batboard
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| posted on 7-8-2005 at 23:35 |
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Tow Out Bodyboarding
A while ago, cant remember exactly, reference was made to the fact that bodyboards don't tow into big waves like surfboards and are
thus unlikely to tackle big waves. Well, guess what, got a copy of bodyboard 3sesenta in the Canaries and there is an article on tow
out bodyboarding which has been pioneered by the French and very interesting it is too.
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klain
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| posted on 13-8-2005 at 11:27 |
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my god would'nt you kill yourself wow
[Edited on 13-8-2005 by klain]
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Airborne
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| posted on 16-8-2005 at 11:06 |
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If anyone has seen the metaphyzikal video (mickey smith's first video) then there is tow in bodyboarding on that. But, it's not on huge
waves...instead the jet ski tows the bodyboarder along the wave until the boarder can ride along it himself, and because he gets so
much speed he hits the lip of the wave well fast, and does these massive twisting airs 
Very cool, he brakes alot of boards though 
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booger
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| posted on 17-8-2005 at 03:39 |
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Mate do u mean tow out or tow in?
tow in is getting a jet ski to tow u onto a massive wave that is to big to paddle into (which isnt usually a prob in booging but is
needed for standups on large waves) like there is no way a stand up can paddle into big cyclops but boogers can. the reason boogers
dont tow into big waves is because they can usually paddle in unlike surfers which need the jet ski. and if u mean tow into like 50ft
waves the reason boogers dont tackle these waves usually is you cant generate enough speed on a boog to surf waves of this size.
tow out means using a ski to go at the wave and hit massive airs. The new tension 8 has sean virtues biggest tow ever, but i rekon the
best tow out u will see is the sean virtue backflip he hits in the intro to tension 4, that opening is the best to any vid ive ever
seen just makes u wanna turn it off and go for a surf
saw lackey and a mate doing tow ins at froggys a few days back.
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batboard
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| posted on 17-8-2005 at 09:31 |
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quote:
Originally posted by booger
Mate do u mean tow out or tow in?
tow in is getting a jet ski to tow u onto a massive wave that is to big to paddle into (which isnt usually a prob in booging but is
needed for standups on large waves) like there is no way a stand up can paddle into big cyclops but boogers can. the reason boogers
dont tow into big waves is because they can usually paddle in unlike surfers which need the jet ski. and if u mean tow into like 50ft
waves the reason boogers dont tackle these waves usually is you cant generate enough speed on a boog to surf waves of this size.
tow out means using a ski to go at the wave and hit massive airs. The new tension 8 has sean virtues biggest tow ever, but i rekon the
best tow out u will see is the sean virtue backflip he hits in the intro to tension 4, that opening is the best to any vid ive ever
seen just makes u wanna turn it off and go for a surf
saw lackey and a mate doing tow ins at froggys a few days back.
Actually, I meant tow out, sorry alot of sea water still in me ears after cotillo
In regard to the point about big waves, came across an interesting point that airborne had on a post (apologies if this is crossing
threads) which he found on wannasurf.
www.wannasurf.com/spot/Australia_Pacific/Australia_ WA/Fitzgerald_River/cyclops/
That review of the wave also says:
"It is pretty much only a bodyboarding wave, although surfers can tow in, but it is risky, but has been done before in billabong
odyssey."
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Airborne
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| posted on 17-8-2005 at 19:43 |
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hmmm yeh i remember that, bit of trouble with the link, it should be:
http://www.wannasurf.com/spot/Australia_Pacific/Australia_WA/Fitzgerald_River/cyclops/index.html
I also meant tow out must be all that lacanau water in my ear as well 
Although sometimes the jet ski pulled Chris White (the booger)towards the beach, it was mostly the jet ski jumping over the wave while
Chris White carried on the wave hitting the lips...my days there were back flips galore, air spins so high etc. in the biggest
shorebreak, so hes landing on the whitewater or its a soft landing in 2 inches of water. Mind blowing stuff.
[Edited on 17-8-2005 by Airborne]
[Edited on 17-8-2005 by Airborne]
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booger
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| posted on 27-8-2005 at 08:08 |
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i love the shory they tow into in perth, i rekon id ditch the tow after a while and just surf it, makeable, heavyish, clean, clear
water barrells
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Airborne
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| posted on 27-8-2005 at 09:47 |
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sweet, lacanau (france) this year there was the biggest shorebreak i've ever been on..although somedays it wasn't, but i remember on
one day the waves came right up near the beach and were breaking into like 2 inches of water. If you wern't careful and didn't pull out
of the wave then you could get your face burried in the sand. Once i managed to stay in the whitewater instead of pulling out, and
luckily my board slid along the sand as i spun it round.
Not very clear but ah well:
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