Fins for Dominator 6'8"

[oscar]

Hi to all,

I'm from Spain and this is my first post.

I'm 43, 6'4" tall, 185 lb and average fitness. I used to surf 12 years ago with a beginner to intermediate level though nowadays I guess my level is back to beginner as I've not surfed since then... I've bodysurfed a lot in quite big and strong waves all these years but not on a surfboard since 12 years ago.

I recently ordered a FS Dominator 6'8" at an internet shop, hopefully it will arrive in a couple of weeks. I wonder if I chose the right board, maybe a little too big?, would it have been better a 6'6"?

Wich are the recommended fins according to my weight, size and level?. Should I use quad or thruster set up?.

I wonder if all FS Dominator need FCS fins, or they can be built to use Future fins... Looking at firewire site it seems that Rapidfire tech uses Futures and FS uses FCS, am I right or wrong?....

Thanks a lot in advance for the help and info.

Cheers!,

Oscar

[buzzy]

Hey Oscar, you probably got a slightly too big board for your weight, but given you are effectively starting over it will work fine for you as you find your feet again in the water. I suspect you'll struggle with that board above head high, particularly duck diving, but as I say it will work perfectly for now. In a year or so you may want to look toward a 6'2" or 6'0".

So far as fins are concerned I'm going to assume you have FCS. For that size board I think you absolutely have to get a thruster set up, and quite big fins. A good neutral large fin is the PC7. Another good and popular one is the GAM. I use both. Another very popular one are the large Simin Anderson fins. To be honest, I think at this stage of your development you should choose between those templates based on what looks best and has the best price. You're unlikely to notice much performance difference between them.

Ultimately you will likely transition to a slightly smaller fin when you transition to a smaller board. Bearing that in mind the Simon Anderson large set is probably the best of that bunch, as it is the smallest. It can also be bought in quad and thruster configurations, so maybe you can get a SA 5 fin set up? I'm not sure, but it's worth checking.

Have fun. You'll love the board. It is going to be perfect for you at this stage of your development.

[gizona]

Hola Oscar,

I had the same question about the fins and in this forum answered that firewire boards can have two system(FCS or Futures)but not because construction/tech(FST or Rapidfire),you can order the system that you will want, I mean that if you did not specified in the order in spain normally came with fcs system but you have to ask to the shop where you buyed or wait the arrive the dominator.

Enjoy your firewire!!!!

[Gnubee]

I have heard that the PC7 is a solid fit with that board. I really like the Nexus H3, although I am not running them specifically in a Dom. The 6'8" is definitely big, but the good thing is that if you get better, you can go down to a 6'2" Spitfire and sell the Dom for what you paid for it (almost).

[Chris]

thanks for the words folks. Good feedback Buzzy.

Oscar yeah it might be a little too big for you, but I am not sure that you will be able to change it at this point. Keep in mind that the 608 size will definitely be nice in helping you get back into the sport, but as you improve, it may start to feel a little oversized. This will depend on how much you surf and how quickly you improve. Look at it as a good reintroduction board and then if its too big for you later, you can always re sell it.

Cheers

Cheers!

[oscar]

buzzy, gizona, Gnubee and Chris, thanks a lot for the info and advises, I really appreciate them.

I've asked the shop about the type of fins (FCS or FUTURES) of the board and I'm waiting for their response. I also presume that by default they will be FCS. I think I'll get the PC-7 thruster as I can't find any place where to order a 5 fin set up for PC-7, SA or GAM. Do you know if they are actually available anywhere?, wich site would you recommend me for buying them?. I've found a german site where I can get PC-7 thruster for 70€ (88$) shipping included. Is that a good price?.

About the size of my Dominator, now I think I ordered the wrong one... Sure it'll fit for the first days (maybe months...) but not for the next couple of years...

In fact I chose that size according to the Firewire Volume Calculator. Asuming Beginner/Inter. level, Average fitness, 45 years old (I'm 43) and 84 kg. I got a MIN volume of 53 and a MAX of 65. Dominator 6'8" has 49.4 L, 15.1 less than the recommended for a Hybrid board. Even changing to Intermediate Level I got a MAX volume of 50, the recommended for a hybrid board.

