hey lads, i was wondering if anyone has information on belly boards eg. shapers, designers etc. this is not a gee up, i started surfing at 8 years old "shortboard
at the age of 50 i had a life changing motorcycle road accident which has rendered my
right leg useless. I have tried on maybe 30 occasions to standup but a non event
I'm on the MID NORTH COAST NSW. I'm not looking for sympathy i am just looking
for ways to surf again { and no i do not want to ride a booger} regards Cheffro

I see a fella over here thats made hollow boogie board looking things with fins on but I think he made it himself. It has fins and looks well made.
Is that what you are looking at?
One of my mates has one arm and uses a modified body board that he has put fins in so he can steer it better have you tried anything like that?

Edit I just saw that you dont want to ride a booger, sorry skim reading

THink there's a guy - Tom Wegener (I think that is his name?) making alaias and belly boards over there. He could be worth a shot?

what about a mat - they are pretty popular at the moment - it looks like the amound of speed you can get on those things is pretty amazing

My old man rides a mat and loves it...he's 60+.... Krypt surfmats in aus and 4thdimension if you want a big one from the states..

I managed to tear some wierd muscle on the inside of my leg.

Couldnt stand up but at the time could after the second day resist the waves on offer.

I just used an ordinary board (6 8) and went between lying down and kneeling.

Even on small days I grab the kids soft top and belly board that.

I would experiment with some ordinary boards as it becomes all about small adjustments forwards and back.

The problem is that you dont have the leg power to get up a belly board up and going.

I reckon riding a mat george greenough style is the go dude. That looks so fun.

bad leg means having to rely on shoulder strength rather than fins which is why I reckon just trying an ordinary board as a starting point.

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swalkington said...
I reckon riding a mat george greenough style is the go dude. That looks so fun.

Loved surf mats when I was a kid, my cousins and I would be out there for hours

Thanks guys for your replies, i can use the leg to kick to get onto the waves but have
muscle damage and drop foot when i swing leg around to stand up my foot catches the rail , a belly board is what i'm after . My board is a 6ft 6, with a belly board i would be able to stay in the pocket producing more fun. what do you think timber or foam/glass
bellyboard. cheers cheffro

So can you kneel? Problem solved...

legless.tv/tagged/videos#_=_

Smicko, no i can't kneel mate have a rod going from my knee to my ankle thru the centre of my Tibia {compound fracture} i have resounded to the fact a bellyboard
is my future, any info foam/glass or wooden ? hey lads surfing was my life this will keep me in the zone. cheers Cheffro

Hey cheffro you could try something like this


Where are you based?
I've got a little 5'4" compsand kneelo that Katana built that you can try out as a paipo if you like. Short, fat and fast.
One of those mini sims would do the job too...

Good on you for getting back out there cheffro.

Smicko, i'm at Bonny Hills mid north coast nsw. That board def looks the goods
i hope your not in WA lol

Zuke, yer seen it got exited lol only to be let down thought i was going to get a few pointers

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smicko said...
Yeah I'm in WA sorry mate. That one above isn't one of mine it's a belly board made by Bruce Hart in Sydney.
This bloke is up your way and something like this would be sick.
http://nativekneeboards.com/nativekneeboards.com/Chubs_2.html

Ronnie Goddard (arkgee on here) would be worth having a chat with too.

Yeah I would give Ron Goddard a call or email. He is a very clever shaper and you will be guaranteed he will put alot of thought into a design for you.

I once surfed at Broken Head with George Greenough on his mat. When you are that full of stoke for surfing, all you need is a rubber tube to have fun. He talked to me for ages about surfing.


www.goddardsurfboards.com.au/menu.html

Good luck with it.

how fun does this look

^^^^ yep, it doesn't matter what you ride as long as you are having fun (and not endangering anyone else).