Cant pop up, but can paddle. Need advice, what can i surf?

[Beerfan]

So, had a "minor" elbow op to remove a bone chip ( gee im glad i played league as a kid haha ) last month. Doc said 10 days 100%. Nearly a month later, im getting better, probably 97%, but i cant fully straighten my elbow, and while paddling is ok, popping up is downright painful at the moment. I've surfed twice in the last week, and after the first "pop up", i;ve had to ride waves on my guts. I want to keep getting out in the waves ( up to shoulder high for now ), and while surfing prone on my twin keel is fun, im thinking of other surfcraft while my elbow gets back to 100%.

So, what do you guys think??.

Bodyboard?

Keep surfing prone on my twin keel?

Paddleboard ( the clubby style not standup )?

My redback surfmat??

[Thibb]

Bodyboard seems logical, as painful as it may be to you if you are someone who thinks of them as "lidders", "gut-sliders" or whatever...

[Dingus]

What about a kneeboard?

[Beerfan]

Kneeboard still means i have to pop up to my knees, doesnt it?? Even when i get back out the back, and go from laying down to sitting on my board its painful.

I have nothing against bb'ers. Looking like an option at the moment.

[austeve]

How about a couple of tea spoons of concrete & harden the f#ck up !!!

[Yuke Hunt]

How about one of those inflatable surf mats … heaps more buoyancy … and fast.
Lets face it you’re not going to do much on a booger … just cruise … and when your arm gets better you can use the surf mat in hollow shories … either way you will require flippers … or maybe just get the flippers and body surf.

[bc]

Bethany Hamilton manages ok with one arm.

[Caroma]

Just pretend like your a paraplegic and slide of your guts on your twin keel.

I'd rather be a cripple than suffer the embarrassment of riding a booger.

[Surfin Turf]

So, what do you guys think??.

Bodyboard?

please don't ask me to endorse this type of behaviour ... that must be your own internal battle ... take a good hard look at yourself and decide if it's more important to boogie now or to be able to live with the shame later ... I hope you make the right decision ...

[Beerfan]

Im not against BB's at all. Each to their own. Im saving up for a new board, so i dont want to spend any cash, so i think i'll keep surfing the twin prone. I look like a goose, but its actually fun, and pretty fast. I always end up digging the nose and wiping out though, have to practise some more.

[bonusbeats]

can you trim and turn on your board while prone?

[daryl]

Take care of that elbow, mine won't straighten now after a bad break and shonky setting. It might affect paddling.

[Revolution]

Go get a booger nd fins from sds for $150 deal thingy they have.

Once your done with it pass it onto your kids. Odds are you will prob enjoy it enough to keep it anyways.

[WANDERER]

Surfmat ftw!

[bohdidontsurf]

How about a couple of tea spoons of concrete & harden the f#ck up !!!

Thats some funny shit there Steve. I agree totally, just had a major back op and it still hurts like fcuk, but I wont be asking ol Steve here or any other hard cnut on realsurf what to do, I already know the answer, lol.

[bohdidontsurf]

So, what do you guys think??.

Bodyboard?

please don't ask me to endorse this type of behaviour ... that must be your own internal battle ... take a good hard look at yourself and decide if it's more important to boogie now or to be able to live with the shame later ... I hope you make the right decision ...

Thats some funny shit too, I am loving this thread.

[Revolution]

^^

wtf how old are you? like 12?

[Shaunm]

SUP, the paddling with assist in strengthening the elbow