Can anyone tell me how effective fins are and do newbies get a little freaked paddling out and buggin on rip currents etc. Please either constructive suggestions or at least some damn creative trolling.

Some time ago, I bought a Pride Jarrad Houston board, and shortly thereafter, he joined VS, and later switched to Hubboards. I've since observed that Lewy and PLC have also left Pride. Can anyone provide insight into why they're leaving?

When it gets squirrelly, the bodyboarders show up

I've been a little lax on keeping my wax organized and I paid for it with a slippery board the past few sessions.. Thankfully before my last session I borrowed some cool water wax and sure enough my board was super sticky, Amazing!! Anyway, The wind came up a bit when I was out and it was making it tougher to get into waves so I figured now that I'm not slipping all over my board maybe I can get some combo action going. Like I said in the title it's a game changer. Those big fat set waves that I'd miss before I was actually getting in early. I felt like I had the cheat code in a game. I know I'm late to the party on this but I figured why not share it incase there are others simpletons like me overlooking something so obvious.

I have been using Hubboards fins for 3 to 4 years now, and before that, I used Churchill ones. Both of them have left my feet with wounds even if I am always wearing socks (especially after long hours in the water).

Is there any brand that you have found more comfortable than others?

Wondering what your experience/opinions are. Also wondering if the drainage hole is on the pinky or big toe side. Thanks

Hope you'll be kind to this old lady (66) who started late. My local beach has a sandbar with 1 to 3 foot surf, sometimes up to 5, so it is easy to catch waves just by jumping up from the sand bar. It is so much fun I would like to try the consistent 5-6 foot break further out, so I bought fins. My problem: balancing on one foot to put them on and walking out.

1. Where and when do you put on your fins relative to the water line?
2. Do you sit or stand to put them on?
3. How do you get from there (shallow) to past the submerged sandbar?

I have no peers to observe; I'm the best bodyboarder in the shallows (just me and the 6 year-olds) and only the stand-up surfers are beyond the sandbar.

I almost always find it hard to duckdive so i usually resort to bailing my board which needs to be stopped. I feel like I'm too light to push my board. I weigh around 45 kg's which is just close to 100 lb's and im 170 cm which is around 5 ft 7 and my board is 82 cm which is around 32" Idk if I'm too light or something, just seeing people duckdive so easily makes me hurt. Any things i should do to help build my duck diving ability
Thanks in advance

I'm 6 foot 2 inches. 195lbs. Im looking for a prone board that will do well in larger waves(for New Jersey) and is a good material for the cold winter water. Durability is more important than maximum performance to me.

I'm just starting back at body boarding after a 15 year break and over whelmed by the options. I still standup surf frequently.

I think 2 stringers is a must since I creased both of my single stringer boards back in the day.

Thanks!

Sneaky ones

Anyone remember that movie that was based around some random bloke from Wollongong going on tour with a bunch of pros? He was a fucking charger but out of his element abit, remember a scene where he's caught inside on dry slab and the cunt gets smoked. Would love to watch it again, the bloke was a legend. Need the inspiration,me 30s haven't been kind to the gut.

Hey guys, trying to get back into bodyboarding as i haven’t ridden in about 5-6 years and thinking of picking up this empire rising bull board, is this a decent board for an intermediate rider? Thanks guys

Hi everyone need some advice I have no clue about bodyboarding….

We moved next to the beach and my 4 year old son is keen to get into bodyboarding what size should I get him ?

And also found two PE ones for less than half price on sale one is 33” and one is 34” is it worth getting one of these or will he outgrow it too fast ?

If it’s good for a couple of years I don’t mind buying a PE one it won’t be much more than a decent eps one anyway at the sale price and it will be used almost daily…..

Thank you!

I was thinking of 42inch for my weight and since it seems like bigger might be more suitable for beginners, but I feel like knowledgeable folk will say that is too big for my height? It is only for casual boarding in rather shallow waves near the shore.

Also, can anyone recommend a specific board? I'm happy to spend whatever needs to be spent to end up with a decent board, but I have no idea what makes one board better than others. I'm assuming I dont need a super board since I'm a casual but I dont want to be wasteful and buy one without any longevity or that isnt suitable for my needs.

Thank you :)

So for intermediate border buying a new board... does slick surlyn really makes a difference in comparison to HDPE?

Yesterday I had an amazing session in the water where everything I've learned through experience, read and youtube came together. Anything I did wrong I was able to identify straight away and make better on the next wave.

I have 2 question's though

1. When learning is there any benefit going for any and all waves that you can get or are you better waiting for better waves?

2. When taking off should I go straight down the wave and gradually engage my rail or lock straight into it?

Thanks guys

Does anyone have history with dealing with aggressive Seals? I’m San Diego based and every other time I go out I get a solo seal clocking me like he wants to mug me. He back tracks in my direction and sometimes heads my way for a bit. It could my imagination but I swear he grabbed my ankle. It all happened kind of fast and I paddled like a shark was on me. No damage so I don’t know but now every time I see the seal I end up spending more time focusing on him and less on the incoming sets. There’s been some news of seal attacks in mission beach a couple months back so it does happen.

Edit, post from a month ago from the area: https://www.reddit.com/r/SanDiegan/comments/1flwonx/sea_lion_attacks_swimmer_at_san_diegos_mission/

I haven’t gone bodyboarding in a really long time, like years. And I wanna go but I don’t wanna go alone just in case? Cause, the beach is usually very empty early in the morning. Also, I don’t want to wait till I have someone to go to cause I feel I’ll miss the good waves (surfing season kind of just started over here) so idk what to do💀.

think I can still charge with a torn labrum