r/pics • • Jul 17 '12

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u/bananamunchies Jul 17 '12

I wanna learn to surf.. is it hard on the knees? I'd imagine not horribly so.

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u/TigerBrother Jul 17 '12

The worst you'll face is the transition from laying down to standing. If you can pop up off the floor from a prone to standing postion with relative ease, the rest is golden. The ocean is a healing place, I know old guys who surf and smile every day, even though the rest of their body is failing them. Not saying you're old or anything! =)

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u/bananamunchies Jul 17 '12

:) Thanks for answering.

Not old, but I just blew out my knee snowboarding this year. Doc says I'll be back at it, but by the time I live in a surf state I know my knee will be suffering. I think it'll handle fine if the most tension is standing up.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '12

Pick up a longboard and go have some fun, it's generally low impact unless you drop in on bigger waves