So my question is, did I make something wrong when I used the tool?, or maybe I misunderstood the meaning of the results?.

Besides those factors, does height really affect?, I always thought that the size of the board should be according to the surfer height, as the center of gravity changes (goes higher with taller surfers). What about this?... I'm 1.93 m (6'4") so I guessed that the size of the board should be at least 6'6" or a bit longer...

Anyway, I'm afraid it's too late to change the order as it has been already ordered to Firewire by the shop where I bought it (blue-tomato.com).

Anyone out there with a 6'8" Dom?... I'd appreciate a lot his comments....

Thanks again to all.

Cheers!,

Oscar

[tallkook]

Hey Oscar,

Don't stress mate. I too got a 6'8" Dominator a while back which was probably one size too large for me. I have since moved it on but it was still a great board. The extra volume makes catching waves a breeze and it was still very manouverable so I think you'll be fine. It's a great shape with plenty of forgiveness built in so for a beginner/intermediate having one a bit big won't hurt you for a while. You may want to move it on for something smaller in a while, but you also may find you like the ease of use of the extra volume. The only problem I had was that duck diving can get a bit hectic when the swell is big, otherwise it went really well for me. When I sold mine, I got good money for it too. Relax, you will love the board. As for fins, I ran the PC7's as a thruster, didn't like it as much as a quad. I'm 196cm and 90kg intermediate. Hope this helps.

[Gnubee]

Yeah Oscar, don't worry about it. I'm 6'6" and a regular short board for me (non-Firewire) would be a 6'8". The hybrids are different in that they pack a ton of foam into a smaller space. For example, I ride an El Fuego at 6'3", but could easily get away with a 6'1", and I'm not that good of a surfer. If I was on a Dom, I'd go with a 6'2", but lots of other people would choose differently.

[benny81]

Anyone tried the mayhem large 5 fin set?

[oscar]

Hey tallkook and Gnubee, thanks a lot for your comments and sorry for coming back a little too late...

In fact what I can't understand is why the volume calculator offers those results when everybody here (included Chris) see them as wrong ones. Anybody at Firewire who could explain this a little, please?.

I'm going to open a thread at FIREWIRE RESOURCES / VOLUME CALCULATOR chat asking about this, maybe there I'll find an answer?

Cheers!

[Slowman]

Hey tallkook and Gnubee, thanks a lot for your comments and sorry for coming back a little too late...

In fact what I can't understand is why the volume calculator offers those results when everybody here (included Chris) see them as wrong ones. Anybody at Firewire who could explain this a little, please?.

I'm going to open a thread at FIREWIRE RESOURCES / VOLUME CALCULATOR chat asking about this, maybe there I'll find an answer?

Cheers!
Yes it has often been lamented that for any age over 30 the volumes it pumps out are very very generous. As I've said before it seems to completely disregard anything you say about your fitness level. This volume calculator is a new version (a few weeks old) the older version without age seemed a lot more realistic to me.

[Slowman]

Anyone tried the mayhem large 5 fin set?
Yes, as a quad and I didn't like it at all. It seemed like too much hold and not enough release off the top for me. Never tried the thruster set up, at the time I was looking to ride it as a quad for the extra speed in small waves.

[FW - Fan]

Yes, as a quad and I didn't like it at all. It seemed like too much hold and not enough release off the top for me. Never tried the thruster set up, at the time I was looking to ride it as a quad for the extra speed in small waves.

I have the GMB 5 fin set and love it...sorry Slowman. We are all different and love different things. I didnt connect with the Solus but Iggy digs them...horses for courses.

[Herzalot]

Oscar - I would think you could get the shop to send it back or work out some other kind of exchange. Not to add anxiety, but my 6'6" Dom was definitely too big for my 6'4", 210lb, 49 yr old self. I got the 6'4" Dom and it's great - that 5 liters made a huge difference in performance. No problem catching waves with the 604 and it just surfs a lot better. The 606 was too buoyant. I am just an intermediate surfer who surfs mushy waist to head-high waves.

