The Truth About Surf Wipeouts

[@ejectoraircoasters222]

2:19 LMAO I need to try this 😂Jk jk, but fr that was hilarious

[@Jaemsgodinez]

The Californian lift off bro 🤣

[@al-dorifto1631]

Just be careful karma don't kick your ass like it did me, my 2 Mayes dropped in on me one day, I was pumping hard as I ever had in my life to try n run over them and seriously fuck them up cuz they pissed me off .. next minute I was in the water wondering what happened, I snapped the board from pumping too hard, and it was the best board I've ever owned in 35 years of life lol

[@PariahSojourner]

I broke my back in a wipeout back on Christmas morning, 2009. I was at Bolsa Chica and was riding my 10'6; it was high tide and the waves were just starting to feather, but not breaking a little outside - a perfect place to catch them, then ride them through the reform where once they got close to shore they broke over a nice, natural sand-groin into tight little left barrels that my board and I barely fit into if I crouched down really low. I got about 10 of these when I saw a couple guys I knew getting ready to paddle out and who were watching me. Wanting to show off, I dropped into a little barrel deeper than any before, when suddenly I was vaulted into the air when the wave ahead of the one I was riding backwashed off the beach and hit mine. Shot up into the air about 10 feet, when I came down I landed on the rail of my board just forward of the fin, cracking the rail and shattering my L2 vertebrae. I knew I was f***ed and screamed for help. The guys watching me ran down and fished me out. They carried my board back to my car as I slowly walked, barely able to put one foot in front of the other, repeating to myself, "I f***ed up, I f***ed up, I f***ed up, I f***ed up....". A couple of other guys who I had been in the water with earlier and were just getting ready to leave helped me peel off my wetsuit (Oh, I was in PAIN), insisting on calling 911, but I didn't want to leave my car and board, so I drove home the 30 miles. I pulled into my driveway and had to call my landlord to THEN call 911 as I was in too much pain get out of the car. I spent 4 days in the hospital and the doctor told me another half-inch up or down and I would have been paralyzed from the break down. He said I was lucky. After a bunch of physical rehab, 6 months later I was back in the water, crying tears of gratitude as I caught my first wave since the wipeout. But, oh, did I mention how sweet those tight little barrels were? I still mind-surf them.

[@DOUEKINGDOM]

Thats a crazy story dude. Glad you're back in the water!

[@PariahSojourner]

@@DOUEKINGDOM Thanks!

[@girabaldytasty6224]

Wow

[@CounterFleche]

Sounds like you got really lucky and I hope you've recovered. As expensive as 911 to the hospital is, it's nothing compared to your spine. Take back/neck injuries very seriously because it's better to pay money for an ambulance than it is to pay in quality of life when you lose the ability to surf again.

[@PariahSojourner]

@@CounterFleche Thanks, yeah, I was very lucky. I did call 911 (well, my landlord did) when I got home. What's funny (at least I think), is that the few doctors I've had since then have taken a look at x-rays and MRI's of my back and think I should be bedridden in constant pain. When I tell them how active I am, heavy yard work, mountain biking, backpacking, etc. (I haven't surfed in 4 - 5 years because I now live deep in the Mojave), they freak out. I tell them that if I stop moving for a while that when my back hurts, so move I do. Besides my back, this old carcass is beat to shit from all the other hard-living I've had the pleasure of experiencing over my 57 years. :D If I lose the so-called "quality if life" because I pushed too hard, so be it. It'll just give me an opportunity to push back even harder. My life mantra: “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!” ~Hunter S. Thompson

[@jfrealestate201]

Love this! All surfers have experienced this over and over. Most of us on smaller waves than the waves shown in this video. See you kooks out at El Porto!☮️

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks for watching!

[@sardilongboard]

Sat down with my morning coffee and watched this. Realized I may have achieved 60% of these wipeouts last Monday morning. Looking forward to a video as to why cold water wipeouts suck so much more than warm water ones. Peace to all from Spain

[@BradJacobson]

Ice Cream headaches are one big reason! Thanks for watching.

[@jspaethGU]

Dude! Your narrating is great! Definitely has a Bruce Brown sound and feel to it. Your videos are inclusive and easy to understand for non-surfers, but still has all the insight and inside knowledge for the hardcore rippers. Keep the great vids coming!

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@vickryan]

Nobody listens to me but i will say it yet again, for the record. (Now it's in writing) Remember the gray little rolly polly bug? Roll into a ball. On EVERY wipeout. My worst surf injuries occurred when i was elongated. (All stretched out) You don't even need a helmet, if your arms are covering your head.

[@tastedeath9964]

Great to keep in mind

[@kane5948]

Love your content Bro, Keep em coming

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks for the kind words. Really appreciate it.

