Adults Get Fit to Surf so they can enjoy a great recreation and get lots of exercise. Surfing is physically demanding and fun, but basic surf fitness is necessary to enjoy that fun. Adults don’t have to aim at riding big waves, they can enjoy riding foam waves to the beach. Adults that exercise have…
Oceanside Surf Lessons for Kids are a great way to introduce kids to the ocean and make them comfortable in waves. I do suggest they spend time boogie boarding first to get used to getting hit by waves and going under water. Being a swimmer is also good for confidence. Kids learn the same techniques…
Short Board Surfers Ride Bigger Waves with improving some basic skills and judgment. Riding bigger waves requires more courage because the crashes are more painful and therefore confidence in one’s abilities is important. There are several ways to build confidence so that courage increases. Strength and stamina are important. Paddling out on bigger days requires…
Surfers Need Fitness and Courage to Progress because both are necessary when beginning to ride real waves. The beginner stays close to the beach and rides easy foam waves. Once he paddles out, he starts to feel the power of the ocean. When paddling out to real waves, it doesn’t take long to get in…
New surf students want to know How Beginner Surfers Progress. Surfing becomes addicting to some and they want to learn as much as possible and ride real waves. Surfing progress is slow. The basics learned in the first lesson are the same basics to ride real waves. So it makes sense that the lessons learned…
Oceanside Surf Lessons for the Family is one of the best vacation activities for visitors. When you are going to a beach town know for surfing, why not learn to surf. The great thing about surf lessons is everyone is together. Everyone learns in waist deep water and no one gets left behind. It is…
Surfing Short Boarders Learn Better Wave Riding by practicing the fundamental carves. Most surfers start with the three main carves which are the bottom turn, then accelerating, and then the cut back. The bottom turn is executed in the same manner as all carves. The surfer looks with his eyes in the direction he wants…
Learning the Two Basic Surfing Pop Ups serves the beginner and then the advancing surfer. The beginners rarely have the upper body strength, core strength, nor agility of the advanced surfer so their pop up is different. I began surf coaching teaching the advanced pop up to beginners and half couldn’t effectively execute it. I…
Basic Surfing Short Board Maneuvers set the stage for advanced tricks. These maneuvers can be learned on soft tops surfing real waves as well, but surfers move to short boards for better carving. The first technique advancing surfers learn is catching real waves. This is a art and science in which the surfer never stops…
Oceanside is a great place for beginners and Oceanside Beginner Surfers Catch Real Waves. The beginner starts with catching foam waves while standing in waist deep water. They roll over onto the surfboard as the wave approaches. Wave catching is about timing and good judgment to pick out a rideable wave. When a foam wave…