If it's too late to send it back, you'll end up like me - with a brand new Dominator for sale - surfed once.

[oscar]

Oscar - I would think you could get the shop to send it back or work out some other kind of exchange. Not to add anxiety, but my 6'6" Dom was definitely too big for my 6'4", 210lb, 49 yr old self. I got the 6'4" Dom and it's great - that 5 liters made a huge difference in performance. No problem catching waves with the 604 and it just surfs a lot better. The 606 was too buoyant. I am just an intermediate surfer who surfs mushy waist to head-high waves.

If it's too late to send it back, you'll end up like me - with a brand new Dominator for sale - surfed once.

Hi Herzalot,

following your suggestion, I've got in contact with the shop and I've requested them to change the order. I thought that they'll rejected it as I ordered the board on august and, although the board hasn't arrived yet, it should be almost ready to be packed at Firewire. Well the answer has been totally positive and they will order a new one. They have to confirm me this and tell me more or less when the new order arrive, I guess it's like a new one so I'll have to wait a more month.

So, taking in account what I wrote when I opened this thread:


"...I'm 43, 6'4" tall, 185 lb and average fitness. I used to surf 12 years ago with a beginner to intermediate level though nowadays I guess my level is back to beginner as I've not surfed since then... I've bodysurfed a lot in quite big and strong waves all these years but not on a surfboard since 12 years ago..."


wich size of Dominator should I order this time?, I think 6'4" would be ok after reading all yuor advises and other threads about Dom sizes.

I'd appreciate a lot your comments and suggestions. I have a couple of days to confirm the right size to the shop where I ordered the board.

Thanks a lot in advance to all, you're being quite a help!

[tallkook]

Since you haven't surfed for 12 years and you are a pretty big unit I would say 6'6" all the way, but I like a bit of volume. There is nothing worse than trying to get back into surfing on a board that is too small IMO. From your description I would also consider the 6'6" Addvance. Only heard good things about that model. Good luck.

[buzzy]

I would have thought where you are with your surfing 6'4" would be perfect. I still think you'll probably move to something a tad smaller over time, and I think the 6'6" would have worked perfectly adequately for you at this stage, but the 6'4" would probably be a touch better.

Just as a for instance, it's the snow season here in Oz. I've had about 5 weeks out of the water due to 3 weeks skiing over two trips. So I've out on weight and my paddling fitness is down. I surfed my normal boards for a tad and I felt like a gumby. I pulled out a slightly more foamed up shortboard and I surfed like a normal person again.

My point here is that the "right" volume for a given weight depends a lot on your current ability and fitness level. I just don't see how a board with the appropriate volume for a regular moderately strong surfer will work for someone basically starting over again.

So yeah, at 185lbs I'd say 6'4" to 6'6" is perfect right now, and over time you'll reduce to 6'2" to 6'0".

[Slowman]

I have the GMB 5 fin set and love it...sorry Slowman. We are all different and love different things. I didnt connect with the Solus but Iggy digs them...horses for courses.
Quite all right Fan, I couldn't agree more. That's why I added the qualification "for me" meaning those shortcomings apply to me specifically, and for the dominator impliedly, rather than generally. Incidentally, I found GMB went OK as a quad set in my JS Kingpin.

[Slowman]

...
Just as a for instance, it's the snow season here in Oz. I've had about 5 weeks out of the water due to 3 weeks skiing over two trips. So I've put on weight and my paddling fitness is down. ...
Buzzy, too much apre ski activity in the taverna? I'll never forget my first ski trip, each day I'd come home totally annihilated, and on the first night I crawled to bed from the dinner table I was that trashed after about 8 hours solid skiing.

Oscar, I think I'd go with 6'4" the 6'6" would be good for the first couple of months finding your feet but after that the 6'4" would be a better fit and should remain so for some time. Though as Buzzy suggests at some point you will want smaller but by then there will be even more choices! Like spitfire, activator, mini-driver and jacknife!!! But that comes later when the FW addiction becomes fully fledged.

