Beginner surfers move to real waves after mastering techniques on foam waves. The advance to real waves uses the same techniques as riding foam waves, but the timing is different. Starting with Foam Waves When beginner surfers are learning to catch foam waves, they are able to see a real wave and it has a…
You can learn surf carving on foam waves before its time to surf real waves. You use the same techniques and and make riding foam waves more fun. Start with the Correct Posture When riding a foam wave to the beach, the posture must be squared to the front and the board balanced. The surfer…
Beginners can learn how to carve on a surfboard while riding foam waves. In Oceanside Surf Lessons I start students on the beginning move. From foam the same move can be taken to real waves. Beginning Carves While riding balanced toward the beach on a soft top board and foam wave, the surfer rotates his…
New surfers learn to catch real waves after learning the fundamentals on foam waves. Catching real waves is learning timing. All the fundamentals have to be in place because the speed increases. Starting with Foam Waves A foam wave moves slowly in comparison to a real wave. You can see the foam wave and there…
Beginner surfers progress to short boards by mastering the fundamentals, practice, and patience. It takes a year for someone to move from a soft top to a short board if they get to practice often. It is not easy progress. The difficulties of a short board (under 6’10”) for surfers is they are more difficult…
Catching real surfing waves is timing and having command of the basic techniques. When newer surfers complain they can’t catch green waves, there are usually a number of factors. Start with the Fundamentals Timing, paddling, and the pop up all have to be correct. A foam wave runs straight to the beach and gives the…
The advanced surfer pop up is the efficient way to go from lying down on the surf board to standing up in the correct posture. The various processes used by beginners without instructions are usually frustrating. The surf board is designed for weight to be equal on both sides of the stringer that runs from…
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,…
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…
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…