somethings wrong. Skating with a little bit of pain can lead to waking up with a large amount of pain. So what are your options. Well one is just stay in and watch skate videos. I recommend the DeathWish tape, Baker 3 , ( anything w. Antwuan Dixon really hahah ) or something classic like the Lakai Fully Flared . Watching footage is a great way to compare your style and skills and is an entertaining way to learn new tricks. For example seeing Antwuan Dixon nollie heel the Carlsbad Gap taught me how to position my weight when taking a nollie heel off a gap. Even video games like skate 3 will show your the ideal way to set up and execute aerial gymnastics. If watching skateboarding is going to tempt you to skate in your injury then perhaps try filming for your crew. I know it's not your typical role but its for the greater good. With one person constantly filming versus each member filming here and there you'll capture more of those "dude I wish we were filming" moments. If none of these alternatives float your boat, try editing some footage. Everyone likes being filmed, no one likes editing but this is the perfect time to do it. Get a good 2-3 minute part together and share it with the world. That way when your good to skate again, you can clear space on your camera to capture more golden moments. Either way plan on giving yourself ample time to rest, and stay off the injury. Before you know it you'll be back on your feet... erm board. For your sadists out there's a link to the worst skateboarding injuries on the internet. Enjoy. - The Philly Skater. Over n' Out