Many aspiring surfers are inspired by what they see in the movies. They want to know When to Learn on the Surfing Short Board. They don’t realize that the people they see in movies are experts who have been surfing for years. There are a number of steps to progress to a Short Board. First,…
Many progressing surfers want to know How to Pop Up on Surfing Shortboard. The shortboard is a definition of volume. As beginners progress from a soft top to a short board, they realize it gets more difficult to paddle, catch waves, and ride. A shortboard is high performance and to the progressing surfer, less stable…
3 Styles for Catching Bigger Surf Waves that work on most breaks. Beginner surfers start with foam waves and progress to paddling out for bigger foam waves and then transition to real waves. They can incorporate three different styles for this process as waves move up in size. The first step is to catch small…
Surfing Short Board Carves are learned after intermediates can catch real waves down the face. Carving gets the surfboard into the pocket where the short board surfer learns to drive the wave until it loses power. After successfully catching waves and doing a bottom turn into the pocket, the surfer can add a few more…
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…
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…
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…
3 Ways to Catch Real Surfing Waves for the person advancing from beginner to intermediate surfing. Catching waves is an art and to professionals it is a science. Competitions are won and lost by reading the ocean and understanding how the waves are breaking. Beginners start with developing wave catching skills. A surfer spends his…
Progress from Soft Tops to Surfing Short Boards in easy steps. Surfers get better with practice, improving physical capabilities, and learning more techniques. The short board is a tool for performing maneuvers that would be too difficult for soft tops or longer boards. The main advantage is the carving. It takes a while for a…