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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