Surfing Waves

What are your opinions on bodyboarders?

I like then, but the waves I surf aren't crowded at all most days. I'm sure that if the traffic increases I'll start to hate everyone that isn't just like me.

hate everyone that isn't just like me.

you mean everyone that isn't you

A bodyboard can get you deep, without even trying. And every wave is overhead.

Body boarding is good - but surfing is the sport of kings

wopfish wrote:Body boarding is good - but surfing is the sport of kings

didn't budwiser use that phrase about their beers.... (and their beer is pish!)

Bodyboarding is surfing flat out.

Surfing takes a hell of a lot of time to get good at, so if you don't have the time to go a few times a week, as a beginner, then I'd say stick to body boarding.
Thank God most guys don't do this. They want to surf standing, they try it for a few years, don't put enough time into, get fed up with their lack of progress and quit.

I read somewhere that a huge chunk of the world's surfing population are only in it for about 2 years, then they quit and are replaced by another beginner. So the all over number of surfers only grows a little a so many people quit.

as long as the bodyboarder knows the Ocean etiquette then I have no problem with them. as for the activity for ME? not for me, I'd rather surf.

Aloha wrote:Surfing takes a hell of a lot of time to get good at, so if you don't have the time to go a few times a week, as a beginner, then I'd say stick to body boarding.
Thank God most guys don't do this. They want to surf standing, they try it for a few years, don't put enough time into, get fed up with their lack of progress and quit.

I read somewhere that a huge chunk of the world's surfing population are only in it for about 2 years, then they quit and are replaced by another beginner. So the all over number of surfers only grows a little a so many people quit.

Should have a look over here next April/May. Every year there's literally hundreds more in the water. Thankfully 90% of them don't seem to be able to hack the cold. Bring on the big freeze!!!

As for bodyboarders.....
Used to have loads of respect for them.... until I found out they have legs!!!

Seriously though, they kind of remind me of speed bumps!!