shallow water winching

rfmcrx · Posted: Apr 05, 2010 11:24 am Post subject: shallow water winching

we went out winching sunday at the local park, and the water level in the river was down. some spots of the river were only a foot deep. On my second pass i tried a 3 shuv and missed the landing. I landed in a foot of water and slammed into a rock with my lower back at about 20mph. Now my back is black and blue and i can hardly stand.
Just wondering how much water you usally winch in?
and if any one has had the same thing happen when winching shallow water?

price.dan · Backside 180 Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 1404 City: Regina

rfmcrx, ohh mayne that sucks! that's always kinda in the back of my mind when winching/ditch skating especially now since its spring. The best thing to do before winching is walk through the area and make sure there isn't any rocks or sharp objects in your path. Yes it blows to do that, but since hearing some horror stories of people winching and falling on rebar, and other unknown lurching water monsters, id rather take the cold 10 min walk thru. Hope you heal up quick, its skatin season.

416 · Backside 180 Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 836 City: Toronto

shizzle sounds harsh! it depends on the spot, most of the spots i hit its reletively deep enough but i hit this one drop and it was deep but got shallow quick and so when i fell a bit later i hit rocks but notihng that bad

triggamike · Backside 180 Joined: 07 Jun 2007 Posts: 1392 City: 225

gotta pay to play broskie!

on a shallow ditch i ride in when it rains alot i landed primo on the thigh tryin a jacked up 3 shuv and had a hard time walking for a week, jus remember a bag of ice on that hurt spot for 15 min intervals will shorten healing time hope that helps!

miller · Backside 180 Joined: 08 Aug 2004 Posts: 2394 City: Regina

price.dan, are you ditchboarding yet?

price.dan · Backside 180 Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 1404 City: Regina

miller, you kno it Smash

tad · 360 flip Joined: 07 May 2006 Posts: 5031

My roommate just broke his wrist winching at a gap with a 3-4 inch deep landing.

miller · Backside 180 Joined: 08 Aug 2004 Posts: 2394 City: Regina

price.dan, hate you

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Apr 05, 2010 12:24 pm Post subject:

damn dude, feel better. I usually wont ride in any water less then waste high.

rfmcrx · Posted: Apr 05, 2010 7:04 pm Post subject:

the river is usally 4-5 feet deep, and in the spring it floods out the park beside it.
But this year our water levels are real low.

cjbecker · Posted: Apr 05, 2010 7:38 pm Post subject:

i have rode through stuff that was paper thin, but really a few inches, and did not do any tricks.

Scotty B · Pop Shuvit Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Posts: 183 City: Markham

rfmcrx, That sucks man, i have fallen a bunch on my wrists and now they both click when i rotate them.
The water at my place on sandy lake in buckhorn has seen the most water i have seen in a while. I guess its still early to open all those dams through the Trent.

rfmcrx · Posted: Apr 06, 2010 11:16 am Post subject:

Scotty B, Our lakes hold all the water for the trent. 12mile lake were we ride in minden has lots of water. Just the river that flows through town is low.
Last year at this time we had an incline rail setup in the park beside the swing set.
Lol we used to cottage on sandy lake when i was young, wish we were still on that lake.

nick · Posted: Apr 06, 2010 12:43 pm Post subject:

I'm scared to ride in anything deeper than 4 ft... Waist deep is the epitome of my comfort zone.

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Apr 06, 2010 1:38 pm Post subject:

nick, ya real deep water frightens me as well.... i like being able to put my feet down, buts its strange, some people ive rode with hate being able to touch the ground!

ShutItDown · Frontside 180 Joined: 03 Jan 2010 Posts: 452 City: KC

I've never ridden in anything where I could touch my feet... It seems too shallow to me.

cjbecker · Posted: Apr 06, 2010 4:13 pm Post subject:

i love riding in water that is like belly button depth. i love being able to wreck and stand up.

rfmcrx · Posted: Apr 06, 2010 6:16 pm Post subject:

I dont mind shallower water aslong as its mostly sand. the rail we had was on grass in the park in 2ft of water, if you bailed you would slide along the grass bottom.

McLOVIN · Backside 180 Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 1673

i usually winch ran puddles since there are really no winch spots around me. the water is ankle deep at the most. falling hurts

Brett Leadley · Posted: Apr 10, 2010 8:41 am Post subject:

I winched in a cranberry bog near me a few times. Waist deep water with cranberry trees really softening the falls. So if your Ocean Spray ever tastes like DVS's, sorry!!