Bodyboard Basics Explained 

Stoked to hear it and glad it can help! Keep enjoying the ride Tanner 🙏🏼🤙🏼

How did it go I've done it for 10 years I'm 16 now

@@JohnJohnson-hn9fx wow ! that sound fun ! ... my end not very well ... i cant seem to find the right time to "ride the wave" it just keep passing by me :( i know i am doing something wrong but i can't seem to know what it is. and my ribs hurt a lot ! which i like it make me feel like i actually tried! lol some tips for the right time for the wave ? i just don't know much. also do you recomend a suit? i swim shirt less lol and i keep falling out of the board.. might sound like silly questions but for real have no clue lol THANKS A LOT !

@@AIRStudio-AngelRiveros wax the board, it will give good grip, you need to be on the steeper face of the wave but watch out for a bigger set breaking further out, ul get great speed down the steeper face of the wave, carve it up and try staying at a decent height along the wave if it's peeling nicely, if you need more speed drop down the face slightly. Sometimes I like to take a drop off the lip but need to land on the steeper face to get most of the benefit of the drop, then there are other times that stunt gets you punished lol enjoy it and keep at it,. Get time on small waves you'll know what best to do on bigger sets when the time comes

Michael Young THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME to explain me 🤗🤗🤗 I definitely will try it next time ! I CANT WAIT TO TRY IT OUT THANKS SO MUCH !!

Its called a body board and also you need fins and most importantly wax but don't fucking cake it on

Will do.

You just got to paddle and kick much harder. That way it will give you more speed to get down the wave.

Iain Campbell also you got to turn left or right into the barrel also if you don’t allready have fins your should get some I suggest, custom x, vipers, kicks, or ally swim fins

Thanks everyone. I have a good set of Repellor fins that help a lot.

@@Kshdhdmshehyd Why not churchills?? They power me onto every waves...

@@Ozymandias111 fins make a huge difference you get so much speed just paddle and kick hard than turn the board on the barrel it takes some practice

Glad to hear it and thanks man 🙏🏼🙏🏼

So stoked to hear that and happy to help. Please share the knowledge 🤙🏼🤙🏼

Happy to hear it. There are many more tutorials available now. Let me know if you want to learn about others 🤙🏼

Awesome to hear your story and picking up on all of those small points that make a huge difference. Focusing on timing and head movements are the biggest game changer for sure. Good luck on your journey and welcome to the channel 🤙🏼🤙🏼

@@iaincampbell_ Yo long distance coach! Nice to know, I noticed in smaller surf some people leaned forward and stayed very low while taking of. Where I stayed, France, the waveperiod was short and the opposite of a peeling wave. Very forgiving in taking a left or a right but short rides, helas. So still a bit figuring out what to train in small short waves...

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Thank you. 🙏🏼

Yes we

Appreciate it. 🤙🏼

It’s a pleasure 🤙🏼

Thank you. Means a lot.

Thanks man. Was good to meet you too and appreciate the comment.

🤙🏼🤙🏼 keep getting stronger bru 💪🏼💪🏼

It’s an absolute pleasure. Glad I could help you Stefan 🤙🏼

No worries. Hope it helps 🤙🏼

Thanks so much 🤙🏼

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Very cool. Glad it’s helping you and you going somewhere. Makes me so happy to hear I can help through these videos. I like the idea of paddling techniques. Will try and think of how to get that in a video.

Appreciate it.

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It will help for sure.

Thanks so much. Good luck to you both. Enjoy the journey. 🙌🏼

Thanks for watching 😉

Coming next month!

Nice work! More to come…

Sounds good Bru. Stoked to hear you getting back into it. If you need any coaching please shout. I’ve just set up some coaching.

Hey man, unfortunately I have slowed my riding of DK right down to a minimal but maybe I can find some time to make a video on how to keep your rail that may help...

Stoked to hear it.

Sure will get to doing all of those. I will try to make the basic steps into timing but it’s hard to teach that. Easier if you find timing out yourself.

Bro now i see i when today and your video help me enormously thanks i gonna see more videos

No problem 👍

Thanks Marc. Appreciate it.

Yep

It’s coming for sure bru. Later in the year. Need to get my knee back in the right form before I can dropknee again.

Hell yeah. Rip it up bru!! Get out there and enjoy yourself.

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Good luck and let me know how it goes 🙌🏼🙌🏼

Wow that’s a lot of information. Some of those I can’t answer unfortunately. I would love to but it’s all about what the waves are like, your skill level and experience. If you’re getting gassed in a paddle out you need to find the best way to get out. There is a lot more questions about that but I can try answer more another time. That’s a lot of information that mostly comes down to experience with what you have asked. My main tip would be “If in doubt, don’t paddle out!”

Appreciate the support.

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That video will be coming soon. Hopefully in the next few months.

Dang man. Got to get that ocean fix in.

