Learning Timing for Surf Wave Catching is an essential art that many struggle with. It is important for beginners in setting up the rhythm riding foam waves. I often see beginners jumping up on surfboard before the foam wave arrives. A second mistake is jumping into pop up as soon as the wave hits the…
Pop Ups and Wave Catching on Short Boards is what many beginners strive for after their first lessons. The short board is the star in surf films and surfers on short boards is what attracts many new beginners. The progress to catching real waves needs to be patient and exacting. Learning the basic pop up…
Learn to Ride Foam Waves on a Soft Top before advancing to bigger and real waves. The fundamentals for advanced surfing are learned in the early stages. Techniques are best learned keeping everything simple. The advantages of learning to surf on foam waves with a soft top board are that surfing is more technical than…
Learning Short Board Surfing Techniques begins with mastering the beginner techniques on a soft top. Beginner surfing techniques are the basis of advanced surfing techniques. There are not that many ways to get on a surf board and carve. The beginner learns to time waves. He watches a foam wave approach and rolls over onto…
Adults Take Surf Lessons with Kids and everyone has fun together. The great thing about surf lessons is everyone is together and no one gets left behind like skiing on a mountain. Lessons in Oceanside are in waist deep water where swimming is not even necessary. Adults and kids might learn differently and each can…
How Many Surf Lessons to Learn to Surf is a question frequently asked by beginners. It is a great question. People are like snow flakes in that few are alike in physical conditioning, learning aptitude, courage, and Body Mass (BMI) to name a few of the conditions for learning. The first lesson reveals everything. Some…
What Surfers Learn on Foam Waves begins the adventure to riding real waves. It is important in many things to start at the bottom. Surfing is more technical than people realize and the basic techniques that lead to advanced surfing begin at the start. The best way to learn to surf without making it too…
Beginner Surfers Learn on Soft Tops in Oceanside Surf Lessons because it is easier to learn the fundamentals than on a hard board. Surfing is more technical than most people expect and more tiring than beginners expect. A soft top board makes both propositions easier. A larger (high volume soft top) surfboard is easier to…
Learning Short Board Maneuvers follows learning to ride real waves. Many new surfers will hopefully have learned to ride real waves on a soft top board and then they start progressing to shorter boards. The gradual stepping to short boards should be just 6 inches at a time. By the time the surfer is at…
Surfing Begins with the Pop Up. Attempting the pop up in the water is when a beginner learns whether he is going to be able to surf. A lot of people learn in their first lesson that they don’t have the physical abilities or the mental abilities to learn the pop up sequence. The recreation…