Surfers Like the Long Board for the Advantages When I teach Surf Lessons in Oceanside USA, we begin on 8′ and 9′ soft top boards. 8′ is considered a mini long and 9′ is a long board. After surfers spend a few months learning, they may decide to go long board or short board. Going the short…
The Advantage of Surfing on Vacations When I teach Surf Lessons in Oceanside USA, my students are from all over the world. Once you learn how to practice, you can take that knowledge to Hawaii, Mexico, Portugal, and so many other great surf destinations. You Don’t Need Anything But a Wet suit to Learn In…
When I teach Surf Lessons in Oceanside USA, students learn how to progress from riding straight to the beach to carves in surfing. The ability to ride balanced on the board sets up the ability to carve right or left on demand. When students develop technique that isn’t correct, they can often only turn in…
Surfing is not exclusive to the young. Seniors can learn to surf as well as any adults. My oldest student is 77 years old and he got up on the board the first time and most times after that. How to Prepare Yourself for the First Surfing Day Children, teens, adults, and seniors could all…
Surfing the Short Board Learn surfing the short board by honing the basics into greater precision. The short board is an advancement that necessitates more physical skills, better techniques, and more experience. Lower volume surf boards create three new physical demands. Paddling them is more work and longer sessions require more stamina that paddling high…
Surf board speed is important in surfing because it can help catch waves and makes maneuvering easier. In an article about surf board shaping, Hayden Shapes claims they have designed the holy grail. In fact, that is the name of their board. One of their customers wanted a board he could use on giant waves…
Three steps for catching surfing waves can apply to beginners and advanced surfers. Advanced surfers already know, but the important steps work for all three surfer levels of beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Surfers want to be moving before the wave impacts the surf board. This is key to catching surfing waves whether foam or green…
The real fun new aspirants to surfing think is what they see in films where experts ride the shorter surf boards. Getting Started on Soft Top Surf Boards Surfing is more difficult and tiring than experts make it appear. My new students always say the same things: this is more difficult and more tiring than…
The surfing pop up is executed at the time the board is in front of the wave and the board is stable. This requires technique and patience. The surfing pop up is one technique in a series of moves from catching a wave to riding the wave. What most beginners miss is the timing. Timing…
There are 4 things progressing surfers master on their road from beginners to experts. Fitness There are three important parts of fitness for surfers. First is flexibility. When professional surfers visit my beach, I often see them warming up with yoga postures that look like live pretzels. Flexibility helps with techniques and reduces the likelihood…