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I've got an old board from customX that they dont make anymore, it's a 42" crescent tail with a polyprop core I'd recommend a Science board if you're looking for high-end, customX or hubboards for a solid board on a budget

@jazzyjoe364 Thanks a lot, I figured they didn’t make it as I checked their website, will definitely look into science boards

thanks dude!

@@jazzyjoe364 w you resonded

love you too buddy

sounds like so much fun. HB is fun, the waves break a lot slower so it's hard to keep up with them without getting swallowed by the whitewater but the longer rides sure make up for it when you pick off a good one. those shorebreaks are always a blast, whole wetsuit full of sand after a few good smashers ahh i love it

@@jazzyjoe364 we did it summer, 69 degrees and no wet suits.

SO PITTED

yeah pretty much, dafins make the backstroke kick really easy so by the time I roll over i've already caught the wave and dont have to kick much. dafins are by far the best fin for bodysurfing

thanks! this is at 54th street

DaFins, the best fins for bodysurfing

that's an early start, you musta had good parents. I started in my teens and only liked bodysurfing back then, you can feel the power of the wave more without a board. I love it

@@jazzyjoe364 Body surfing at 3 years old. Body surfed the Wedge at 10. Didn't have a board but 'took' friend's brothers 9'6' at age 12 into storm weather in San Diego...Parents unaware of my whereabouts always. Used to swim far beyond big breakers at Newport age 4. Liked to dive down and try to get shells in murky water. Crazy dangerous. My much older brother would sometimes come out to yell at me at say "Hey, I'm supposed to be watching you!". Yah right ~ he was busy watching the girls back on shore ~ Hah ~ No Fear ~ Didn't even know the word for Riptide at 4 ~ the water's moving 'funny' 🌊

we bought some worms from the store, but we ended up using old food from the fridge cause we're cheap bastards. saved the worms for the big catfish

@@jazzyjoe364 ok I’ll try that when I go this weekend

hell ya !

thanks man I really appreciate that!

you're totally right, i'm planning on getting a handboard soon for those exact reasons. bodysurfing feels more "pure" without a handboard but longer rides are just straight up more fun. thanks for the suggestion

@@jazzyjoe364 I've been studying your technique and like you I've adjusted my technique a little by turning on my back, doing backstroke to catch the wave, I've found I can catch bigger waves, being further ahead of the wave and catching bigger waves. So like wise picking up subtle techniques that are😀 helping my surfing. Thank you bro

As an additional point - you could also get your palm in contact with the water to create a planing surface - which will act in the same way as a handboard. Watch Cunningham's arm here as he rides. His front hand is in contact with the water. th-cam.com/video/wz4QHhzOnoQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=UV8ntpoViB1ph3U6

buying one soon, for longer rides

i've never tried vipers before, dafins just seemed like the ultimate for bodysurfing and I never branched out. why are the vipers better for bigger waves?

@@jazzyjoe364 stiffer Blade hense more powerful alot more I have ordered a pair of yucca fins I will see how that fin goes, the dafin is super comfortable and i have only just had them a month so far the testing on body surfing and bodyboarding is decent I will definitely keep them in my kit, just the bigger days which there are less big days then small in beach surf, I live in Sydney not north shore Hawaii, but we still get big waves in winter, and sparcly in summer, my experience is from 1996 to 2009 bodyboarding and bodysurfing, I sold off most of my boards and fins except my v5 vipers those put my in Some Giants I will never forget. Hey maybe the dafins might get me back in the pocket just training hard to prepare my breath holds for the big bad waves of winter, Iam looking at getting a V7 viper for big wave bodysurfing and a Ms viper for bodyboarding. Certain fins and boards for certain occasions.

@@jazzyjoe364 it's been 14 years since I have been in the ocean but muscle memory is all coming back to me. 🤘All new boards and fins have been created in the last 14 years.

