I've only been successfully wakeboarding for about a month now and last weekend I was working on jumping the wake and from what I remember the board caught the water and whacked me in the head requiring a trip to the ER and lots of stitches. I can handle the hard falls, concussions, and soreness that comes with all this, but can I expect this type of injury to happen regularly? Obviously a helmet will help me out here unless I get hit in the face next time, but does this happen all the time? (here's a pic of the injury before stitching for your enjoyment)
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1422/5498881/11006969/164982431.jpg
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