With all the talk in Atlantic Canada going around of Mark Richard compressing a disc in his back I though I’d take the opportunity to take a closer look at what you should do if you know your about to land flat off of a drop. Keep in mind that these techniques aren’t guaranteed to prevent injury back but simply reduce the chances. Landing flat off of any drop above 10 feet into green water can break your back. Ideally you can identify how aerated your landing point is when scouting and decide if you want to boof or not but if things don’t go as planed here are a few things to think about.

Landing forward on the boof at Grandfather Clock (photo Zac Crouse)

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With most of the South Eastern USA in a drought the Gauley River in West Virginia has been one of the best spots on the east coast for playboating and training for next seasons competitions.

Looping the Diesel at Ender Waves on the Gauley (Photo Bryan Kirk)

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A little video I found in a dusty box that I had made a while ago.

I was away this weekend but this is a submission that Ian Campbell had sent me where he, Laurie Brown, Andrew Devost, and Paul Hill did a first D in the 45 river area.

We Bagged a Broad (River) past Forty Five (River)

Saturday, November 10, 2007, saw the first descent (to our knowledge) of the Broad river in Fundy Park. Following our previous weekend’s journey, we continued up the road from the 45 river and found this gem. Read more