MY HONEST OPINION ON HELMETS. FIRST PIPE SESSION SINCE INJURY
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
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I think some people took what I said wrong.. I DO NOT CARE HOW I LOOK with the helmet, I'm only hesitant about it because of what it does to my senses under water. I'm worried it could put me in a worst position. BUT im going to try more out to see if I can get used to them.
Helmets not made to prevent concussions …. Do the same thing again you would still be concussed. If not worse
I think that's the way to go.Its just a matter of finding one you're comfortable with.After a while you won't even be aware of it.Think of it as an Insurance.We all hope we never have to use it, but its there when we need it.Keep safe.Keep Inspiring.
Ask Kai Lenny. He would have been dead if didn’t wear a helmet.
@@HanssupansnowEXACTLY!
Also, koa saying all his senses are all messed up wearing the helmet, that’s more of a mental thing.
It’s almost like a pro race car driver saying, “I can’t drive that well because I’m wearing a 5 point seat belt harness”.
You’ll get used to it. And little old ladies over 70 need them before they step out of bed.
If Jamie can do it, you can too.
The helmet made Jamie even better... That and the pink soft top. 🤙🤙🤙
@@megacatsupreme466 I don't know that it made him any better, but it definitely did not make him any worse.
I’m sure it made him more comfortable out there
@@kenjohnson8752 If safety equals comfort.
That’s what I meant, more comfortable due to more safety measures!
The white hard material helmet gives gladiator/spartan vibes. Sick 🤙🏼!!
So glad you are ok! Your fans just want you to be safe and not get a life altering injury! Listen to Lydia & Jack! 🙏🏻
"I'm really good at keeping myself safe"...right up until your head bounces off the reef.
I am glad to hear your ending statement, buy another one that others have recommended, try it out and see if you can get used to it. I get it, it is definitely different than what you have dealt with up to this point in your life. (have you ever ridden a motorcycle?) My only advice is to not make a decision quickly, this kind of change takes time to adjust to. Might as well be safe.
Another blessed day to be alive ..this is livin!! Have a good one
Keep the helmet please! Its not comfortable at first but human beings just adapt!
Who's the bloke behind the camera saying "You got to wear it" is that just the camera man?
Ah I been cheese grated on some hectic dry reefs on big island. Actually I grew up being grinded up on the shallow slabs. I wish a helmet was available back in my days. Just saying, out of my body chunks on the reef. Try um bro
Choose the right size for a Helmet and wear it.
ahhh your friends love ya bro
After, an injury the mind and body needs to be one. The old Kapunas, will say you need to be blessed by a 😢”Hawaiian Pastor” old school. That will make a difference! Aloha Brahda.
I say wear the floatation vest but not the helmet. As a life long hockey player i can tell you that helmets do not prevent concussions, knockouts or neck injuries. Your brain still slams into the side of your skull when you take a high speed impact to the head with a helmet on.
Awesome you are back on the horses back Koa .The GATH is the best helmet out there. Mine is a comfy fitting helmet with the optional visor for those 6 hour brain melt sessions in Indo. Brought it after getting sliced in the head by a drop in kook. Also doubles as a bike helmet in Bali. Worth the investment when it's serious waves.
Yeah just like everything in life, you have to get use to new things. you probably just need to get use to wearing one.
You look badass in the helmet.
"I feel like the hard ones better." 😮
No egos! Protect yo head. You sound like all the skiers and snowboarders like 20 years ago! We all got used to it like you will too. It will give you more confidence and you will charge harder when you finally submit to your new reality. Others have already proven you are just blah blah, lol.
Keep the helmet. You have a whole great life ahead of you. Just imagine WATCHING everyone surf FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE because you hit your head again. And a simple helmet would mean you surf another day. KEEP THE HELMET
You dont think he knows this, so many parasocial andies in the comments.
@danielmitchell671 the comments are for people's opinions. I gave mine. As did you. And if he knew it he would have been wearing a helmet all along
@@lnr12241 He definitely knows it my guy, just because someone doesnt adhere to something doesnt mean they dont understand the consequences.