[@andrey.3562]

4:40 guy actually took a Wavestorm into a barrel 👏, he can probably surf anything

[@brandon7227]

You ever seen JOB ride a wavestorm at huge jaws?

[@yump7408]

@@brandon7227 i was gonna say that lmao that man can surf anything

[@marcoberron6413]

2:53 Oh man I felt that one from my couch

[@robertquigley5869]

Been and still wiping out since 1974. And I laugh the hardest at my best one's!

[@BradJacobson]

Lifer! Thanks for watching

[@michaelgaines7958]

Backwash wipeouts. That would make another good wipeout video. Keep 'em coming, Brad!

[@ScottLaffin]

Love your videos, reminds me of Bruce Brown, great shots with mellow commentary that has just the right amount of humor.

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks. I really appreciate the kind words

[@clarkewi]

That's how you learn. Got to pay your dues.

[@lysssky2]

ur channels amazing. ♥️ hello from newport beach ☀️

[@BradJacobson]

Hey, thanks!

[@j0shgreene]

You should make a video of people getting caught and drilled in the impact zone

[@BradJacobson]

Good idea!

[@Dluv3679]

Great narration Brad you’re awesome keep them coming

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks. I really appreciate the kind words

[@vickryan]

The very last wave at 5:05 is a double wipeout. 2 guys! At same time. That's cool! Great job Brad Jacobson. No complaints or criticism here. Good coverage of the different types of wipeouts. I personally loved it. Especially noteworthy, make sure you wax your board! (And wear a wetsuit please! Avoid hypothermia.)

[@drewmccrary8230]

You got some heavy OG Warren Miller vibes with this commentary, love it!

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks. I’m a huge fan of Warren’s work. 👍

[@chriscoralAloha]

Love your style. Keep it coming.

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks!

[@WastefulMedia]

ive never been barrelled so dont know what its like to wipeout in one. what happens to you? it kinda just looks like you disappear into the ether?

[@vps1014]

Great fun. Mysterious water glue wipeouts are also frustrating to experience, but fun to watch..😅

[@aigonewrong.]

enjoying your recent vids. the footage and jazz music actually goes well imo. two thumbs up!

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks for the nice feedback. Really appreciate it.

[@joeblow1942]

Your narration is hilarious. It reminds me of the old surf movies like way waaaay back when Bruce Brown narrated Endless Summer live.

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks! I'm a big fan of Bruce's movies.

[@Shorepoundsound]

Is Civic Couch and Mad Lab both "Over The Falls"?

[@BradJacobson]

and through the wash cycle.

[@Shorepoundsound]

As in Back Wash! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Keep up the good work.

[@tommyashworth652]

Great video love the Bruce Brown style

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks! I am a huge Bruce fan.

[@SeanOzz]

over the falls is one that always sends you through the washing machine...

[@jacksopinion4611]

U should do an aerial wipeout video. Wipeouts that send surfers to the stratosphere

[@BradJacobson]

Good idea! Thanks for watching.

[@jacksopinion4611]

@@BradJacobson ur welcome

[@telldamien]

You forgot the salt water enema category. Killer content!

[@BradJacobson]

Ooohhhhhh, good one.

[@glendabutler3401]

If you get hit by the lip at 12 foot pipe is that a love tap?

[@BradJacobson]

Maybe that's more of a domestic abuse tap?

[@ejectoraircoasters222]

I think you forgot the, " I started going too late on this top turn and the lip slammed by board into me"

[@BradJacobson]

That's a good one!

[@vickryan]

it's all timing. You want to crack the lip of the wave just before it breaks, and smacks you.

[@ejectoraircoasters222]

@@vickryan yeah of course. It’s just kinda hard to adjust on different waves since some crash much faster than others

[@doomah8540]

The best is when you really take a beating and forget how it even happened in the first place

[@bradleystrickland6208]

So many Bruce Brown vibes with your video style. Love ittttt

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks for the kind words, I'm a big Bruce fan.

[@al-dorifto1631]

N talking about slippage, in over 10 years of surfing last week was the first time ever my hand slipped off the rail while popping up.. I couldn't believe it, I'm use toy foot but not my hand lol

[@cosmicystn3626]

Whts thr jazz track playing at the end?

[@wormgun9586]

I surf in norcal and no one is ever out there in their skinsuit thats crazy

[@BradJacobson]

We don't see many here in the winter either. He didn't last too long.

[@jahpedro3971]

Yup. I like this, now I will subscribe, reminds me of the endless summer 2 kind of, Neat! 🤙🏻

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks! I really appreciate the subscription 👍

[@haciendodominadasjulen7182]

0:29 that would have been such a great wave but he stared at his foots instead of keep looking to the wall

[@ShmooyShmoo]

Kelly slater explained whipeouts well on the Joe rogan podcast. As an avid surfer, I even learned how to and not to fall, or where to fall...