Great suggestion! I have got a group on the BoogieEveryday.com Membership platform where we talk about all of this as well as post clips, tips and a lot more. Please check it out. Will definately help.

Hi Nigel. Thanks. And no I have never been and don’t really know whether I would come through there anytime soon. But maybe that needs to change.

idea about*

Wow well glad you have stubbled across my channel. Much more to check out 😉🤙🏼

Hi Trevor. Nothing special except when it comes to steep waves. That’s when you would use your knees a bit more. Fins are there to act as rudders and to form the end of the trail your board is making.

Will be doing that in the next two months.

Thanks 🙏🏼

Appreciate the comment. Trying to break every aspect of bodyboarding down through my tutorial videos. Hope you enjoy them.

Thanks man. Sure next season will have a lot of stock and colours in store. Appreciate the support. 🤙🏼

That would explain it for sure. Let me know if this helps with the drive. Awesome to hear everyone is picking up on small things that can help you! This is why I keep making them. 👌🏼

Will do that when I get around to spins in the next couple weeks.

So awesome to hear this. Welcome to the channel and hopefully I can get out to the UK and join in on some fun!

Jack I will try and link that all together. Reading a wave is tough but maybe I can take the GoPro into the water and talk you through my thoughts while I’m out there.

That'll be great. Thank you for these videos.

Well said Iain. I've been bodyboarding for over thirty years and I know Iain would have a better idea or clue than me on reading a wave because he is sponsored and been world champ but I've seen tonnes of style and have to say, Iain is one of the smoothest I've ever seen. Does moves in the most critical parts of the wave, especially that backflip on the right during last years Arica comp, as to which I feel he was hard done by - he should've got tens but aye, that's just my thought. Reading a wave comes with tonnes of experience. Watch stacks of bodyboard vids. Sorry but if you want it quicker, you have to breath, eat, train bodyboard! I miss being at one with mother nature and want a sniper board asap because I miss that feeling. Bro, I was spending so much time watching others but nothing beats getting out there and practice, practice makes perfect, just like novak djokovic and ben simmons (NBA) $233 Mil contract - who said what now, lol.. Peace

You're right. Nothing beats practice. It's hard for guys like me who do not live near the ocean anymore. But thank God for the 2 wave pools they built near by me. NLAND and BSR surf park. It's not cheap but they will see a lot of me this summer lol

I disagree. I think the bottom turn as well as weight distribution is the single most basic moves people need to know to start bodyboarding. My humble opinion…

Awesome to know. Thanks 🤙🏼

Derdesteen, Melkbos, Strand Pipe and Duckies. All these are brilliant waves to learn on and get started on. There are many more but it depends where you are based. 🤙🏼

They are coming up soon.

@@iaincampbell_ thank you bro 🙏❤

Agreed. Get on the boogie bru 🤙🏼

Hi Victor. All you have to remember is that what ever you did on the left to perform a move needs to be mirrored to perform it on the right. Once you understand these basic moves on the board the rest should work but it takes time. So enjoy the experience and keep trying it.

@@iaincampbell_ Yeah but you know, it's like i'm playing football with my left foot while I'm right-handed. That really depends on the moves, I'll prefer some on the right and others on the left...

You just got to keep trying. It gets more natural the more you do it!

Maybe a little more than 90. Rather focus on your body being centred over your board. That will help.

@@iaincampbell_ Rad. Thanks heaps man. Can't wait for more content. :)

I could definitely do something like that but just to let you know my opinion is going to be a bit bias as I am working closely with churchills. I think all fins are going to be a bit heavy but it’s all about finding the comfort in the fins and making sure they feel good on your feet.

I like lefts best but I’m happy to go right too 😉🙌🏼

For sure. It’s all coming soon. 🤙🏼

Hi. No you need to have your body centred on the board and your weight pushing forward in order to get the nose down and get you onto the waves. Website should be up and running early next week. Hoping it will all be okay with no issues.

Can try do that. I have spoken about boards in past video when I show my boards. If there is anything really specific let me know. 🤙🏼

we may have to get some help for that one.... haha

Iain shreds on the knee, I've seen him on the world stage (:-) One L.

a few tips for dk I can give, 1. Go home and put your board down and your fins on and just practice the pop up over and over. it sounds kooky but it seriously helps a lot. 2. when you pop up make sure you are on your back knee first. for your front foot, you are going to want to almost scoop your fin out around the rail instead of dragging it up the board. 3. when your doing a bottom turn sometimes it helps to drag your hand in the face to help stability and speed control. when you want to turn i would rail grab at first and then once you get the feel of turning eventually do it without the rail grab. Hope this helps, it’s not too detailed. I was thinking of making a video on it.

These are the only boards I recommend. sniperbodyboards.com/collections/iain-pro-series

All depends how steep the wave is and what it makes you do... sometimes it’s necessary to shift weight but other times it’s more just neutral. Try both in different situations.