Evelyn 0 #1 January 10, 2006 Don't know how I did it, but my thumbs are both black and blue and swollen. It happened during a tube exit, I was holding on really tight, but it funneled. Went to plan B and turned points till breakoff. Didn't realize my thumbs were injured until I went to unstow my breaks. So has this ever happened to anyone else, or am I the first to have my thumbs injured during a tube exit? Life is either a daring adventure or nothing ~ Helen Keller Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #2 January 10, 2006 I got both of my forearms and one calf pretty good during a 10-way tube exit...the guy next to me laid open his calf as well. But no, not thumbs. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #3 January 10, 2006 No injuries (but I've only done two) but you definitely have to be careful on those types of jumps. If it involves any kind of harness hold, I will absolutely wear gloves (of course, that might not have helped you)."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindercles 0 #4 January 10, 2006 No, but I did lose a shoe on a tube exit once. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #5 January 10, 2006 My boyfriend did the same thing... We're guessing it happens when you hook your thumbs under the other person's legstraps, with your fingers over the strap and thumbs under... when you get pulled away from the other person, it hyperextends the thumbs. I was warned about this on my first tube jump. The guy organizing it told me to just hook my fingers over the top of the strap, and keep my thumb out of the grip completely. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #6 January 10, 2006 You weren't at Elsinore, were you? I was driving down the main road near the dz (mission trail?) and a shoe fell out of the sky right in front of my car! Never did find out who it belonged to. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #7 January 10, 2006 QuoteYou weren't at Elsinore, were you? I was driving down the main road near the dz (mission trail?) and a shoe fell out of the sky right in front of my car! Never did find out who it belonged to. Probably belonged to a crwdog... we lose more shoes than anybody else! "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuFantasma 0 #8 January 10, 2006 QuoteDon't know how I did it, but my thumbs are both black and blue and swollen. It happened during a tube exit, I was holding on really tight, but it funneled. Went to plan B and turned points till breakoff. Didn't realize my thumbs were injured until I went to unstow my breaks. So has this ever happened to anyone else, or am I the first to have my thumbs injured during a tube exit? Didn't you read the warning labels?Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
