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Boogie boarding, also called bodyboarding, is a form of wave riding that can be practiced as a casual recreational activity or a serious sport. This article explains everything that beginning boogie boarders should know before hitting the waves. | Boogie boarding, also called bodyboarding, is a form of wave riding that can be practiced as a casual recreational activity or a serious sport. This article explains everything that beginning boogie boarders should know before hitting the waves. | ||
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== Steps == | == Steps == | ||
| − | #Select a boogie board that is the appropriate size for you. When standing on its tail, the board should reach to the level of your belly button. You should be able to hold the board under your arm and against your side without much slack between your armpit and the edge of the board. <ref>http://www.saltwater-dreaming.com/bodyboard.htm#waves</ref> Make sure that an arm or wrist strap is attached to the board. | + | #Select a boogie board that is the appropriate size for you. When standing on its tail, the board should reach to the level of your belly button. You should be able to hold the board under your arm and against your side without much slack between your armpit and the edge of the board. <ref name="rf1">http://www.saltwater-dreaming.com/bodyboard.htm#waves</ref> Make sure that an arm or wrist strap is attached to the board. |
#Go to a swimming beach that has 1- to 2-foot-high waves. Make sure that the beach is free of large rocks, boats and fishing equipment. | #Go to a swimming beach that has 1- to 2-foot-high waves. Make sure that the beach is free of large rocks, boats and fishing equipment. | ||
#Secure the strap to your wrist or just above the elbow before entering the water. You don't want to lose your board in the current! | #Secure the strap to your wrist or just above the elbow before entering the water. You don't want to lose your board in the current! | ||
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#*Extend your legs as you turn to prevent your feet from dragging in the water. | #*Extend your legs as you turn to prevent your feet from dragging in the water. | ||
#*After you start to turn, center your body weight on the board and lean forward slightly to gain speed. | #*After you start to turn, center your body weight on the board and lean forward slightly to gain speed. | ||
| − | #Do a cut back. A cut back is a turn back to the curl of the wave that you can do to regulate your speed or to reposition yourself along the wave. <ref>http://www.saltwater-dreaming.com/bodyboard/bodyboard-manouvres.htm#axzz2IvqDQBul</ref> | + | #Do a cut back. A cut back is a turn back to the curl of the wave that you can do to regulate your speed or to reposition yourself along the wave. <ref name="rf2">http://www.saltwater-dreaming.com/bodyboard/bodyboard-manouvres.htm#axzz2IvqDQBul</ref> |
#*Start by doing a turn on your left to just under the top of the wave. | #*Start by doing a turn on your left to just under the top of the wave. | ||
#*Shift your weight on the outside rail (away from the wave) while applying pressure with your right hand to the middle of your right rail. | #*Shift your weight on the outside rail (away from the wave) while applying pressure with your right hand to the middle of your right rail. | ||
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#*Look at the inside of the wave and visualize the spot where you want to stop your turn. | #*Look at the inside of the wave and visualize the spot where you want to stop your turn. | ||
#*When you reach that spot, lean left to get back in the curl of the wave and shift your weight back to the normal position. | #*When you reach that spot, lean left to get back in the curl of the wave and shift your weight back to the normal position. | ||
| − | #Do a 360. After you've mastered the bottom turn and the cut back, try a full rotation. This can be done on the flat section of a wave, in the white foam, off the lip or even in the air. The technique is the exactly the same wherever you attempt a 360. <ref | + | #Do a 360. After you've mastered the bottom turn and the cut back, try a full rotation. This can be done on the flat section of a wave, in the white foam, off the lip or even in the air. The technique is the exactly the same wherever you attempt a 360. <ref name="rf2" /> |
#*Make a bottom turn to position yourself in the curl of the wave. | #*Make a bottom turn to position yourself in the curl of the wave. | ||
#*Turn slightly to the left to face the wave. | #*Turn slightly to the left to face the wave. | ||
