Body Boarding

Discussion in 'Global Bodyboarding Talk' started by livesurfish, Sep 17, 2013.

  1. livesurfish

    livesurfish Well-Known Member

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    May 13, 2013
    Im a new body boarder and I got some hydro fins a couple of months ago and they give my feet awful blisters. I was looking up ways to fix it and still use them and the idea of fin sox came to mind. does any one have any suggestions on what brand or type?
     
  2. RIsurfer

    RIsurfer Well-Known Member

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    Dec 5, 2012
    Warm Windz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1!!
     

  3. RIsurfer

    RIsurfer Well-Known Member

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  4. seldom seen

    seldom seen Well-Known Member

    Aug 21, 2012
    Any fin sock will do, but that should solve your problem. Gonna be booties time soon enough anyway.
     
  5. livesurfish

    livesurfish Well-Known Member

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    May 13, 2013
    Oh yay that reminds me. do they make booties specially made to wear under fins or do you just wear regular ones?
     
  6. seldom seen

    seldom seen Well-Known Member

    Aug 21, 2012
    Good question, I didn't specify...they're technically not booties, sold as "socks"..you can get up to 5 mil on ebodyboarding or atlanticbb...I also have doubled up w/ 3 mils mid-winter no prob and they have those at NSS or WW.
     
  7. livesurfish

    livesurfish Well-Known Member

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    May 13, 2013
    I feel like if I were to wear those under my fins they would be to tight. should I have gotton bigger fins or should I have sepperate ones for summer and winter
     
  8. seldom seen

    seldom seen Well-Known Member

    Aug 21, 2012
    Bingo. Have a summer and winter pair, with your winter pair being one size up. Ideally you'd want to try them on w/ your booties/socks, but that's not always possible.
     
  9. epictetus

    epictetus Well-Known Member

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    Jun 27, 2013
    I am a size 12.5 / 13 shoe size normally and use Churchill Makapuu "large" size fins -- I just have been training with them by swimming at least once a week all year building up calluses/etc. I do sometimes use 2mm fin socks for padding (kinda like these: http://www.amazon.com/H2Odyssey-Min...TF8&qid=1379433486&sr=8-14&keywords=fin+socks) and or a little bit of extra warmth, I was thinking of getting some thicker fin socks for winter (like 5mm or 7mm), but yeah I'm guessing with 7mm I will probably need an XL set of Makapuus
     
  10. livesurfish

    livesurfish Well-Known Member

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    May 13, 2013
    thanks for the imput guys
     
  11. seldom seen

    seldom seen Well-Known Member

    Aug 21, 2012
    Anytime mang, have fun out there.
     
  12. Spunjer

    Spunjer Active Member

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    Aug 10, 2013
    try Kicks bro; real soft rubber
     
  13. RIsurfer

    RIsurfer Well-Known Member

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    Dec 5, 2012
     
  14. RIsurfer

    RIsurfer Well-Known Member

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    Dec 5, 2012
    You just spelled input wrong.
     
  15. chicharronne

    chicharronne Well-Known Member

    Jun 22, 2006
    My fin cut my foot during Gloria, and the hospital I went to sewed sand and sea monkeys in the wound. It got infected and finally gangrene. I had an artery and muscle removed and a skin graft sewed from my big toe knuckle to an inch above my instep. it was quite tender. So I took a wet suit sock, cut the heal and toe off, and cut it off at the ankle. I used it surfing and under my flip flops. It fit well in fins.
     
  16. thisguysthumbs

    thisguysthumbs Well-Known Member

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    Jul 25, 2012
    Fin socks are great, but Viper fins have neoprene built in that goes a long way toward saving your feet. Those Hydro's are just big and the blades are too soft.
     
  17. Paddington Jetty Bear

    Paddington Jetty Bear Well-Known Member

    Apr 23, 2013
    Man, spongers suck.

    Do you know how hard it is to stand on a 6'2''.......or a 10 foot log. It is a unique talent only accomplished by a few people in this world. Balance is tough. It took me ten years to be able to stand on a skateboard back in Vietnam. Very tricky the whole balance thing. That's why I trained with Russian kid gymnists back in the 1980's. Man, those little girls have balance, and every drunk ASP Australian should be thankful they don't surf because they gots some balance.

    Surfboards paddle easier and quicker. And they allow earlier entry into the wave so we don't have to stick harsh drops too often. Plus, going feet first is better than going head first. Who'd want to take late drops on a sponge going head first into the reef?

    And since we stand and have back foot/tail leverage, actual moves are less complicated. Pivoting man, it's basic physics.....Those sponges don't have that attribute. Rail to rail transitions are so much more efficient when standing on a 6 foot piece of glassed foam. It's natural....it's friggin cake.

    Surfboards allow the rider to feel more in control and overpower many waves(under 6 foot) Who'd want to feel so vulnerable and small on a six foot wave? Not me. I especially like when it's 3 foot and I get to look down on waves.......where are you......oh yes there you are.........down by my pen-is.

    Surfboards are cool because you get to bend at the knees. I like bending my knees. And I also like to fellate myself which makes the surfboard and the east coast such a perfect match. It's always 2-4 foot here. So when I try and squeeze into a three foot bowl I get to bend way over and try and suck it. I love that !!

    Plus surfboards can cut you with the pointy noses and the skegs. That makes surfers daring and tough. Without fins none of us would be able to hold an edge in a three foot wave. That makes waves more dangerous for us and therefore makes us more macho.....YO SOY EL BURRO MAS MACHO !!

    Man, don't worry aboot weight distribution, wave knowledge and timing. Kelly Slater don't possess none of that........he has balance. He has the best balance in the world. Aussies can balance when they're drunk. They can pass field sobriety tests. All day, every day, son.

    Yep, my ...Lost 6'2'' certainly makes me pretty dang cool. Plus, I got another board they call Neck Beard, and that makes me cool because it's desingned by a guy that is really cool because he shuns contests, and gets millions of dollars to have a few pictures of him busting airs displayed in the mags. Oh, he drinks, and acts "artsy" too. He's creative. Totally cool. He's also, like, Francis Ford Coppola.............

    Dudes, I am so much cooler than you. I've been wasting my time surfing lonley peaks and surfing during the darkest days of winter. NO ONE CAN SEE ME THEN !! You guys need to see me. I'm that cool. I will allow you guys to make appointments with me. You need to see how cool I am. You will pay money to see. It is worth it. I am the man.
     
  18. seldom seen

    seldom seen Well-Known Member

    Aug 21, 2012
  19. DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

    Mar 6, 2012
    And a Happy Monday Morning to you too Sir! How's dem Bubs up dere PJB?
     
  20. beachkat

    beachkat Well-Known Member

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    Oct 16, 2009
    gee hope you never get injured where you couldn't surf and had to find another option... one day, one never knows, that foot or knee injury is just around the corner.