Beginner Surfers Learn to Catch Foam Waves When new students begin Surf Lessons in Oceanside USA, we start with the foam waves that break near the shore. These waves are not too big, too powerful, nor are students in deep water. The advantages are for safety, to reduce intimidation, and to allow students to become…
Start surfing small waves to build techniques, confidence, and courage to ride bigger waves. Start Surfing Small Waves When I teach new students of surfing in Oceanside lessons, they dream of riding big waves. They soon understand that surfing is a steady process from small to large. Not only are bigger waves moving faster but…
The surfing bottom turn is the first maneuver to learn once surfers begin riding real waves. It has many uses. The Surfing Bottom Turn When I teach Surf Lessons in Oceanside USA we begin by riding foam waves to the beach. The next progression is riding bigger foam waves on the outside and smaller real…
The surfing cut back is performed to catch the power of the wave and for style. The Surfing Cut Back on Real Waves When I teach new Students to Surf in Oceanside Lessons USA, our first goal is going straight to the beach on foam waves. Once you start riding real waves, you want to stay…
Who Wants to Learn to Surf Who can learn to surf is a question many instructors hear. Surfing is on a lot of bucket lists. Young people and especially teen girls see it as something they can do equal to boys in their new found liberties to play sports. Over 60 adults want to test…
Learn Ripping the Lip Intermediate surfers learn to lip the rip by first learning to accelerate in the pocket and then do bottom turns into the face. One of the favorite things surfers love to practice is ripping the lip. It is a central feature of all maneuvers and competitions. It is flipping the tail…
Learning Surfing Maneuvers The first surfing maneuvers can begin in foam waves, but that is practice for the real waves. When I teach Surf Lessons in Oceanside USA, we focus on riding the surf board straight to the beach. Getting the right posture on the board so that it will go straight is crucial for…
Learn How to Fall How to fall when surfing develops with the instincts of experience. One of the things that is constantly on the mind of beginner surfers is falling. When students are in my Oceanside Surf Lessons USA, the fear often keeps them from trying to stand up on the surf board. When you start…
Winning in the Surfing Line up begins with mastering basic techniques. When I teach Surf Lessons in Oceanside USA, we begin in foam waves where we don’t really have to understand surfing etiquette. Once you start riding real waves where there are other surfers, etiquette is to keep everyone safe and share rides. You want both….
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…