It is fun Carving on Soft Top Surf Boards and good training for the time when surfers will be riding hard boards. The main difference is soft tops have thick rails and cannot be pushed into the water as deeply as hard boards. The action has to more subtle. Beginner surfers can start carving in…
Many beginner surfers want to know How Soon Can Surfers Ride Bigger Waves. I often have new students who want to go out further in the surf and they have not always mastered the fundamentals of surfing in small foam waves. The problems of missing fundamentals become exaggerated in bigger surf. Bigger waves are heavier…
Beginners surfers are intrigued by how they Can Progress to Surf the Short Board. The movies portray experts surfing on short boards and ripping through the waves. It takes time to learn the ropes and progress with skills, physically, and develop the necessary courage. Surfing is an exciting sport that has millions of addicts all…
As beginner surfers improve and want the challenge of real waves and smaller boards, they must learn the advanced surfer pop up and feeling their feet. Many beginner surfers start with 9′ or 8′ soft tops but have the ambition to ride real waves on a smaller board. There are three characteristics of smaller boards…
Many new and progressing surfers need to know the Basics of Catching Waves or the basics of surfing. Beginners should start with foam waves on soft top boards. On some beaches they can stand in waist deep water and roll over on the board as the wave approaches. Paddling is the essence of catching waves….
The Basic Surfing Short Board Maneuvers are learned after the surfer starts catching and driving real waves. Real waves can be ridden down the face and into the foam as a start. Then the surfer wants to turn into the pocket and ride until the wave dies. The surfer can turn into the pocket in…
Catching Surfing Waves on the Short Board is the end result of a great progression. In the process, the surfer has learned how to catch foam waves, perfected the pop up, become accustomed to the ocean, improved physical conditioning, and built courage. Surfing is a full body sport and an adventurous sport that requires physicality,…
The Difference Between Riding Foam and Real Waves requires a big step in performance that can be learned in small bites. It is about improving techniques and timing. Foam waves can be seen from a distance and you only have to get between them and the beach to catch them. The best technique if standing…
Beginner Surfers Learn to Ride Real Waves as they progress out of foam waves. Beginners must learn the fundamentals so they can catch foam waves, pop up into the right stance, and ride waves to the beach every time. Then beginners can paddle out to catch bigger foam waves and start catching small real waves….
Getting Off Early in Real Waves is important for timing. I mean in catching them and getting in front of dropping lip. Waiting too long and getting trapped by falling lip ruins the ride. It can start with the timing in learning to catch foam waves. I find all beginners don’t understand hard paddling and…