Hopefully this man gets some tube. People should be allowed to shred gnarstyle however they want, and this dude was trained in drop knee techniques for maximizing radness. It isn't on the dunes so he wasn't doing anything wrong.

2/8/2010 12:39:00 PM

surprised this took so long

2/8/2010 12:39:58 PM

lol



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2/8/2010 12:40:40 PM

boogieboarding is what tourist call that shit.

2/8/2010 12:46:02 PM

is body boarding the proper term

but seriously, who doesnt like to boogie

2/8/2010 12:47:06 PM

Boogieboarding is for the birds

I rarely have the chance to go surfing, but I'd like to get into it if I ever lived somewhere where that was possible

Hopefully a trip to Hawaii sometime in the next 2-3 years

2/8/2010 12:48:29 PM

just dont steal waves from the locals

they'll send a pug nose lois guzman looking guy to kick your legs and punch your face

i saw it on true life so it has to be true

2/8/2010 12:51:36 PM

body boarding is the proper terminology.

and i lived/boarded in hawaii for 6 months and only had one bad encounter. (another local stepped up and got my back though since i'd been out at the same spot everyday for months)

2/8/2010 12:52:56 PM

I'm more afraid of sharks than Shane Victorino's cousin tellin me to step off

2/8/2010 12:55:57 PM

i was out at Ala Moana when a dude got bitten by a tiger shark.

2/8/2010 12:56:39 PM

did Sean Hannity ever go boogieboarding like he said he would?

2/8/2010 12:57:16 PM

Bitten or eaten?

I'm not afraid of dying, I just don't like the idea of not being alive

2/8/2010 12:57:31 PM

I like to shred the gnar and drop in on locals at L Avenue in Kure Beach and by Johnny Mercer's pier in Wrightsville.

TOURISTS ONLY
LOCALS GO HOME

2/8/2010 1:02:29 PM

^^ just a bite. pretty bad one on the leg though.

2/8/2010 1:05:13 PM

tourists?

maybe in hawaii its body boarding, but its all about the boogie WHERE I AM FROM IN WILMINGTON RIGHT NEAR DA BEACH

sorry you lived somewhere for 6 months and thought you knew what was up

but you can borrow my MOREY BOOGIE MACH 7-7 anytime.....

2/8/2010 1:52:36 PM

i, too, grew up at the beach

also, you mad??

[Edited on February 8, 2010 at 1:54 PM. Reason : k]

2/8/2010 1:53:04 PM

hay

you know what i hate though, when tourists say theyre going to the beach, and you ask them, which beach? and its always some dumb answer like north myrtle or sunset.


LOLZ

2/8/2010 1:56:24 PM

i'll be at atlantic beach if you wanna get a quick sesh in.


brah

2/8/2010 1:57:37 PM

lets get blotto drunk and shoot the pier

2/8/2010 1:59:09 PM

BettrOffDead & d7freestyler EXPOSED??e?!?!?

2/8/2010 2:01:29 PM

I'm not black if that's what you're referring to

2/8/2010 2:11:19 PM

hahah

2/8/2010 2:13:04 PM

2/8/2010 2:13:12 PM

NOW THAT I HAVE SOME FINS I'M GONNA ENTER THE PRO-AM AND GET SPONSORED.

2/8/2010 2:19:55 PM

Uh, I've lived on the beach all my life. We call it boogieboarding.

Body boarding is when you man up,throw that shitty styrofoam board to the sand, and you ride those waves with your body as a board. It's so much more fun and liable to get you injured if you don't keep your pose during the ride. I've come close to breaking my neck during storms doing it, but, uh, that was just stupid.

2/8/2010 3:43:36 PM

body surfing during a storm is in fact quite fun

2/8/2010 3:45:24 PM

I realize this thread is about those who have been boogieboarding.... which I have not. Hear me out, maybe I can offer some insight.

I am in outside sales, which is currently salary+commission, but will move into straight commission starting at the beginning of July 2010. I have been in this position since July 2009. I have competition from several direct manufacturing sales reps, large distributors, and local distributors. Here are the advantages and disadvantages of each:

Direct Advantages: Immediate knowledge of new technology, no middle man mark up, one shipping bill (paid by manufacturer or buyer of goods), access to larger range of non-commodity items, control inventory, have access to many distributors that can effectively sell their goods which increases market share, and set prices of commodity they manufacture.

Direct disadvantages: Typically have 1-3 sales reps per region (i.e. southeast, mid-atlantic, northeast, etc.) limiting the number of accounts they can successfully manage/cold-call, lack physical customer service or physical technical service available to or affordable for smaller users or altogether, are sometimes not trustworthy because they will go in behind their distributors that sell their commodity to one account in large quantities (i.e. they missed a big account, and have found out about it through a distributor selling their particular product) which leads to the distributor not selling their product anymore, have too many distributors selling the product ultimately driving the set price down through deviations, possibly rely on distributors to actually sell the product, and competition from other direct sources.

Large distributor advantages: have access to other commodities that go hand in hand with other manufacturers (poor example- grocery stores sell milk as well as cereal), get direct pricing, many locations regionally or nationally easing the shipping burden of buyers with multiple locations, personal service either customer or technical, many sales reps that are able to cover a broader territory, access to multiple manufacturers of the same commodity allowing to keep prices in check, service programs that smaller companies can't offer and direct providers can't match in price or value, and experts of many many commodities as opposed to one or a few.

Large distributor disadvantages: smaller local distributors creating price wars (think Michael Scott Paper Co vs Dunder-Mifflin), direct mfg's going in behind and stealing business, limited access to all of the mfg's (you won't find Harris Teeter name brands in Food Lion and visa versa), can't truly set prices because it's based on both supply and demand, territory management, and tough growth prospects in slower economies (this is true for direct as well really)

Local distributor advantages: Typically a good ol' boy setting where the seller and the buyer know each other for years (this does happen at all levels, but mostly at the local level), local folks are right down the street and can be used in emergencies, if the local guy buys at high enough volumes then there is no shipping charge to the end user, and access to both direct mfg's and large distributors.

Local distributor disadvantages: easily beaten in price, array of commodities, array of technology, lack of trained staff, low cash flow, etc etc etc.

This is what I have noticed in my six months, I am sure there are plenty more that need mentioning. The way I am setting myself apart as a sales person is this: I go after the big accounts right now while I am new. The big accounts, if I land them, will take care of me while I am new and building a customer base. The money made off of those allows me to focus free time on smaller accounts that get me higher margins. I build up big accounts, I would like to have 5-10 of these, then get 20-30 medium accounts. If I lose 1 or 2 big accounts, the 20-30 medium accounts

2/8/2010 3:46:18 PM

Quote :

"body surfing during a storm is in fact quite fun"

Netstorm pwnt. Stay home.

[Edited on February 8, 2010 at 10:14 PM. Reason : l]

2/8/2010 10:14:12 PM