Feb 17, 2012

Mat Riders...Which "Alternative" Surfing Style Do You Feel Closest To?

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Body Surfing?


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Recreational Body Boarding?



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Contest Body Boarding?




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Hand Plane Surfing?



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Spoon Kneeboarding?





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Classic Foam/Glass Kneeboarding?


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Modern Kneeboarding?


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Classic Paipo?




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Classic Foam/Glass Bellyboarding?


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Alaia Prone Surfing?



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Alaia Stand Up Surfing?




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Finless Stand Up Foam/Glass Surfing?



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Pelicans Surfing?



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Seals Surfing?



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Dolphins Surfing?



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Killer Whales Surfing?


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Dogs Surfing?





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Hippopotamuses Surfing???


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Ducks Diving?


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Traditional Simmons Board Surfing?


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Modern Simmons Board Surfing?





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Gene Simmons Surfing?

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Stand Up Paipo?



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Finless Hot Curl Surfing?



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"Anything Inflatable In The Water" Surfing?



11 comments:

Lauren Scholz said...

The body surfing pics remind me of the jack johnson video- "you and your heart"

but other than that Hippo surfing has my vote!

MattyJ said...

Alaia's, standing/prone. Surfmats. Bodysurfing... more opportunity for stoke, get way deeper, up your wave count massively, go by feel/intuition a lot, so much glide... get way fitter too:)

Unknown said...

None of the above but I like the last 2 pics.

Denis said...

Usually, when I'm not mat surfing, I'm probably having fun with a mini Simmons or a good old log.
During summertime, when water gets warmer, bodysurfing is my favourite when I need to clean my sinuses and eat a little sand ;-)

Anonymous said...

having surfed everything (except like animals) but the "mini-simmons" standing up, i would have to say, it feels most like surfing a mat! theres truly nothing like it. However, IF I was made to pic one or I would never be allowed to surf anything ever again, i would chose, riding a spoon prone, feels like a mat with a lot more....

lsoro

Mr. Brown said...

Mini Simmons and bodysurfing are the closest. But variety is the spice of life!

Dr. Lang said...

Excellent post.I wanted to add the surfing Rats to the list.They surf boards right now but only because they're still doing R&D on mini-mats.

Piskian said...

Too much choice!Thank our glorious leader I live in a communist utopia.
I feel an affinity with stone-skimming.It's a way of life,no hobby.

GRAYMAN said...

Re mats - Pelicans for sure.

G

Anonymous said...

love to watch pelicans glide by and to see dolphins surf. i enjoy body surfing too.(it's how i started as did most of us over 50 did)but nothing feels like a good hull under my feet, locked into the twist and texture of a spinning point wave...
el vaquero

Max said...

Mind surfing. No crowds and less annoying water splashing in eyes...