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NMD & VS' New Alpha Flex Concept. NMD & VS have recently released their new Alpha Flex Core which is a new stringerless core. The concept was tested by Ben Player when a bit more flex was needed in colder waters & heavier waves & the result worked well. The core is strengthned by the PFS-T Beams with run parallel from the tail to nose. The best part besides the extra flex & overall feel is that you can comfortably plug your board anywhere in the middle. Read on to be further enlightened. Shop the range of Alpha Flex models here .

BZ Bodyboards are one of the original bodyboard brands. Founded by Bobby Szabad, the T-10 is one of the iconic boards with it's bright colours, speed stripes, top chine rails & tie dye slicks. BZ's modern remakes combine the vintage look & shape with modern materials & construction for an amazing ride. Bring back the glory days on one of these. Check out the new BZ T-10 here: Here's Ben Ripping on this original board

NMD Mini Quad Product Test. BBK Boss Toby Player tests out the NMD Ben Player Mini Quad. TP somehow snavelled 90 mins in between dropping kids off & work & tested out his Bro's Mini Quad Concave. Toby's froth was noticable. "That board goes sick!" Toby Spat. "I went up from a 42.5 to 43 & have lost a few kg's & now down to 85 kegs. The two combined have added some extra speed. I found the full quad concave on my last NMD held in a bit too much & found it hard to release the tail in the pocket, I used a BP Wi-Fly but didn't like that as the tail slid while adjusting the rail line mid tube. The PFS-T beams were great on my last BP Quad but is started to disintegrate around the core & I found it a touch stiff for hollow slabs & colder waters. I actually used to bruise my thigh at depot or shippies getting the rail in. The Straight PP // Surlyn Mesh & less aggressive quad concaves felt good right out of the wrapper. Price point spot on too" Check out the board here: https://www.bodyboardking.com/nmd-bodyboards-ben-player-mini-quad-concave-polypr~644138 TP is known to exaggerate, so we asked for evidence. Check out the session below.

Sydney Bodyboard Club 2023 Sign Up! if you're in the Sydney Area, Sydney Bodyboard Club is signing up for the 2023 season. Based on the Northern beaches, most comp's are held on Sunday's at Whale Beach or Curl Curl Beach Access their Sign up form by clicking here . 2023 Comp Schedule is: Comp 1 - 12th March // Curl Curl NSW Comp 2 - 2nd April // Whale Beach NSW Comp 3 - 7th May // Curl Curl NSW Comp 4 - 2nd July // Curl Curl NSW Comp 5 - 6th August // Whale Beach NSW Comp 6 - 3rd September // Curl Curl NSW For further info check out their Faceboo k , Instagram & website Sydney Bodyboard Club SIGN UP 04/03/17 @ BODYBOARD KING from SydneyBodyboardClub on Vimeo .

Liam Lucas has been busy chasing waves up & down the east coast with Videographer Jack Bury. They are working on a section for an upcoming Movie. Here are some waves that did not make the cut.

Todd Quigley’s 25th Anniversary! 
 Yep that’s correct Todd Quigley has been shaping boards for 25 years, and to celebrate the massive milestone Todd is releasing a limited edition board to commemorate the occasion. The 25th anniversary model will come in 2 colours, 2 sizes, full contour, quad concave and kinetic PP core along with 25th anniversary logo. Limited to 25 boards only. 
 TQ started shaping straight out of highschool at just 17 years of age the years was 1997 and pretty much was smack bang in the middle of one of the best eras our sport had seen. Starting out prepping cores under the watchful eye of master shaper Nick Mesritz Todd quickly moved through the stages of production and made his way up to head shaper in just a few short years. Shaping boards for so many of the top pro riders of that time and local guys it was clear he wanted to move on and start his own company. 
 So the story goes when Nick ( Mez ) left the then Toobs/ Mez factory to start his journey to creating NMD the owners of the factory wanted to start fresh and that’s when TQ had to step up to head shaper and also create a new name/brand for the company. They came up with the name 4 Play for the stock board side of the business and Todd came up with Odyssey for the custom side of things. 
 Pretty crazy that a couple of young guys pen a name that would sell thousands of boards world wide and sponsor some of the best riders of all time and that brand still is around in some form today. 
 When TQ was ready to move on and start his own factory he wanted a brand that wasn’t just a name or something that sounded cool he wanted it to mean something. QCD was born standing for Quigley Custom Designs. 
 The new 22/23 QCD range is due next month and this range is sick! Adding in an old school versatile shape by none other then Mason Rose this board is going to be the perfect addition to your current quiver, these rides are limited and will sell fast.

