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Sometimes you have sessions where you are in the zone; other times the zone just eludes you. Saturday’s regular session with Board Boy was uneventful. I have this feeling that I go through two or three weeks of uninspired riding to pay for the one week of really, balls-to-the-wall riding.

I did manage to knock myself out as I nearly landed my wake-to-wake toe-side¹. Nearly landed it but not quite. I hesitated when I landed it and as result, the tip of the board caught in the wake, propelling my nicely into a faceplant.

It bloody winded me like nothing else in the right of my chest, so I think my next wakeboard purchase will be a nice impact vest. I went straight back into it there and then because I didn’t want the fear to set in. I think I got a few good toesides, just shy of the second wake. Enough to know that I’ve eliminated my fear.

Some photos from recent sessions (featuring Board Boy, Azumi and myself):

1. Board Boy tells me that by seeing red and white it is technically a knockout. [↩]

Tags: 2-wake, faceplant, pain, toeside, wakeboard