I've noticed certain tricks have claimed a few knees over wakeboarding's history. Specifically tricks that end with a frontside 180 landing on the toe edge.
For example:
HS Front Flip 180 claimed Gator's knee in Mayday and Josh Palma's knee
HS FS 540 claimed Collin Harrington's knee and Dary Znebel's knee
Lots of tricks can blow knees, but seems like riders usually blow the knee of their leading leg. This makes sense for Collin and Josh (and maybe Gator and Dary too) because their front knee is twisting while it absorbs impact of landing. More pressure is put on the front knee because it has to stay strong to prevent the rider from falling over the nose in the direction they are traveling.
For those who are keeping track, what tricks did other pros blow their knees on and was it their front knee or back knee?
If you blew your knee wakeboarding, what trick was it and what is your front knee or back knee?
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