Surfers progressing to shortboards learn the Surfing Shortboard Carves and Maneuvers. The main reason surfers want to learn the shortboard is because the low volume and thin rails allow deeper cuts into the water and more extreme maneuvers. If this is not your interest, it is easier to surf on higher volume boards. Carving can…
Oceanside Surf Lessons Teaches Surfing Fundamentals for beginners. The fundamentals for beginners are the same fundamentals for advanced surfers. Learning to catch waves and pop up on a surfboard is a progressive process. The fundamentals never change. Surfing is about timing and rhythm. The beginner learns to judge incoming foam waves, roll over onto the…
Many beginners surfers coming from other board sports want to know When Beginner Surfers Start Carving. After all, snowboarders and skateboarders get their fun from the carves. They will have a similar feel with surf board carving. Beginner surfers first have to learn to ride the surfboard straight to the beach without falling off in…
Beginner Surfers often don’t realize the fundamentals they learn are the same necessary to be an advanced surfer. In fact, the fundamentals don’t change. It is one of the reasons surfing is difficult at the start because the beginner and advanced fundamentals are similar. One of the big differences for beginners and advanced surfers is…
Many beginner surfers wonder How Long Should Beginners Ride the Soft Top. If a surfer is an occasional surfer, they can ride the soft top forever. The soft top is a very capable board. Soft tops are high volume, so they paddle easy, catch foam waves easy, and are easy to pop up on. The…
Many people contemplating surfing wonder How Much Fitness is Needed for Surfing. Surfing is one of the more demanding physical sports. Advanced surfers are very fit, but even beginners have to have a ground level of fitness. Surfing requires upper body, lower body, and core strength plus stamina. It is difficult to learn if the…
Advanced Surfing Techniques help surfers progress from riding foam to real waves and beyond. The fundamentals learned by beginners in foam waves are used in advanced surfing, but in the progression some new skills are learned. A few fundamentals help new surfers progress. They learn how to paddle more effectively, duck dive, and time real…
One of the basic fundamentals for learning to surf is How Beginner Surfers Pop Up. The process is taught differently by different instructors and YouTube videos, but one way is proven effective. One of the fundamentals for beginner surfers is to pop up so they are in the correct stance on the surfboard. Many practices…
Everyone beginning to surf and progressing learns how to catch surfing waves. It is about timing and rhythm to catch and ride them. I try to instill this concept in new students. Surfers learn to ride foam waves and then progress to real waves. The concept for catching both is similar. The wave appears. The…
Carving on the Surfing Short Board is the key to starting maneuvers. Most carves are initiated with the same actions. They can be practiced even on a softtop in foam waves. When I have students that are also snowboarders and skateboarders that have mastered the beginning fundamentals of riding foam waves to the beach, I…