![]() ![]() However, bodyboarding attracts all levels of riders, including expert riders on the world tour who kneel or stand on the board and perform high-speed maneuvers that rival moves seen in a surfing competition. Most casual riders ride in the prone position. Similar to surfing, bodyboards are ridden out in the water on waves. Noses can vary in shape and size, with wider noses providing more stabilization. The crescent tail looks like a semicircle and holds waves better, while the bat tail resembles bat wings and offers more maneuverability. Bodyboard tails come in two different shapes. They are usually about 4 feet long, 2 feet wide and 2 inches thick. Bodyboards have a more rectangular shape than skimboards, with a somewhat pointed nose and a broader tail. Skimboards made from polyurethane foam weigh about 3 pounds, compared to nearly 20 pounds for wooden boards. They are usually about 3 feet long, 18 inches wide and less than an inch thick. Skimboards are similar in shape to surfboards, but are shorter and wider. The bottom of a bodyboard, called the slick, is plastic and the top is a softer layer of foam. High-performance bodyboards are made with a plastic core, foam on the edges and deck and carbon fiber stringers, or rods, inside the core for extra stability. Inexpensive bodyboards are often made from single-foam molds of polystyrene, the same material used to make foam cups. The core is covered with either fiberglass or the stronger, stiffer carbon fiber, and the outer layer is made of resin, which serves as a protective coating. ![]() Even though wood boards are still available, most are now made with a polyurethane foam core. Skimboards were originally made from water-sealed plywood. ![]()
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