Tweaked out my foot yesterday in 3' - just a strain so should be back in the water next weekend. I know you're supposed to hang onto your kit when you wipe out but sometimes it gets blown out of your hands or the instinct to bail is just too strong....Twisty old footstraps and booties are a bad combination!

A suggestion from someone with a very sore foot - replace those tired worn out footstraps!

Another story

Last year at Gnaraloo went over the falls with one of my bootied feet in the foot strap. Wave only moderate size.

I thought I had broken my ankle the pain was so intense.

Now one foot is approx 10mm longer than the other and the arch of the foot is much lower. I stretched my foot! - 12months later it is still streched.

A friend who is a physio - just laughed when he saw my foot and said the usual - 'well I've never seen that before'.

Change those twisted straps and don't wear booties.