[iggy]

Hi Herzalot,

following your suggestion, I've got in contact with the shop and I've requested them to change the order. I thought that they'll rejected it as I ordered the board on august and, although the board hasn't arrived yet, it should be almost ready to be packed at Firewire. Well the answer has been totally positive and they will order a new one. They have to confirm me this and tell me more or less when the new order arrive, I guess it's like a new one so I'll have to wait a more month.

So, taking in account what I wrote when I opened this thread:


"...I'm 43, 6'4" tall, 185 lb and average fitness. I used to surf 12 years ago with a beginner to intermediate level though nowadays I guess my level is back to beginner as I've not surfed since then... I've bodysurfed a lot in quite big and strong waves all these years but not on a surfboard since 12 years ago..."


wich size of Dominator should I order this time?, I think 6'4" would be ok after reading all yuor advises and other threads about Dom sizes.

I'd appreciate a lot your comments and suggestions. I have a couple of days to confirm the right size to the shop where I ordered the board.

Thanks a lot in advance to all, you're being quite a help!
6'4" looks like the right fit for ya. Surfing is like riding a bike,a couple of paddles and you'll be back on the saddle

[Chris]

yup yup!! keep me posted over email oscar if you have any question regarding ordering your board...

[oscar]

Thanks again to all of you for your comments and advises. I think I'll get the 6'6". Not too far from 6'8", I know, but at least 5 l. less of volume and still an extra of flotation that sure will help me at this stage. Also, following Chris advise, as I won't have the chance to surf a lot this year the 606 will be an easier adjustment and will get me in to smaller waves.

Cheers to all!

Oscar

[buzzy]

Buzzy, too much apre ski activity in the taverna? I'll never forget my first ski trip, each day I'd come home totally annihilated, and on the first night I crawled to bed from the dinner table I was that trashed after about 8 hours solid skiing.

...

Yeah, I love skiing. Skiing is what has kept me an average surfer. All my overseas holidays since 1993 have been for skiing. I haven't been on one surfing trip. I probably shouldn't admit that on a surfing website, but there it is. if I'd devoted as much time to my surfing as I have skiing I'd be twice the surfer I am.

[highsurfph]

I just got a 6' 8" Dominator FCS plugs. Haven't surfed it yet. Soon after I get some fins for it.

My post here is that I'm trying to figure out what fins to get and use for it.

I'm thinking the FCS SF4 Performance Cores, but wondering what other Dominator riders are using.

I'm 53 years old, 175 lbs, 5' 11" tall and have been surfing for 35 years now. I grew up surfing in Hawaii, and now live and surf in the Philippines.

I recently found out from a Orthopedic doctor after we were both looking at an xray of my hips that I need a right side hip replacement after years of too many sports wipeouts I think. I don't want to get one just yet. I'm trying to workout more and deal with it as naturally as I can. I'm taking Glucosamine for it which helps pretty good.

My bad hip makes it hard for me now to stand up at the take off especially in small waves. Chest high and lower weak power waves its hard for me to stand up with my bad hip and my other boards are not suited for small weak surf. When its overhead I surf my guns, and I can stand up with less trouble because there's more wave there for me to get up and start riding.

I got a 6' 8" Dominator because I wanted a short board shape but with lots of foam for maximum paddling and planing ability for small weak waves. Instead of riding a longboard, ride a shortboard with lots more foam was my new age thinking.

The older I get the less fitness and shape I'm in currently but I'm promising myself to get a workout program going, and to surf more, to get back into better shape.

Everything I read about the Dominator is that you can go down in length compared to your standard shortboard. For me I wanted this board for surfing small wave weak power sometimes blown out surf. I started with getting this Dominator, and am also considering getting a 6' 4" Sweet Potato for max volume for small junky surf.

Looking forward to hearing from anyone of any age, any size, any ability on the the fins they use on their Dominator.