@@danielmitchell671 No I don't think you understand. The majority of us agree with him.
@@curiousnomadic didnt realise you took a census on the matter
It doesn’t matter how you look it’s that you are a little safer than you were.
Facts. We want Koa among us, that's it.
A lot safer actually
You probably get used to it.
He should get a modified one with ear holes.
Its like when I cracked my bike helmet and they said in order to do that you gotta hit the ground at 50 mph ,the car and my speed combined, which I did, and that would have been my head. If you don't wanna do it take a look at a cracked helmet and know that would have been your head so...
I had motorcycle buddies that were too cool for helmets, now they are cooling six feet under. I have a buddy with a motorcycle crash "too cool for a helmet" head injury. He survived but has to live with the broken peaces that can't be fixed. This is an injury that he has to live with but also all his loved ones. You don't always die from head injures, but they can be devastating all the same.
Excellent point. People with severe head injuries require care. It's time consuming, stressful, can be very costly. And most of all, that type of injury has a huge impact on the injured and friends and family. They will never be the same again.
Mate, this is your workplace. If you can't work it really sucks. You're a role model and your health is important. Don't worry about how you look. You will make helmet cool for everyone especially. The next generation. Go hard legend.
Yeah but wait till everybody starts dressing like those kooks on bicycles.
I'll be in my wheelchair though?
@@tedleyreynolds5541 lol
Most already doo don’t they ;)
Japanese got those skins suits for staying pale and white and buy brand new sickest boards and can’t even figure out where to paddle out from or find channels
Lol a real non kook oughta wear board shorts over wet suit and KoA style helmet! :)
I’m so happy that you guys are wearing the helmets . Kudos to all of you !!
Fail.
Ichabod the first surfer to wear a helmet , then Herman the German was next,with the point on top the helmet. Uncle thinks maybe try it out. But surfing Pipe every week,,9-10 months a year! maybe try them. all out.
Happy you are back in the water and surfing. I know how you feel about a helmet as a lifelong skier I had every excuse to not wear one. You put it on the line in big treacherous waves shallow reefs and wild crowds find one that fits and you can tolerate and then wear it. It makes sense ask Kai Lenny.
Kai was very lucky to be wearing that helmet.
Yeah, I only switched to wearing a helmet skiing because it was warmer. The first season wearing the helmet I had a terrible crash (while pushing boundaries) that smacked the back of my helmet on the raised edge of a metal barrel.
Helmets (at least the hard shell ones) are great for preventing skull fractures. Kai Lenny's crash is a great example. The helmet cracked instead of his skull. He still had a concussion, but not having a cracked skull is totally worth it. I definitely was thankful for that in my ski crash.
I do think that it is a matter of risk analysis. I don't wear a helmet surfing but I also do not surf heavy slabs. You need to be able to protect yourself in a fall regardless, as a helmet will not protect against a broken neck. Falling head first in shallow water is dangerous helmet or not. Knowing how to fall safely is super important.
The helmet at 4:48 seems like the way to go. Protective and it not covering the ears will help with equilibrium
My thoughts exactly. No need to cover the ears. That’s what causes loss of awareness under water. And that one is way more stylish vs that white Tron helmet😂. And those soft padded ones wont do a damn thing to protect your skull. Like the old leather football helmets.
Have you considered that the disorientation you felt when you were getting worked is a symptom of your initial injury and not the helmet. I used a helmet for years in huge waves on the Humboldt Coast and never had an issue.
He’s said before the injury that helmets disorient him
Yea what about guys like Mick Davey who absolutely rip and always wear helmets. It sounds to me like Koa just needs to get used to it
mental block
100% anytime you injury yourself the brain tricks the body.
Tom Carrol ricked the helmet decades ago and I bet he never got called names. Lol.
That silver carbon fiber helmet to me looked like the best balance of protection and comfort.
Hmm you sure it's not plastic like the other dumb plastic helmets?
Jack is a good good friend listen to him. Cool to see so many wearing them now.
