Bungee Surfing is a new extreme sport where you ride a riverboard which is like a small surfboard/skimboard on a river going upstream at speeds of up to 30mph. How do you ride upstream on a river? Do you use a boat? A car? NO ! Riverboards are propelled upstream by a bungee system. The bungee system is a 20 foot section of rubber tubing that is stretched out and then propels the rider upstream. One end of the bungee system is anchored to any stationary, solid object along the side of the river — Rocks, trees, bushes make good anchors. How does the bungee get stretched out? The rider kneels on the board forcing it under water. Once the board is submerged, the rider then holds the nose of the board up and forces the tail of the board down in the water by standing on the tail. At this point the board is under water and at almost a 90 degree angle to the river surface. The board is now acting like the sail of a boat, but rather than catching air, the board is catching the river current and causing the board and rider to be pushed down stream. Once the bungee system is fully stretched the rider shifts his weight from the tail of the board to the front of the board. When the rider shifts his weight to the front of the board this causes the board to rise to the surface of the water and level out. At this point the bungee starts pulling the rider upstream. Once the bungee is done pulling the board upstream, the board releases from the bungee system. Once you are riding upstream you can carve turns and do all kinds of board tricks, big spins, ollies, shuv-it’s, kick flips, etc.
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maby you get more …
maby you get more rides but its nothing like surfing and it never will
if your willing to …
if your willing to throw away 200 bucks in a hurry, you should buy this system. At the price they sell this thing at, it it a complete skam as far as im convinved. mine broke after using it for 2 DAYS and to find out that the company doenst do anything about broken bungees, i am still quite heated about it. DO NOT BUY ONE UNLESS YOU LIKE THROWING YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY AWAY!!!
pfff, waiste of …
pfff, waiste of money!
i’m better at flatland skimboarding than this dude and i don’t need some bungee that costs 195$ for it.
maybe it would sell better if you had some better advertisment videos….
you’re not a good …
you’re not a good surfer but the vid is done well…
id’like surf or sk8
id’like surf or sk8
that makes no sense …
that makes no sense at ALL! speak english next time!
No Mother Nature …
No Mother Nature sucks. With surfing you are totally dependant on the Swell, Wind. If the sets don’t come, then your not surfing. With Bungee Surfing, once you find a spot you can ride over and over again, doing trick after trick, untill you are tired.
you must suck at …
you must suck at surfing. then. one wave in 1 hour? sounds pathetic
Rough water? Are …
Rough water? Are you talking about the riverboarding where you float down the river on a piece of foam? We ride only where the water is moving fast and the surface is smooth. You can’t do trick in choppy water.
But when your ride …
But when your ride is done, you float back to the hook on the end of the bungee and ride again. The length of our rides is equal to or longer than most ocean surfers. I have been surifing in the ocean and only caught 1 wave in an hour. With Bungee Surfing you ride over and over again doing trick after trick, untill you get tired. No waiting for waves. Bungee Surfers get WAY more rides and tricks per hour when compared to surfers.
2:21 is mythe only …
2:21 is mythe only good part of the video. I’ve riverboarded for three years in way rougher water, this video makes the sport look lame.
this is stupid one …
this is stupid one pull thats it thst sucks not long enough
you shouldnt try to …
you shouldnt try to name things that already have names. The board is a skim board slightly modified. ITs just using a skim board with a bungee. stupid. and the guy in the video sucks at skimming.
you should have …
you should have mentioned that you can use it for basicly any board sport :/ and you could easily board in the sea
if you can find a …
if you can find a good river around Orlando, FL…..or just in FL then i will buy it
Your probably …
Your probably confusing this with the sport where guys tie a piece of plywood to a tree with a piece of rope. This is Nothing like that.