Why do bodyboarders drop-knee?

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well why do they?

'cause it's almost like standing up
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Why do bodyboarders drop-knee?

Post by Nick Carroll » Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:09 am

this is not a smnmntl bait...I really want to know.
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Post by nthnbeachesguy » Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:23 am

Interesting question NC, one observation I have is that the guys who were really good at dropknee ended up on a stick after a while, Teddy and another bloke Teal spring to mind, both of em good lidders and now great surfers. I havent seen Ted in a while but seem to be spending to much time in his fruit shop, will havta drop in when I'm up next weekend!
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Post by Shaunm » Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:33 am

Coz fins make it difficult to stand
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Post by heefcoate » Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:38 am

try almost like surfing with no fins.
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Post by stormy » Mon Sep 08, 2008 12:24 pm

to get a different perspective of a wave and ride it differently.
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Post by Kunji » Mon Sep 08, 2008 12:33 pm

Why does anybody do anything?
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Post by GAV!N » Mon Sep 08, 2008 1:21 pm

who do people kneeboard?
why do people bodysurf?
Why do people SUP?
why do people ride mals?
why do people goat boat?
why do people make gay posts about shit like this?

Just because someone doesn't do what you do, doesn't mean its not an enjoyable way of wave riding. I'm so sick of fuckwits who think because they stand up they're gods, you're not the fucking messiah and know 'whats best', get the fuck over yourselves. I bodyboard, I drop knee, I stand up, hey I've even ridden a goat boat a few times! WHY????? BECAUSE I FUCKING LIKE IT!
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Post by Surfin Turf » Mon Sep 08, 2008 1:40 pm

^^^^^

and I thought I was a cranky bugger .... :shock: ... :lol: :lol:

GAV!N wrote:Why do people SUP?
:idea: because they are f'cking wankers and enjoy looking like a total knob ... and they enjoy dangerous sports, as long as the danger is to others ...
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Post by ric_vidal » Mon Sep 08, 2008 4:23 pm

GAV!N wrote:you're not the **** messiah
No, that’s Brian’s job. :shock:
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Post by g_u_m_b_y » Mon Sep 08, 2008 4:56 pm

GAV!N wrote:wah
i think smnmntl summed it up, but at what point did NC insult it?
he just asked.
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Post by grazza » Mon Sep 08, 2008 5:08 pm

It's got something to do with harsh potty training regimes.
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Post by bumfluff » Mon Sep 08, 2008 6:52 pm

GAV!N wrote:
Just because someone doesn't do what you do, doesn't mean its not an enjoyable way of wave riding. I'm so sick of **** who think because they stand up they're gods, you're not the **** messiah and know 'whats best', get the **** over yourselves. I bodyboard, I drop knee, I stand up, hey I've even ridden a goat boat a few times! WHY????? BECAUSE I **** LIKE IT!
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Post by Nick Carroll » Mon Sep 08, 2008 7:26 pm

Look.

I want to know why it is that bodyboarders drop-knee.

If you would like, in return I will tell you why it is that stand up hard board riders "pig-dog" backside barrels.

But until somebody actually explains to me the technical advantages of drop-kneeing, I am gonna continue to assume it's just an almost insanely feeble attempt to ... well, I dunno. WHAT?

Climb out of your prejudices and tell me.
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Post by Surfin Turf » Mon Sep 08, 2008 8:20 pm

ric_vidal wrote:
GAV!N wrote:you're not the **** messiah
No, that’s Brian’s job. :shock:
he's not the messiah .... he's a very naughty boy ...
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Post by petelev4 » Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:40 pm

drop kneeing is just another form of bodyboarding. You don't have to be stuck in the one dimension like other wave riding sports.
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Post by WANDERER » Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:50 pm

petelev4 wrote:drop kneeing is just another form of bodyboarding. You don't have to be stuck in the one dimension like other wave riding sports.
exactly, some people like rollerskating, some like man-blading...
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Post by Dingus » Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:37 pm

I'm interested in the answer to this too. For some reason I prefer to watch a competent drop kneeer than the standard lay downer, but I can't articulate why, something to do with the positioning on turns, reminds me of a kneeboarder maybe. That is exactly the problem with bodyboarders in general here, lack of articulation.

English is more than a type of muffin at Maccas, somebody get a fkn grasp of it already.
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Post by Dingus » Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:06 am

smnmntl wrote:
Dae wrote:I prefer to watch a competent drop kneeer than the standard lay downer
That's like saying you prefer to watch poo porn to autopsy videos

But it's still a preference. So like, you know.......shut up
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