Wearing a helmet is just fitting in with the crowd today it will save your life. Back in the day snowboarding me used are skate helmets duck tape the holes and it worked good. Glad to see you back out and being safe. You the man.late.
Im 61, Your show pulled my through 4 major surgeries. Youre a Legend! Showing us how difficult it is to change when you know you should - even though you dont want to. PLEASE PLEASE wear your helmet. We all need our Koa!!!!
The atmosphere at Pipe seemed so tense in this video. Made me worried for everyone's safety out there. I think it's awesome to see how many people got used to surfing with a helmet and are charging. I hope you will be able to enjoy wearing it soon as well
184,000 people follow you. Among them are lots of young surfers who may be willing to wear a helmet if you wear one, and it may save one of their lives someday, let alone yours.
Great point
@@C84__84 Who said he would be endangering anybody but himself by not wearing a helmet? All @speedboard said was it him wearing a helmet might encourage groms to wear helmets. Work on reading comprehension before attacking someone else's point as "stupid."
Glad you’re good Koa. Can’t wait to see you back in the lineup.
I've been in two motorcycle accidents. One on a race track and one on a backroad. In both cases the helmets were badly damaged but I was ok. I still continue to ride. Your personal safety is more important than anything. Stay safe.
Listen to Lydia, she has 1000% your best interests at heart.
🎉HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACK!! 🎉
"pipe is agressive this year"...sadly, this is a true statement. Great job getting back out to Pipe. Surfing was great.
How cool is Peter King to open up his home for all of you to hang out. 💙🌊
Everyone in the comments telling you to rock the helmet, but you know the risks and rewards better than any of us. Whatever you feel comfortable with is the right call for you. I skate with no helmet all the time, and it's definitely dangerous but exactly like you were saying, I've learned how to properly fall over my 10+ years of skating, and I feel like a bobble head with a helmet on. No matter what you decide, glad you're back. Keep charging dude
Fully. I mean if he gets concussed there’s no way he can get dumber than he is.
The fact your girl has no care in the world for how you look, lets you know how much she care's for you, its deeper than the surface. Its real. Mahalo bro!
Koa, you make that helmet look good bro - A lot of youngin's look up to you, help set the example for safety. Do what you gotta do to keep at it and get used to it, so you can then help spread the message on what the transition to using a helmet can be like. If you ditch the helmet in the future episodes, i'm gonna unsubscribe. Not trying to watch you die cracking your head again when it's preventable.
Glad you are ok @Koa Rothman I agree, find a helmet YOU feel comfortable in and wear it for short periods till you get acclimated with it on in the water. So glad to see more guys wearing helmets out there!! Hope your stitches are healing well!
Takes a few sessions to get used to the change of hearing from the helmet ear coverage.
Glad youre back out there. Personally i think you should do some training wearing the helmet more and give it lots of time to become comfortable for you. You have surfed your whole life without the helmet so its understandable it doesn't feel great to start with.
I like that his friends are forcing him. Awesome day to be back.
Im a forever subscriber of your channel and Im surprised that it felt as foreign as it does to you because I have a vague memory of your dad always MAKING you wear a helmut when you were younger? It makes total sense there would be a period of adjustment. I just wonder how long it took for you to adjust to being helmut free? Thanks!!!
If all these other chargers can wear em and get drained, so can you. In any of the heavy clips of long rides, the last thing anybody notices is the dome. Time in the barrel, speed, style, approach, technique, and awareness all come first, to the point nobody even notices the skull protection when scoring or onlooking high risk waves. Johnston, McNamara, Smith, etc: you don't even see it as some dampering to their rides. Everybody is rocking them for different reasons, and nobody is going to point the finger at you for being safer and surfing longer than they are.
the thing that's throwing you off more than anything (or rather the reason why you don't like the helmet) is the reduction in your hearing, which can throw everything else off, especially your balance. I live and surf in the northeast so I'm in a hood 5 months out of the year, and when I'm surfing at some of the sketchier reef breaks I'll pull my hood back right before I commit to paddling for the wave and it makes a big difference...I'd rather be cold that eat it. Those surf helmets need a bigger cutout for the ear/hearing...take a look at the nfl helmets...it's at least worth passing on to the helmet companies to see if they can develop a helmet that doesn't reduce hearing as much
Stop being a prima Donna Koa & wear the damn helmet. That purple hard one looked better & will protect you better. Keep chargin brother & it's good to see you feeling better. Semper Fi!!!
