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Month: April 2019

Learning to Surf

Vacationers Take Surf Lessons

ByMark April 29, 2019April 4, 2022

Vacationers take surf lessons on the first few days and then can practice the rest of the week. It is a recreation that can be refreshed on each trip with a brush up lesson. You can surf all over the world. Surfing is great exercise. An hour and a half surf lesson is optimum for…

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Learning to Surf

How Oceanside Surf Lessons Help Beginners

ByMark April 26, 2019April 4, 2022

Oceanside Surf Lessons help beginners with the fundamentals needed to practice on their own. Surfing is a long term adventure of learning. It looks simple in movies when executed by advanced surfers just like Formula One drivers make going 230 mph easy. The first thing most of my surf students say is this is tougher…

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Surf Boards

Selecting Your Best Surfboard

ByMark April 17, 2019April 4, 2022

Selecting your best surfboard includes a decision about how much fun you want to have and do you want to have the maximum fun. The other criteria many new surfers make is do they want to look cool. Its one thing for a coach to pontificate about what he thinks is the right thing to…

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Advanced Surfing

Carving Foam and Short Surf Boards

ByMark April 15, 2019April 4, 2022

Carving foam and short boards is similar and only the conditions may differ. Both require movement of the upper body first starting with the eyes. Then the whole upper trunk moves in the direction of the turn. The Soft Top Surf Board The soft top styrofoam surf board has high volume to make catching waves,…

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Learning to Surf

Teen Age Girls Are Good Surfers

ByMark April 13, 2019April 4, 2022

Teenage girls are good surfers for several reasons. They listen well and can transfer what they hear to their bodies. They are in good condition and still very flexible. They learn fast. Girls Are Good Surfers Girls tend to be better new students than boys. They listen better. Boys by nature seem to think they…

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Training for Surfing

3 Ways to Prepare Physically for Surfing

ByMark April 11, 2019April 4, 2022

There are 3 ways to prepare physically for surfing that will make the first lesson or adventure more successful. First is flexibility, second is upper body, and third is aerobics. A fourth would be core, but that is more extensive. Flexibility One of the first issues sedentary people face when learning the surfing pop up…

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Learning to Surf

Two Versions of the Surfing PopUp

ByMark April 10, 2019April 4, 2022

Two versions of the surfing pop up include the beginner and advanced pop ups. The advanced pop up requires more strength and athletic ability and the beginner pop up is easier for beginners without the strength or balance requirements. Comparing the Beginner and Advanced Pop ups The beginner pop up and the advanced pop up…

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Learning to Surf

Beginner Surfers Learn in One Lesson

ByMark April 7, 2019May 27, 2021

Beginner surfers learn in one lesson and if they are on vacation, they have the rest of the week to practice on their own. Two things beginners always say: this is more difficult than I thought and more tiring than I expected. No One Sees Beginners in the Movies I mentioned to a new student…

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Advanced Surfing

Catching Waves on the Short Board

ByMark April 5, 2019May 27, 2021

Catching waves on the short board is a big step from catching foam waves. It requires better positioning, timing, and more courage. It also requires that as a beginner, surfers mastered the correct pop up posture on the board. The Correct Pop Up Posture The correct pop up posture is an issue that has many…

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Advanced Surfing

Why Intermediate Surfers Have Problems

ByMark April 3, 2019April 4, 2022

When Intermediate surfers have problems it is usually the same problem for each of them. They have been trying to catch real waves, but fall off the board quickly. Back to the Basics They have forgotten or not learned what beginners have to master before becoming intermediate surfers. They have to learn to pop up…

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  • Learn More
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    • Surf Boards Defined
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    • Learning to Surf
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    • Surfing Glossary
  • Surfbooks