Spencer and I were out shooting video for our new bc vid, and i went a little too big. I tried to hop over a 32"ish tennis net and dislocated my right shoulder. PAIN. 2 months to heal though, not as bad as a broken arm.
My favorite part of Uni-Accidents is explaining to the doc how it happened…
Doc: “So tell me, how did you get this huge gash in your shin?”
Me: “I was trying to freemount my mountain unicycle and the pedals bit me.”
(long pause…)
Doc: “So tell me, how did you get this huge gash in your shin?”
It doesn’t compute to them so they just re-ask the same question.
Might I recommend, once you recover, to spend a few months in a Judo / Aikido / Hapkido dojo to learn some basic falling skills?
With as much as you guys wipe out it would behoove you to know what to do once you’re mid-air. With proper training you can land from most any position without injuring yourself.
The screencap of you falling with a straight arm is a textbook example of how to dislocate a joint. Never fall with locked joints! Of course, you now know that in hindsight…