13:33 exemplifies this quote: “the illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” Koa, learn, adapt, protect your brain.
Wear the hard white one. Likely more effective and looks better too. You will get used to it after a surf or two
Helmets were not mandatory in many sports in the past, like cycling.
After some fatal accidents, now they are mandatory.
I think it's a matter of time to regulate surfing.
W0W! Miss Lydia rocked the helmet like some new sexy Marvel Superhero!!! Wear the helmet guy!
I surf in the cold every year when I first put a hood on I’m like NO but 2 sessions and it’s normal. Catch a few more waves with it on and you’ll get used to it
Please wear the helmet. I've had three concussions in my life. It totally affects you later on in life. Memory lapse is the worst part of concussions
Helmet? Look up Sonny Bono. Find one that works. Nobody liked seatbelts either, ever see a NASCAR driver not buckling in? Y’all clown NASCAR in terms of risk, wear the dam helmet.
All these dorks saying it’s safer have no idea and prob don’t surf. Don’t wear it it’s a unsafe
dude's so psyched out on how he looks. use the thing and normalize it. no shame if it allows you to stay in the game longer
All them helmets should say on them- "This Is Livin" or "This Is Not Dyin"
bro please try and be more considerate of the people that care about you ! they are clearly worried for you, wear the damn helmet !
You have a lot of people depending on you koa, stay safe for your friends, family, and employees.
Koa, Eala Stewart just said on his first time wearing one it saved him on that airdrop!! Keep wearing it, and keep changing legend
You actually look more like a gladiator. Should help you keep you confidence and be safe.
I still skated big skateparks without a helmet until I was like 40. Im an idiot
Surfing with a helmet? What would Eddie say?
Try a chopper helmet that just fits your head
Helmet is more dangerous for your health. You know it
I actually think these helmets look kinda cool. You can look at it from the other side. It makes it more obvious how insane on the limit the stuff is the surfers are doing 🙂
You are so brave doing something new ..what an inspiration to us all ..I love the awkward faces lol😂
Always a learning curve when using new equipment…keep at it. 2024=year surf helmets go viral
Lydia looks like a Marvel character with the helmet on
Your description of disorientation with the helmet on underwater makes complete sense. However, you are status post concussion & still recovering from it which may play a part in the discombobulated sensory overload at this point. Your plan with the new helmet others seem to favor wearing for multiple brief sessions is smart. Give it time. Give your brain time. Time to heal..time to recover & re-map those once familiar pathways that established over a lifetime of surfing & now need to grow again. You’ll get it back as the magic of “neuron memory” leads the way.
I consider myself lucky to have never hit my head as hard as you did. That being said, I've been helmet shopping because of your injury. Be safe out there young man! Thanks for the awesome content Koa and crew!
You could work on a custom helmet design with Pyzel. There is a market and we all want you to be safe, no CTE.
Koa Go Be Great # Let's Go!...Happy Birthday Jack
Koa, life is precious, so please, wear a helmet at Pipe 🙏
custom helmets sounds like a good company to start
Try every helmet until you find one you like. 👍
Hopefully you will used to wearing the helmet. We want to see you on future slab waves without injuries. I thought you looked fine with that helmet you had on.
Yeah Koa. Great to see you back out there. You look sick with a helmet. Please continue to wear one
Go with the hard shell and deck it out/ make it This Is Livin 🤙
Shawn White talking about losing sponsorships in the early days cause he wore a helmet & it being the standard now is a great example of how perspective changes. Stay safe and make that money bro 🤙
Paint that helmet metallic gold and you will be Brad Pitt in Troy.
