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The bodyboard manual : the essential guide to bodyboarding / [editor, Rob Barber].

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9780956789358 (pbk.)

0956789358 (pbk.)

94 p. : col. ill. ; 17 x 25 cm.

"Bodyboarding is a surface water sport in which the surfer rides a bodyboard on the crest, face, and curl of a wave which is carrying the surfer towards the shore. The average bodyboard consists of a short, rectangular piece of hydrodynamic foam. Bodyboarders typically use swim fins for additional propulsion and control while riding a breaking wave. This is a guide to bodyboarding, an exciting and accessible watersport. This fifth edition includes more info, more tips and more dream destinations for bodyboarders of all abilities. For beginners there are sections covering the basics - equipment, technique, safety, swell forecasting -- all the things you need to know to get started. For intermediate and advanced riders there's info about how to bust sick manoeuvres, where to find the best bodyboard waves, how to get super fit, how to win contests, and heaps more. With tips and advice from the world's top bodyboarders. Includes a stack of quality imagery"--Provided by publisher.

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