What to look for when buying a bodyboard?
Flex, design features, length, construction, materials, and price are all important when choosing a bodyboard for a particular ability level. The BZ Big Bruddah offers dual Variable Flex Stringers (VFS) and a nose grip lip. If you are a bigger guy then this bodyboard will float you like a long board. The BZ patented VFS (variable flex) stringers provides good flexibility and a snappy return. Also works great as a stand-up bodyboard.
Does Big 5 sell boogie boards?
Paddle Boards, Bodyboards & Boogie Boards | Big 5 Sporting Goods. Bodyboarding is also referred to as Boogieboarding due to the invention of the Boogie Board by Tom Morey in 1971. The average bodyboard consists of a short, rectangular piece of hydrodynamic foam. Bodyboarders typically use swim fins for additional propulsion and control while riding a breaking wave.