[@tucctucc6214]

Your content is super helpful thanks man 💪

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks for watching!

[@MrBreakthompson]

00:52 that's my absolute favorite one. Haha, he got soooo pounded

[@tomwdanger]

Nice. Well done. Feel like Bruce would've approved of this.

[@nadiakster]

Forgot the beginner surfer wipeout AKA the nose dive lmao Otherwise great video and was defiinitely fun watching the wipeouts but I definitely feel for these guys lmao

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks! They're always more fun to watch than to partake in ;)

[@bryanfuknc]

weve always called that pearling...

[@nadiakster]

@@bryanfuknc pearling the more technical way to say it but nose dive sounds funnier

[@bryanfuknc]

@@nadiakster i can agree with that!! haha....🤙🤙

[@roiben-ari2375]

What about nose diving and rail digging

[@BradJacobson]

Those are good too!

[@seannewbert714]

I love this channel

[@bonefishboards]

Redondo Beach Breakwater is a great spot to view wipeouts or take a wipeout.

[@chasphotography]

Best surf vids ever 👌

[@d.p.w.8513]

Modern day Bruce Brown commentary Shaka 🤙

[@mattmackenzie7168]

Cool vid. Remimded me of like a modern day scene from endless summer

[@agusv6661]

the amout of broken boards in this clip

[@ExoticDva]

These are wipeouts but when it happens to me it’s just a miscalculation.

[@BradJacobson]

Hahahaha...totally! Thanks for watching

[@jfrealestate201]

Haha!

[@emrebennett2857]

You forgot the "over the falls as you fail duckdive"

[@ryankim9486]

Yo that’s el segundo it’s really good and I love it I would love to like w brad if he pulls up i will be there on Christmas and every Sunday hope I can make it in a vid

[@CounterFleche]

A couple more categories of wipeouts: Backwash Dropping In On Unmakeable Waves Failed Duck-Dives Failed Wipeouts (you, fall but don't penetrate the wave and your body keeps sliding for a while)

[@samsterronie]

2:50 made me go OHHhHHHHH!!!!!!?!!!! out loud

[@BradJacobson]

Same here!

[@LimgraveFootSoldier]

You missed the most brutal man... OVER THE FALLS

[@al-dorifto1631]

I love watching a wipeout from a surfer that is conditioned but dam Im not conditioned, went surfing today and dam I was packing bricks in my wetsuit cuz I was terrified of wiping out in bigger surf, caught 1 wave very steep drop I managed to handle it and thought yep going back to shore before I die 😂

[@maverickoury8714]

Love me some Nazarae love taps 🥰

[@BradJacobson]

Those are more like domestic violence taps

[@tonybeatbutcher]

You didn't mention the PADDLE-OVER-and -get-SUCKED BACK wipeout ;)

[@dougward7700]

This is sorta in the slippage category, but you didn’t mention the hand slipping off the board when getting up. The most stupid feeling wipeout ever.

[@bryanfuknc]

ive fallen victim to every scenario presented here...its always when someones watching...

[@BradJacobson]

So true!

[@ThatSB]

You narrate and edit like the guy from the Endless Summer

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks

[@tedhursh7672]

Getting maytaged or pitched doesn't really bother me, but, once my board "tombstoned" and I thought I was going to drown eating all that water.......not fun

[@jaywill1978]

The pearl!!

[@gcrichdale]

Are you mason silvas dad?!

[@BradJacobson]

No but I'm friends with him.

[@rallynova3345]

How bad your ears hurt from the pressure of getting drived down the the floor

[@BradJacobson]

That’s a good one!

[@alivillagran9986]

I am watching this to see if you really know the truth about wipeouts

[@0dteESmini]

fucking beautiful wipeouts lol

[@ryan-zx4is]

yo. forgot the boogie board wipeouts.

[@christianreams6256]

If you want some surfer on surfer just go to Malibu on a big day

[@surferchris222]

Dig it yo, keep goin

[@richthetrashpicker-upper5244]

My neck hurts

[@MachineHeadDissent]

🤙😎🤘

[@BradJacobson]

Great user name!

[@MachineHeadDissent]

@@BradJacobson Just type into Google... Parody children’s books... All the classics are there from Dr. Seuss on...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Cdemendoza]

forgot nose dive

[@PatrickJLubon]

BACKWASH!

[@MarcFootageAviation]

Wrong title

[@danielpestle3491]

Poggers

[@Kyupid14]

Sucks to only see one girl

[@cescoferraro666]

stand up surfing is not surfing

[@CounterFleche]

If you're riding surf, you're surfing.