Beginner surfers struggle with the sequence of catching waves and popping up until Surfers Learn Timing and Rhythm. I give new students a sequence during the dry land practice and a count to say out loud in the water to set the timing. When I watch surfers try to learn on their own with rented…
Learning to surf is more difficult than everyone expects and these are the Biggest Problems Beginner Surfers Face. Surfing looks so easy and effortless on film but the experience in the water for beginners is quite different. The ability to learn is the major problem I see as an instructor. New students have a set…
Surfers who have problems don’t realize The Surfing Pop and Stance are the Key to Surfing. I have many intermediates coming for lessons with a wide variety of issues they think, but it is always the same things. It is the same for beginners learning to surf. The purpose of the pop up is to…
It is important that Beginner Surfers Learn on the Right Size Board. Surfing is more technical and more tiring than every beginner expects regardless of their conditioning. I have had an ocean swimmer say an hour of surfing is more tiring than an hour of ocean swimming. Not many people can swim for an hour….
Surfing is more technical and more tiring than anyone expects. There are Two Important Requirements to Be a Good Beginner Surfer. There are indeed a lot of requisites to advance and I have several books that outline those steps. But two items stand out. First, a person has to be a good learner. It is…
Many people who would like to surf wonder whether Learning to Surf is Difficult? The thought of the difficulty keeps lots of people from trying. Many parents of kids I teach say they don’t think the could do it now and they are only in their 40’s. Surfing is easy for some and difficult for…
Many people with surfing ambitions wonder Who Excels in Learning to Surf? The snowboarders, skateboarders, wake surfers, and wake boarders all think they would be good at surfing. Usually that is true with a few caviats. Surfing is different than all sports. It is the only board sport where you have to get up from…
Learning to surf involves The Best Ways to Stand Up on a Surfboard. Because standing up to us is a habit we have been practicing since we were toddlers, it would seem standing up on a surfboard would be easy. The problem is that the land habit is much different than the water process. Our…
People who love boards sports often want to try surfing when they visit the beach. They wonder How Surfing Compares to Snowboarding and Skateboarding. They seem similar but there are differences that cause other board sporters to have difficulties. The major difference snowboarders (SB) and skateboarders (SkB) encounter when learning to surf is the stance…
Surfing is not easy to learn and is physically demanding but who are the best surf students? It is a fun question I always ask myself when I have a family or a couple. Who is going to be the best. Surfing is both a learning task requiring brain body coordination and a physical challenge…