saltiest1 said...im sorry guys but the skill level of bodyboarding is so low that it is boring compared to other ocean craft. even like goat boats. this debate has been waged for years. esky lids were made for entry level kids for waves.
now the debate will go to big waves, freefalls, barrel rolls, heavy waves etc. well guess what, the skill level is still low compared to surfboards. why do you think guys like ballard, percy and the like are now stand up surfers and quite good at it?
drink some concrete, harden up and put away the little foam floaty things and become men. [}:)]
This is all kinda true
However from my own personal perspective
I body surfed till I was 25
Started Boogie boarding @ 25 not long after it came on the scene
Started to stand up surf @ 35 took ages to get up on the mongrel thing first couple of wave landed floaters, piece of piss once you can get the standing up bit.
Not long after I cracked 40 my neck and back were giving me that much grief i slowed my surfing to the stage where I would only standup if I could afford the chiro the next day.
On a trip up to trip up to geraldton I went surfing with a mate and we skipped up the coast to Jakes, dragged the lid out as I'd been struck down with a good Lurgi, had an absolute ball, since then I have used the stand up surf board once.
Stand up surfing is more difficult than Boogie boarding, however that is only in the "getting up" part of the ride.
Boogie boarding absolutely blitzed stand up for me for pure joy, my mates who do stand up where a lot happier (and safer) that I went back to gut running (although their wave count dropped) and we still "Party wave" when we go for a wave or 3
