Tried some more HC Rolls which resulted in some good and some bad things. First the good: I almost landed it a couple of times. Just slipped out, but still had the handle and had to let go, because I slipped out onto my back. Yesterday I landed it once without the rope. I rode on for a couple yards, then sunk, because there was no handle anymore. It felt really good landing it and riding away - even without the rope. Now the bad: I've taken a couple of bad wipeouts - horrible face plants to be exact. Yesterday I took off too early and the rotation drove me down hard onto the water surface. My shoulder hurt like mad and I thought I might have broken a bone. My whole arm went numb and it felt very hot. I've had this experience before when falling bad on Tantrums (which used to be one of my most consistent tricks last season) and TS 180s, but this time the pain was tenfold. I thought I was hurt badly, but I think I was really lucky that my shoulder wasn't dislocated. My fingertips are still feeling numb today, though, and my shoulder still hurts a little, but I think I'll be on the water again today - if it stops raining... Sooner or later I'll land that sucker. I have the rotation dialed, I just need to be careful to perform a correct cut and to take off correctly and not too early.
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