When we created our new website, one of our main goals was to provide customer's with an easy way to find the right board or fins or wetsuit in just a few clicks. We did all the hard work so you don't have to. One hack that we use is to filter entire categories. For this example we'll use "Bodyboards" Say you wanted a Black Deck board in 43.5 in Polypro Core. This is a hard to find board & could take a while to find by going through all brands & models. The way to do this is to hover over the Bodyboards category & click on " Search By Brand" . This will bring up all 341 bodyboards. We can then click " Filter by Bodyboard Size " & select sizeL 43.5 this gives us 23 opton's. We can then further refine to " Filter by Bodyboard Core// Slick " For this example we'll choose Polypro Core// Surlyn Slick which gives us 11 options We can then use " Filter by Bodyboard colour " & select Black Deck which gives 9 options. Say we wanted a Bat Tail we can then " Filter by Bodyboard Tails " & select Bat Tail & there is one option: https://www.bodyboardking.com/stealth-bodyboards-bullet-kinetic-bat-tail-polypro Easy as that! The same process can be used to filter any category. PS If you want to select more than one filter option per filter category, just go back & select another option. Hope this helps! Thanks Toby Video on how to do this.

Tasmania's finest score some of the most pertect Shipstern Bluff waves in years. A quick moving Southern Ocean low was quickly replaced with a small high pressure right over Tassie. The light NE wind made it pretty glassy & Tassie locals Sam Thomas, Harley & Charlie Ward ripped in along with mainland blow in's Dane Woods, Shane Ackerman & Toby Player. Sam Thomas by Sam Venn courtesy Movement Mag Dane Woods by Sam Venn courtesy Movement Mag Charles Ward by Sam Venn courtesy Movement Mag Tasmaniac’s Tasmaniac’s Sam Thomas, Harley Ward & Charles Ward getting some Easter Kegs. See the full clip & Nathan Florence POV on his channel: https://youtu.be/5leKd2GoBNE

Bodyboard King is proud to announce the latest addition to our pro team, East Coast extraordinaire Liam Lucas! Arguably one of the hardest working people in bodyboarding over the last few years, Liam has released an incredible pro model with Science, with an explosive shape and classic colours, emphasising style over all else. More recently, Liam has bagged a second place in the Elite division at the inaugural Box Fest, held annually at Box Beach; alongside chasing waves around his locals in the Eastern Suburbs and at a few notorious rock ledges on the South Coast. We're expecting big things this year from Liam, with a potential restock on his Science board model, alongside a highly anticipated clip from his recent endeavours - last heard saying "Mate the clips we have, you have no idea" - and if his past performance is anything to go by, we certainly have an idea. Stay tuned. Liam ripping in his most recent clip

Deadies livin up to it’s name. More madness from Deadies. One of Sydney's most notorious slabs flared uo to XXL size. Local Madman Max Dodshon was amongt the craziness along with Josh Kleve, Ewan Donncahie & other local charger's. Watch the carnnge unfold. DEADIES More deadies charging from Max Dodshon & Joshua Kleve

George & Davis are back with another edit at their favourite break. Score 20% off Stealth 2022 Models while stock's last!

By the looks of it, team rider Lewy is back & better than ever! With a fresh clip like this - filmed over a mere 2 sessions - it's hard to believe he's been out of the water for close to 6 months. The best part? This is only a teaser made up of simply leftovers and B-sides. Wish our leftovers looked like this! Leading up to this release, Lewy's been working on Tension 11 with Chris White and bigger projects on his own. If this is anything to go by, we are in for a big year of explosive surfing! Filmed by Tom Jennings & Ashden Garrett Cut by Sebastien Boulard