Closed out but smaller

Felt like a girly man today because I wouldn't sack up and take a few in the head with the closeout sets. A few other dudes were out today and they were paddling into some monster closeouts.

I definitely didn't want to be a part of the "closeout club" today. One guy saw me pull out of a wave that was barreling and he told me "You should never pull out! Ever!" I'll definitely take his advice on that. Backside is just so awkward for me.

I just have to remember what Taj always says: http://www.surfwithtaj.com/taj/heat/bs_tube.asp

One of the guys that was out there got hit pretty hard paddling into one of the bigger sets. I heard someone asking him questions if he was okay and he seemed shaken up a bit.

I did, however, get some photo opps because I was out there early. They look pretty cool, but I wish I had done something more on the wave.

Oh well, there's always tomorrow.