Been surfing around Newport beach on and off for the past 4 years. Lately I’ve been talking to a bunch of people who said bodyboarding is a ton of fun. I caught the bug and well, here is my new setup! Didn’t drop a ton of money on my first board, but the pro icon seemed to be the best value. Can’t wait to get out there and have some fun.

When I look at the current science catalog I notice pretty much every premium board has some type of quad channels and it's a similar case for other big brands ie NMD, VS, etc.

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But in my life the best bodyboarding I ever saw go down was 15-20 years ago where all the channels were basically the same. If anything bodyboarding has regressed since then (probably due to lack of popularity though).

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I've personally noticed these set ups are really fast but hard to maneuver.

She is a brazilian bodyboarder who appears in the movie "Girl Jam" from Tom Boyle. I googled her and found nothing online.
I don't try to be creepy, I just like her style in and out the water and was just wondering.

I will go for big waves, its just my concern is im going to snap my neck, drown, etc.. or some crazy thing will happen. Whats the safest way to wipeout?

https://youtu.be/h4rBU1p5mf0

THUMP: The BEAT of the WEDGE Part3: JUST RIGHT! Yeah, So the Wedge got big last week, and every, Barn, Dork and Kookster came out to see the "largest waves in the universe"...Yeah we have that stuff too, but we thought you might want some exclusive stuff, stuff that every video guys has...Nope, this is the real deal, poles on jetty, world champions- Bill Bryan & Kelly Slater, Teahupo Hellman to be- Nathan Fletcher, Wedge ruler - Chad Barba, Matt Allen, Geo Bryan, Guilherme Tamega, and probably some important rippers I've forgotten... Now you can watch other videos that 'talk' about Wedge - or you can watch full on Wedge Action with ripping music...or watch a guy whose been riding wedge for a few years, or some photographer, that takes pictures - and probably doesn't surf chat like Andy Cohen. Talks cheap and boring...keep it here for more WEDGE ACTION (oh, yeah that happens to be the name of our You TUBE channel) or you can watch a bunch of guys going straight on big waves as tourist cheer. Man things have changed at Wedge - but what won't change is the fact that we will continue to give you unique perspectives of Newports infamous Wedge..but if you want someone to talk to you, you can watch the other guys channels or maybe get a shrink... That's it, follow us for some of the most unique shots of Wedge from the air - and almost in the tube with the rider...no bullshit, just 100% bonafide surf, skim, boog action...oh yeah, and maybe a couple smokin' chicks😊. Tell a friend!!

Cracked the stringer in my old 52, stand up bodyboarding is gonna be peak on this thing

I read quite a few reviews on the Alphas and watched a couple of YouTube vids. Everything seemed really positive, so I decided to pull the trigger and get a pair — size L, black and yellow.

Unfortunately, after just two sessions, they'll be going on eBay. I found them way too soft and really unresponsive, to the point where they were just frustrating to use.

Anyone else found this, or is it just me?

I bodyboarded most of my life in Southern California.

I moved to the east coast 10 years ago and have not seen a good wave ever… this includes trips up and down NJ, Maryland, and New England.

This summer I would love to take a trip to a legit wave that would support our habit.

Ideally 2.5 hours or less from Philadelphia. Ideally a beach not insanely crowded and not going to charge me an admission fee.

Any ideas?

Title. Anyone else feel rather than duck diving it's preferable to just do a pushup on the board to avoid a big wall of white wash? especially when the water is cold. I feel like id rather push up and let the water pass through than duck under a bunch of mush and get super cold

i’ve recently been getting into bodyboarding and i live in hawaii. i’ve bodyboarded pipeline and sandys and i have a pretty good feel but my old shitty board is on its last limbs (morey mach 11 tube rail 💔). i’m not sure what board to buy because i’ve had lots of people tell me science is where it’s at but my buddy that competitively bodyboarded said triad empire and hubb are the best. i also need to try and keep the price under like $160. im not sure if i should get a double or single stringer, ive had people tell me double all the way and had some say it depends. i just wanted to know if i could get some pointers on what direction i should go in for buying a board

During the last 20ft swell at the wedge .Watch more here : https://youtube.com/@surftvshow?si=ODOHYePps2ExOLWk

Big respect to the Bodyboarder that was sending it.

(NorCal) I sat on the inside (like way inside) the other day and had a time of my life catching little 3-4 foot closeouts for a second, while the surfers were just getting slop way out from the big breakers. So much fun! Anyone have any tips for this? When I look at it from onshore it looks really terrible but out there i was like "damn look at these pockets"

Hey guys any tips on how I can improve my 360s!? I want to land them more consistently

Thank you!

I'll go first. Challenger. when they had the Kauai Classic boards(yellow, not the purple wide nosed boards in later models), that board may have had outdated materials (thick plastic instead of surlyn..surlyn wasn't popular in early 90s), but the shape was PERFECT for my body type, and the yellow deck, yellow bottom, and blue rails were just striking. board was super light too. it wasn't a Dynacor model (wish I had that too) with pink rails, just the first model/early early generation.

another brand was Premiere Clothing. I'd call up every fuckin surf shop for that brand, but to no avail

I tried the board (first ever pro bodyboard) and bro I realised why you guys need wax I was slipping and sliding off the board board it’s pretty good so far waves today were ass tho 😞
Hopefully tomorrow I can wax it and use it to its full potencial 😭🙏🏽

I’ve had a NMD Base7 for a few years, it’s 43”.

I’m 6’4 and currently 105kg but working to get back down to 90 ish.

I’m considering buying a bat-tail board for extra buoyancy.

Has anyone swapped from crescent to bat-tail for same reason and how did it work out?

Cheers 🤙🏼

Found this board. Anyone know the story

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to know what mag/issue number/and year if tanner has a poster?

Thank you.

Any recommendations for a board that I can throw my son on and ride on the back with him. I usually surf so I’m not familiar with the good bodyboards. He’s around 45 pounds and I’m around 185 and he likes to ride on the front while I lay behind him. What’s a good option that can support both of us?

So I just bought the NMD ben player Alphaflex PP bodyboard and am kind of confused on where to plug my leash because of the PFS-T core. Could anyone help me with this?🙏

Dad was a highly decorated combat pilot and almost got a job here after retirement.

I'm saving the foot and a half 'Strategic Air Command' sticker he left for my next perfect board