Trojan helmet 😂😂😂
Koa caring so so much about how he looks
GET THE SAME THING J.O.B HAS! AND DECAL IT SO IT'S 🔥 THIS IS LIVIN DESIGN
I didn't hear j.o.b making up excuses 😂
You wear vests, wetsuits or rash gear.
Use the damn helmet!
Right!?
I don’t get you kids. I started wearing my Gath back in ‘92 or ‘93.. years I caught crap from some of the boys, but I was riding a 10’7” gun in 20 plus waves. I was in my early 30’s and fit like a gym rat. I got hit with my gun in the side of the top of my head. Only got a bad bell ringer, but it broke my helmet and Gath replaced it free, and it’s in the their show room. I’m 63 now and lost my right leg 2 yrs ago, and still use my equipment. Stop worrying about the other’s opinions. How would your folks feel if you lost your life? Cut open the ear holes so your ears drain.
Been sick lately and just finished watching every single video you’ve ever posted lol never got tired of it, love you guys! 🤙🏼
Gath is more stylish, has ear holes and ......A SUNGLASS VISOR .Its space man pimpin .There were lots of guys with helmets out there.,However I know what you are saying about the restrictive feel .Tough call,but with Gath you will look like a tube racer !!!!!
Great to see you inspiring the younger generation to show its cool to wear a helmet mate one good thing you can take from your close call is you got to live another day to inspire ! you will get used to it as well keep using it :) maybe keep looking for the perfect one.
It might feel disorienting at first, but you can learn to sharpen your instincts and awareness with a helmet, just like you learned to do it without one.
Yep - as I said in another comment i've had to adjust to helmets for skiing - I definitely felt less aware initially (and wanted to give up on it) but you adjust quickly. So glad I did as helmets have DEFINITELY saved me from a cracked scull at least once.
Hard shell helmet looks good. I’m sure you can find one that you like.
I bet your hair creates sensation that helps you identify how you're bodies moving. Being bald and an open water swimmer, too, I have to get used to wearing a cap for cold water.
This is Livin brand helmets
Learn the helmet dude. If people can learn to surf without an arm, you can develop the senses you need with a helmet. Find the one that works the best and get reoriented with your senses. Just my thought for what it's worth. You're one of the ones that inspired me to learn to surf with my kids even though I was over 45. Thanks for your work!
That helmet has a spartan vibe, maybe get one with cool graphic. Nobody likes wearing a helmet, but as a motorcycle rider it’s mandatory. Wear it enough and you’ll forget it’s even on.
I used to surf, but now I snowboard backcountry, etc. and MTB. I know of people that went from aggressive hell-hound riders to being completely sidelined and wear special sweaters with cute bears on them after bashing their skulls snowboarding. I wear protective gear and I'm still able to ride while others are often hindered by soreness or worse. Of course, I didn't learn this until I broke bones all over the place until it sunk in because I'm also an idiot.
i know its totally different than snowboarding/skiing, but everyone wears one, pros, kooks, nobs, etc. for critical surf breaks it will just become the norm, no stigma. good for you for trying.
Your life is way more valuable than the ego, let the ego die to save your life :)
There will be a moment when you will be thankful that you had it on. And it really doesn't matter how it looks. The coolest thing anyway is not to give a s?"# about what the others think! Keep on rocking
You’re putting energy and importance on cosmetics/aesthetics regarding a life saving device. Looks mean nothing literally nothing. If you enjoy your career and want to safeguard your overall well being/soul WEAR A HELMET.
Remember Koa….the name of the channel is ‘This Is LIVIN’…
Not ‘This Is Dyin’ 🤙
And go check out some helmets made for skateboarding, kayakers or wakeboarding. Might be more to your liking.
I have the same soft helmet for windsurfing. Has saved me from getting knocked out at least once. I also cut the flappy thing off. Ensis Balz Pro Helmet is a step up.
Be careful. If you have another concussion while ATP is still low, it can be very bad. ATP does not get back to normal until between 22-49 days according to studies. Symptoms go away much sooner than full ATP recovery.