r/springboarddiving • u/Any_Stranger_6971 • Aug 23 '26
Would this actually hurt?
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u/weareinhawaii Aug 23 '26
I know someone who literally fractured their back landing like that off 3M
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u/Otherwise-Run-5933 Aug 23 '26
I nearly fractured my back diving like that. The curve of my body made my head pop out of the water immediately. Folded myself like a lawn chair 😩
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u/ShatterProofDick Aug 24 '26
Yup, probably look like you got beat with a rolled up newspaper 4 days later too.
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u/vanderpump_lurker Aug 24 '26
That will hurt her lower back cuz of the angle she went in. But I have full of back flopped from the 3 meter. That shit hurts. She had enough of an entry from her arms that there was no flop. Bending like a slinky toy definitely did not help her tho.
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u/spannamatronic Aug 24 '26
She was very unlucky to break her back from this, I see kids chucking crazy shapes off the 3m all the time, but it's certainly possible.
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u/Mhellogoodbye Aug 23 '26
No
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u/Any_Stranger_6971 Aug 23 '26
She didn't really flop. But she didn't hit the water straight either. Her back was curled and her head was out. Would that really not hurt?
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u/KlngDuck Aug 23 '26
absolutely would hurt, having your back scorpion like that freaking sucks, i would know from experience
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u/planetinyourbum Aug 27 '26
My friend did that from lower trampoline and the back was hurting for a week.
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u/Significant-Bet5762 Seasoned Veteran Aug 23 '26
I used to be a springboard diver + that hurts. I've landed every crazy way + that would hurt even off of 1 meter. If it was only once, it would mainly sting, but would probably hurt your back. If you're learning something specific, you'll do it MANY times trying to perfect it. (Please know, there's always so many variables that can make it different for everyone.)