Mahalo and Aloha

[FW - Fan]

I just got a 6' 8" Dominator FCS plugs. Haven't surfed it yet. Soon after I get some fins for it.

My post here is that I'm trying to figure out what fins to get and use for it.

I'm thinking the FCS SF4 Performance Cores, but wondering what other Dominator riders are using.

I'm 53 years old, 175 lbs, 5' 11" tall and have been surfing for 35 years now. I grew up surfing in Hawaii, and now live and surf in the Philippines.

I recently found out from a Orthopedic doctor after we were both looking at an xray of my hips that I need a right side hip replacement after years of too many sports wipeouts I think. I don't want to get one just yet. I'm trying to workout more and deal with it as naturally as I can. I'm taking Glucosamine for it which helps pretty good.

My bad hip makes it hard for me now to stand up at the take off especially in small waves. Chest high and lower weak power waves its hard for me to stand up with my bad hip and my other boards are not suited for small weak surf. When its overhead I surf my guns, and I can stand up with less trouble because there's more wave there for me to get up and start riding.

I got a 6' 8" Dominator because I wanted a short board shape but with lots of foam for maximum paddling and planing ability for small weak waves. Instead of riding a longboard, ride a shortboard with lots more foam was my new age thinking.

The older I get the less fitness and shape I'm in currently but I'm promising myself to get a workout program going, and to surf more, to get back into better shape.

Everything I read about the Dominator is that you can go down in length compared to your standard shortboard. For me I wanted this board for surfing small wave weak power sometimes blown out surf. I started with getting this Dominator, and am also considering getting a 6' 4" Sweet Potato for max volume for small junky surf.

Looking forward to hearing from anyone of any age, any size, any ability on the the fins they use on their Dominator.

Mahalo and Aloha

Simon Anderson Large Quads...easy. Its a lot of floaty foam and your a guy on the bigger side of medium so you need a lot of fin.

[Slowman]

I just got a 6' 8" Dominator FCS plugs. Haven't surfed it yet. Soon after I get some fins for it.

My post here is that I'm trying to figure out what fins to get and use for it.

I'm thinking the FCS SF4 Performance Cores, but wondering what other Dominator riders are using.

I'm 53 years old, 175 lbs, 5' 11" tall and have been surfing for 35 years now. I grew up surfing in Hawaii, and now live and surf in the Philippines.

I recently found out from a Orthopedic doctor after we were both looking at an xray of my hips that I need a right side hip replacement after years of too many sports wipeouts I think. I don't want to get one just yet. I'm trying to workout more and deal with it as naturally as I can. I'm taking Glucosamine for it which helps pretty good.

My bad hip makes it hard for me now to stand up at the take off especially in small waves. Chest high and lower weak power waves its hard for me to stand up with my bad hip and my other boards are not suited for small weak surf. When its overhead I surf my guns, and I can stand up with less trouble because there's more wave there for me to get up and start riding.

I got a 6' 8" Dominator because I wanted a short board shape but with lots of foam for maximum paddling and planing ability for small weak waves. Instead of riding a longboard, ride a shortboard with lots more foam was my new age thinking.

The older I get the less fitness and shape I'm in currently but I'm promising myself to get a workout program going, and to surf more, to get back into better shape.

...

Mahalo and Aloha
I smashed my right hip in a cycling accident 16 years ago - came off badly on a descent when I hit a thick tree branch. Thinking of getting date and location tattooed on the scars!

I dicked around not wanting to get a hip replacement and got a high femoral osteotomy in 1994 - ended up getting a 2nd one in 2005 to reverse it. The most painful surgery you could ever have (10 days in hospital and 6 months on crutches!!!). I finally got a Birmingham hip resurfacing (BHR) in June 2011. The best thing ever, no more pain and I can run on it again. Get a BHR not a total hip replacement (THR) - you'll never be able to run on one of those and they won't last as long if you are active.

I say do it sooner rather than later because you will be pain free sooner and enjoying surfing and life more. If the BHR had been around in 1993 I probably would have had it back then - my goal at the time was to delay a THR for as long as possible hoping that something better would be developed. It was and it is the BHR.

