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I wear a helmet as a beginner/intermediate since there are so many boards around sometimes, sometimes I get hit by my own board and actually the helmet is a super sun protection- before I sometimes sun burned on my head. In skiing people also felt too cool for a helmet until most of people realized health goes above appearance beauty and now almost everybody wears one- at least in europe.
Another spot to place a sponsor and get paid which will be seen a lot more than on a surfboard submerged under water
I wish horseback riders would get the memo.
Same stupid debate in skateboarding. Look cool (unconcerned for your own safety) vs. Protect the part of your body most vulnerable and responsible for every aspect of your life. Seems like the debate is actually between being dumb and being safe. Too bad dumb behavior is synonymous with masculinity or toughness.
Do bikers think that helmets don't look cool?
Garrett McNamara always stood out when wearing a helmet. Smart choice is all I thought.
I want my brain to be healthy. I will wear a helmet. Makes sense
The pussification of America made it to the waves..cool
Did Lopez wear a helmet did Hamilton wear a helmet? Did Sonny Boy Gomes wear a helmet? When we were kids we jumped bikes off of ramps made out of wood stacked upon anything we could find in front of a house. No helmet no knee pads no elbow pads no maxi pads.
There was the same attitude towards helmets in the Freestyle Ski and Snowbaord community until the amazing Kevin Pearce had his accident – check out 'The Crash Reel' documentary for the sad but encouraging and motivating story!
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Dave Wassel is a legend lol
Zero reason not to wear one. The argument is over.
When your putting your life on the line surfing giant chowps or backdoor/ pipe on those heavy days yea thow it on
Skateboarding on the other hand lame and stupid to wear a helmet it just goes to show what kind of a human being you are if u skate with one
I had a helmet for windsurfing. And I would wear it surfing. And man… people did not welcome my presence. This was 2003. Ultimately I wore it less and less.. partly because I got better and better. And partly because in the north it's cold and I wanted by wetsuit hood on. And lastly because the helmets weren't that comfy or streamlined then. But I make a point of supporting helmet wearers in my presence in all sports… skateboarding.. surfing, sailing or anything else
If you think a helmet might be necessary it means a helmet is necessary. Dur durr durr
Same in pro tree climbing world. The rules are written in blood.
Super gay
I mean you’re in water I don’t wanna take a chance going unconscious in the water it won’t fully prevent it but it will help not do as much damage
Its always nice to see societal shifts that let insecure people make smarter decisions. Pretty soon insecure people will be able to drive minivans. I cant wait
Kelly Slater was talking about his buddy who always wore a helmet on jre. He said that one time he got dumped off his board by a massive wave and his board hit his helmet so hard it cracked it. Fairly certain he would have been dead otherwise. May look lame, but you only have one brain lol.
you can surf without a helmet, if the waves are small, but if you are willing to surf above the head waves on shallow reefs, you definitely need a helmet
As a long time skater and surfer it amazes me the kids at all concrete parks not wearing helmets .. it just takes one bad fall and you are a carrot 🥕 for life !! I grew up on wood half pipes a little more forgiving but we still wore helmets .. street skating I can see but skating big very concrete bowls without a helmet blows my mind !! Cheers
I cracked my helmet skateboarding
I don't want helmet.
I want air tank
I used a helmet recently in the Mentawais and got my neck torqued bad on a moderate wipeout. I’m still messed up from it. I believe in helmets but the neck injury issue is significant for me.
This used to not work for me in past seasons, I’m on Xbox at a certain point I would get kicked every time, but thanks for the video I’m gonna try a couple methods out or maybe you know one that works 100%
Helmets are “cool” yet I never saw one redbull ad with helmeted surfers before
I use to ride Bulls for about 8 years. Back in mid 90’s helmets just started being worn and if you wore one you were gonna get laughed at. I was one of those getting laughed at. Other riders would say you ain’t no real cowboy and I would say you’re right…I’m just a Bull Rider. Can make the Difference between just a bad day or destroying your head and face.
Ski instructor here and also a surfer. I started skiing like everybody else without a helmet. Few years ago skiing in the US (I'm from Chile) a friend of mine did hit his head with a tree and got short memory loss for a day. That experience made me buy a helmet the day after. Two weeks later or so I fell while sliding on a rail and hit my head with it. I still remember the noise that metal pipe made. So, for surfing, as the guys in the video say, if wearing a helmet gives you better chance to making it out safe it would be stupid not to do so because you don't look cool. For big waves 3+ m with rocky or reef under the shallow water, just wear a helmet man. Is your head, is your brain, that shit is priceless and you certainly won't look cool with a head injury not being able to speak properly.
Woke surfing omg
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When I first started snowboarding nobody wore helmets and it was considered dorky and not cool. Now it’s weird to see people who don’t wear helmets.
Surfers were wearing helmets around 1990 at Pipe.
No to helmets instead.
It should be optional
Marketing helmet 101.
I've had two friends die in the water from hitting their head on the reef 🪸