My wife had a labral tear and some other hip issues that required surgery.  The doc said that motion to kick the pedals will likely never be a good fit for her.  I developed right hip bursitis after some excessive leg training and now it bothers me too, but not as bad as what you're describing.  The bursitis also manifested as low back pain and is much better after a cortisone injection. 

Pain is just weakness leaving the body, unless you were on the army, then it's probably arthritis ;-)

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For the record, I have been using "heel straps", a idea I stole shamelessly from Roadrunner, a Hobie Guru.....around 2010.
The heel straps allow you to "rest your heels" on the pedals and IMHO, are more comfortable for long periods of pedaling.
If you are interested, I can find a link from the Hobie forum.

For the record, I have been using "heel straps", a idea I stole shamelessly from Roadrunner, a Hobie Guru.....around 2010.
The heel straps allow you to "rest your heels" on the pedals and IMHO, are more comfortable for long periods of pedaling.
If you are interested, I can find a link from the Hobie forum.

Unless you are trying to "power pedal"....IE, pulling back on the Hobie pedal straps to increase speed, the heel straps allow you to rest your heel into the strap and "twist your feet inwards or outwards"  as you pedal. It makes a world of difference if you pedal for some distance......as an example, today I down rigged fished Lost Lake, towing a 4" quickfish and a 4# weight at 35' depth.....covered about 5.5 miles in 3.25 hours, avg speed about 1.7 MPH.....no stopping except to reel in 2 fish....and I am not hurting or wiped out.....My age is over 75