I took glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate and that certainly helps reduce the inflammation but there were days when nothing helped and there was just pain. In retrospect if the pain is enough to make it hard to get up then it's about time to act. I blew a lot of good waves as my hip deteriorated and my pathology was such that certain movements caused sharp pain - like getting up on the board. Some days I'd blow up to 7 waves in a row until I'd numbed the sore spot to the point I could no longer feel the pain. What would happen as I straightened my leg in relation to the hip (somewhere about halfway through the pop-up) this sharp pain would make me jerk which would make me throw my weight the wrong way and so I then had to recover it - on fast down the line waves with no room for error I'd end up not making the wave. And trying to explain to the rest of the lineup that I was OK now was less than convincing LOL! So I missed a lot of good waves.

Once you're not getting as many waves it gets easier to stop going as much. That's why I'd say get it operated on sooner rather than later - you won't miss as many waves. The other good news is that a BHR is a quick recovery, usually just an overnight stay and out the next day and often off crutches in a week. Though, 6 months of movement restrictions to avoid dislocation (no hyperflexion allowed) the max angle you can bend your hip is 90 deg but you can walk and ride a bike which will get you strong and aid your recovery.

I really like FCS R2 quads in my spitfire - I also used them in my dom before I got the spitfire.

[hamburger4master]

Hola Oscar.
I also live in Spain and I am thinging about bying a Dominator 6'6" as well. If you are not happy with this size, please let me know...
Saludos

[oscar]

Hola Oscar.
I also live in Spain and I am thinging about bying a Dominator 6'6" as well. If you are not happy with this size, please let me know...
Saludos
Hola hamburguer4master, I've tried to send you a private message but it seems that you don't allow private messages... try to change your profile settings so that I can send you a message.
Cheers,
Oscar

[FW - Fan]

I smashed my right hip in a cycling accident 16 years ago - came off badly on a descent when I hit a thick tree branch. Thinking of getting date and location tattooed on the scars!

I dicked around not wanting to get a hip replacement and got a high femoral osteotomy in 1994 - ended up getting a 2nd one in 2005 to reverse it. The most painful surgery you could ever have (10 days in hospital and 6 months on crutches!!!). I finally got a Birmingham hip resurfacing (BHR) in June 2011. The best thing ever, no more pain and I can run on it again. Get a BHR not a total hip replacement (THR) - you'll never be able to run on one of those and they won't last as long if you are active.

I say do it sooner rather than later because you will be pain free sooner and enjoying surfing and life more. If the BHR had been around in 1993 I probably would have had it back then - my goal at the time was to delay a THR for as long as possible hoping that something better would be developed. It was and it is the BHR.

I took glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate and that certainly helps reduce the inflammation but there were days when nothing helped and there was just pain. In retrospect if the pain is enough to make it hard to get up then it's about time to act. I blew a lot of good waves as my hip deteriorated and my pathology was such that certain movements caused sharp pain - like getting up on the board. Some days I'd blow up to 7 waves in a row until I'd numbed the sore spot to the point I could no longer feel the pain. What would happen as I straightened my leg in relation to the hip (somewhere about halfway through the pop-up) this sharp pain would make me jerk which would make me throw my weight the wrong way and so I then had to recover it - on fast down the line waves with no room for error I'd end up not making the wave. And trying to explain to the rest of the lineup that I was OK now was less than convincing LOL! So I missed a lot of good waves.

Once you're not getting as many waves it gets easier to stop going as much. That's why I'd say get it operated on sooner rather than later - you won't miss as many waves. The other good news is that a BHR is a quick recovery, usually just an overnight stay and out the next day and often off crutches in a week. Though, 6 months of movement restrictions to avoid dislocation (no hyperflexion allowed) the max angle you can bend your hip is 90 deg but you can walk and ride a bike which will get you strong and aid your recovery.

I really like FCS R2 quads in my spitfire - I also used them in my dom before I got the spitfire.

