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Sep 19th 2009, 9:04 am
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Anyone suggest a good beginners bodyboard for a small adult female - Cheers !
P.S-Don't want an Esky lid from K-Mart though !
P.S-Don't want an Esky lid from K-Mart though !
Sep 19th 2009, 9:06 am
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Sep 19th 2009, 9:09 am
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Sep 19th 2009, 9:14 am
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Sep 19th 2009, 9:20 am
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Thanks !
Sep 19th 2009, 11:52 am
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Re: Bodyboards
I think a boards pretty much a board, although probably stay clear of the 'littlest mermaid' variety. Get yourself a pair of proper boarding fins (flippers), makes all the difference.
Sep 19th 2009, 12:49 pm
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Re: Bodyboards
And dont be frightened if fellow ,surfers refer to you as a " shark biscuit"......
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Sep 19th 2009, 1:00 pm
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I far prefer bodyboarding to surfing - with a pair of fins there's a far greater variety of conditions you can get out in the surf in. And you don't have to have different boards for different conditions either. Just make sure you get one the right size - they need to be bouyant enough to get you on a wave. And I echo the comments about fins - to be honest I'd say it's far better to spend more on them, than the board.
Sep 19th 2009, 2:42 pm
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Re: Bodyboards
....and be careful of those dumping waves in Mooloolaba 
Sep 19th 2009, 3:32 pm
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and try not to get dumped head-first onto a sand-bank. I did that and very nearly broke my neck (thought I had done for a while), and also fractured my finger which has never come right again.
No more body boards for me.....
No more body boards for me.....
Sep 19th 2009, 9:53 pm
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Re: Bodyboards
good bodyboard shop at tweedheads/coolangatta
they do starter packs board/bag/fins from $150 upwards
they do starter packs board/bag/fins from $150 upwards
Sep 20th 2009, 6:05 am
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Thanks All.
Live in WA again so will have a look in Perth this week. Cheers.
Live in WA again so will have a look in Perth this week. Cheers.