@@Tonystarkes888 sweeet thanks for the tips! I talked to a guy at the surf shop and he was saying the stiffness of vipers make your feet blister until you develop a callus. ROUGH. some of my longer bodyboard sessions (3 hours+) with churchills made my feet blister too and then I cant use fins for a week!! Ill have to try vipers when I get a chance for both bodyboarding and bodysurfing, but I love my churchills for bodyboarding, I recently learned to do dropknee and the slanted design is essential for that. also, dafins are garbage for bodyboarding, they arent symmetrical so the downkick is really tough and the upkick is too easy. the vertical wings on top of the fins makes it hard to get the fins under water far enough to generate speed

@@jazzyjoe364 skip the v5s that’s probably for old school veterans like me, I love the power and blisters are great makes you tougher sounds like the advice you are getting is from a bitch, I should dust off my hydro tech 2 fins haven’t used them as well for years they are perfect for riding hollow tubes, I can’t wait for my yuccas to arrive they are designed for body boarding but I also see top body surfers use it as well, like kalani he used yuccas on jaws and a handplane called Taylor’s mistake, check that website I received mine a few weeks ago.

nice, yeah that sounds like a lot more fun than just sitting still. In southern california it's hard to find a place cold enough to swim so this seemed like an easy (and cheap) way to do it

shut up, adolf

thanks! after years of bodyboarding i've gotten decent at picking off the corners of waves and getting in the barrel (of course getting out of the barrel is a different story)

nice a cup is a good idea, i've had a few slaps where i had to stop for a few minutes to recover. not fun. even in clean water, choppy days can get rough

@@jazzyjoe364 since I last posted you I had a fall down a flight of stairs I dislocated my left knee its reset no broken bones I have torn tendons its going to take eight months to recover I'm told oh what is your home beach I'm taking it easy for the winter I guess I can't wate to get back on the mountain bike I have an e-bike I can knock around peddling is still tender

@@rickgreen7601 ouch! an e-bike sounds good for recovery as long as you start very gently and don't overstrain it. my home beach is newport beach or huntington beach, grew up here and have been bodyboarding both beaches since I was a kid. Hope u recover soon

@@jazzyjoe364 will do keep warm its starting to get cold again my childhood beach long beach island today I'm in Pennsylvania Crawford county lake Erie fresh water surfing

@@jazzyjoe364 oh I herd something early in the week the San Andrei's fault moved 4.0s up the coast the whole state moved there is confidence in about two weeks a big one is expected as bad as the north ridge quake or better what is causing lake Mead to dry up earth movement be careful and alert mother nature is on the rag

for bodysurfing its really hard to come out of the barrel because you move so slow without a board. for surfing and bodyboarding you just need to lean forward and that makes you move faster. it sounds easy but it takes alooot of practice to stay balanced. thanks for watching!

my bad idk how i missed your comment. nope im not wearing goggles, just the camera attached to a head mount

on my forehead, I use the gopro head mount with a cord tied to my wetsuit in case it falls off. I tried using the head mount with a floaty attached but it was waaay too bulky so I just rawdog it now without a floaty, that way the camera goes through the water easily. with that setup it only falls off my head 2-3 times per session and only on the biggest wipeouts

i like 'man of water' and 'ol man boog', they arent bodysurfers but i like their video styles, thanks fer watching!

thanks! I just use the regular gopro head mount and strap it really tight I don't use a floaty or anything extra on the camera and that makes the whole setup really lightweight, which makes it fall off my head waaaay less often. also I just tie a piece of paracord to the head mount in case it does come off my head, having no floaty in the waves scares me a little bit hah

@@jazzyjoe364 Oh nice, I was looking at the head mount but I was worried it would come off, but glad to hear it sounds like you made it work! Do you tie the paracord leash to your neck then?

@@Cody_OConnell nope I use a back-zip wetsuit and tie the cord to the zipper itself. with the zipper in the back the cord stays out of my face too, a nice little bonus

@@jazzyjoe364 oh that's a great idea! Awesome thanks for the info. I already have a mouth mount on the way so I'll try that first, but I might try your head mount method if that doesn't work out. Thanks again and keep up the sick POV's!

couldn't agree more, also one of the most fun forms of surfing! (with the right waves)

@@jazzyjoe364 also known as shore break wompers and fat slabs

hah yeah these waves aren't very good for bodysurfing. gotta find a spot where they break slower, most waves at newport are like 2-3 second rides =\

@@jazzyjoe364 All good. Lots of beach breaks from San Diego to Santa Cruz to enjoy and ride.

thanks. i'll have to try it with a handboard, might make it easier to catch longer rides

@@jazzyjoe364 yeees exactly, greetings 🤙🏼

might just try that, i've been looking to try new spots!

@@jazzyjoe364 Try bodysurfing wedge

@@nikoboxedyou2760 the wedge has the best shorebreak smashers ever but it's been sooo crowded recently