Opinions on bodyboarding

[Panda]

What are your opinions on bodyboarders?

[Forage]

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.

[Rico]

hate everyone that isn't just like me.

you mean everyone that isn't you

[Tyedog]

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

[wopfish]

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

[PapaW]

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!)

[jaffa1949]

Bodyboarding is surfing flat out.

[Aloha]

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.

[Surfer513]

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.

[garbarrage]

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!!