The Bodyboard make the impression of a solid material coated with quality, inflatable water toy. The outer shell touches his pleasant and will not chafe on the body. The inner part, which is inflated with air, on the other hand is like an air mattress and also has the usual valve water toys or paddling. I had an inner life expected can inflate a little harder, and longer holding air. When inflating it, according to the material, much thicker than a body board made of rigid foam (about 10 cm.) When I let it stand overnight, it felt on nights Morning soft on, it had lost a lot of air, so I left it decline. Before leaving an exchange would no longer have been possible time. I can not say anything about the driving characteristics so unfortunately. (A praise to the seller, the withdrawal happened very quickly and easily!) Maybe there are future sometime boards which can be inflated as bicycle tires, and. Are a little tighter and more stable ...