For the last 6 months I have been getting sharp pain with certain movement when I move my leg/hip. I had to get the car serviced the other day and its only about 2 k's from my home..lovely day so I dropped it off and started to walk back. Half way back I was limping and thinking of calling a mate to come and get me. I persisted and when home it felt fine so went about my day. Walked back to get the car in the arvo and same thing. Had a surf today and had to walk up the beach then up a relatively steep path..it was horrible until I started to go up the hill then it was fine. I rode my mountain bike 50ks pretty hard yesterday and nothing. I know its coming but I am trying to ignore it for now. I already have 4 titanium screws, a carbon fibre disk and dead people bone material in my back...I reckon by the time they burry me I will have my knees, hips and back done...the spoils of heavy weight lifting and years of rugby and athletics...go sport !!

[Slowman]

For the last 6 months I have been getting sharp pain with certain movement when I move my leg/hip. I had to get the car serviced the other day and its only about 2 k's from my home..lovely day so I dropped it off and started to walk back. Half way back I was limping and thinking of calling a mate to come and get me. I persisted and when home it felt fine so went about my day. Walked back to get the car in the arvo and same thing. Had a surf today and had to walk up the beach then up a relatively steep path..it was horrible until I started to go up the hill then it was fine. I rode my mountain bike 50ks pretty hard yesterday and nothing. I know its coming but I am trying to ignore it for now. I already have 4 titanium screws, a carbon fibre disk and dead people bone material in my back...I reckon by the time they burry me I will have my knees, hips and back done...the spoils of heavy weight lifting and years of rugby and athletics...go sport !!
Sorry to hear that Fan. Go see Dr Lawrence Kohan (99 Spring St Bondi Jn)...that sure sounds like ol' Uncle Arthur to me (forgive the prose; I mean arthritis). He did mine and a bunch of triathletes I know, he's done 1000s and he's one of the pioneers of BHR and joint resurfacing in Oz. He recently received his PhD in correct alignment indication for BHR candidates. Many of these artharoplasties have failed and principally because the joint alignment was all wrong.

Yeah rugby and other hard impact sports can leave their mark on your joints when you get older, that's for sure. I won't let my boy play rugby or league, he plays soccer now. Most of my friends that played soccer were still good runners in their older years and didn't seem to have any joint problems.

[FW - Fan]

Sorry to hear that Fan. Go see Dr Lawrence Kohan (99 Spring St Bondi Jn)...that sure sounds like ol' Uncle Arthur to me (forgive the prose; I mean arthritis). He did mine and a bunch of triathletes I know, he's done 1000s and he's one of the pioneers of BHR and joint resurfacing in Oz. He recently received his PhD in correct alignment indication for BHR candidates. Many of these artharoplasties have failed and principally because the joint alignment was all wrong.

Yeah rugby and other hard impact sports can leave their mark on your joints when you get older, that's for sure. I won't let my boy play rugby or league, he plays soccer now. Most of my friends that played soccer were still good runners in their older years and didn't seem to have any joint problems.

I wont let my two sons play rugby either. One does trampolining and parcor and the other does MMA. If I had my time over I would have just surfed and left the rugby to the meat heads...but unfortunately I was one of them.

[Slowman]

Fan, I should have said that a bit differently, what I meant was: of the BHR failures, many of them were due to incorrect alignment. I believe the failure rate is actually low though there was a particular brand prosthesis that was causing reactions and sickness because of the materials used.

[hamburger4master]

Hi Oscar.
I've changed the settings - hope it works now!
Saludos,
Andreas

[oscar]

Hi Andreas,

still the following error message: "hamburger4master has chosen not to receive private messages or may not be allowed to receive private messages".

Try this: At My Settings>My Account>General Settings>Messaging and Notifications---> Check Receive Email From Other Members. I wonder if that's what you did...

Try again and let me know.

Best,

Oscar

[hamburger4master]

Hola Oscar.
Me parece que no soy capaz de permitir que se me puede responder. Mandame un email al hamburger4master arroba gmail punto com.
Saludos,
Andi