to the original post, i dont do alot of bodybording but just like any form of sliding you need to understand the topography of the floor of the spot your surfing and when it work best at the tides, winds, etc. be aware of things that are exposed in shallow water for obvious safety reasons. as to the rest of the post, surfing is full of wonderful rich history. study it and you will find amazing characters doing all kinds of cool things in waves. but the original "beach boys" (ie Duke and Rabbit) welcomed mainlanders (with aloha spirit) to waikiki and entertained them by sliding on wood planks, outriggers and what ever would float and carry one or more people. to say that one form of riding a wave is superior is just being blind to the rich history of "watermen" and the men and women who are passionate about what they do in surf. bodyboarding is fun,not something I do alot, but i can tell the aloha spirit is alive and with many of those who enjoy it.
never waste a single thought on the bodybard vs surfing thing. total waste of energy...civil war. they are both incredibly fun and difficult. i always let the conditions decide what i ride. i try to force myself to surf more, becuase of the challange but i find that after every bodyboard session i have a grin from ear to ear. barrels=bodyboards long walls= surfboards i never go to the beach wiht out all 3: bodyboard,shortboard, and longboard any openmided surfer would have a blast on a bodyboard and any bodyboarder would enjoy surfing if you were willing to sacrifice enough waves to learn
I also have an older BZ that I mess around on occasionally. I can't really think of any tips because for me its like riding a bike; I just do it. One thing I know I do is try to stay more forward on the board as opposed to back. It is a lot easier to turn/spin if you can use your weight on the nose of the board. I find that fins are only really needed if the tides up.
It is hard to find any bodyboarding type supplies or gear down along the Space Coast, even in a hideous Wall Mart sized establishment like Ron Jon's in Cocoa Beach. You need to venture down to Indialantic and find a store that probably says on the outside, "Kite World." This is also the same establishment named "Bodyboarding Headquarters." Address: 109 S. Miramar Ave., on Highway A1A just south US-192, or better known as 5th Avenue.
If we are going cloud to buy bodyboarding stuff, then support the local boy from Maryland, Jay Reale: http://www.ebodyboarding.com
I don't understand what you mean by "going cloud" and I am all for supporting BB companies, but EBB is on the west coast, and Bob Baldwin, who owns and operates ABB, is right out of NY.
i agree w/ daveb on this one, stop talking about it cause we heard enough of it on the forms. For the original post, are u trying to learn tricks or just mess around? Cause im pretty sure theres something on ebodyboarding helping out with tricks, and theres stuff with just basics too, but main way to learn once u learned where your hands should go is to just practice, for some people it takes a lot longer to learn basic tricks then others(sponger005).
Ordering from an Internet site rather than buying from a brick and mortar shop. I can vouch for Jay Reale's service and support and for that reason will usually purchase items through him when buying via the cloud. eBodyboarding also has a great website and forum to complement the commercial side of his effort. So, I go with what is known and trusted.
Ahh, yeah I understand.. But yeah, for BB, only way to really get things is to go via "cloud". That's awesome you support him and his site and I'm all for it and not one person or company can have all the market share But I agree with everything you said in terms of Bob B. Either way, can't go wrong with either or.
Just mess around and catch a couple barrels.How much does a decent set of fins cost and which ones do you guys recommend?
churchills run around $50. i have a pair of voit duckfeet that i mostly use for bodysurfing, but the few times a year i bodyboard, i wear them. before i got those, i had a pair of the churchill makapuus. i really liked those...always think about getting another pair. i think the duckfeet are better for bodysurfing than boarding. i have an old morey mach 7-7 left over from the 80's...the thing is still in really good shape. the old yellow deck, black rails, & orange bottom. classic. kinda glad epic one is gone...he was a very odd cat.
I just picked up a pair of Churchill Makapuu's for $45 - in the Eatontown Sports Authority. I got them 1 size larger than my boots and they fit great even w/ my 7/5 boots. Now all I need is some waves to break them in.
Quit hating...why u in the thread! U wish u could bboard, ur prob the dude who sits way outside and paddles into every wave but bails at the drop. ***...
