Beginner surfers start with soft top boards so they can learn the fundamentals without the board being an issue. Hard boards and short boards create more security risks and difficulties. The first priority for beginners is to learn the fundamentals so they can advance to real waves and bigger waves. Some will go to short…
When to move to the surfing short board is a decision many new surfers contemplate. Carrying the surfing short board seems to be the ultimate cool. The short board surfers seem to have the most style. Short board surfers are the ones you see most in the movies. The surfing short board is also the…
Catching waves on the soft top board is fun in foam and green waves. The soft top is a good size for beginners to intermediates to learn beginner to advanced skills. Catching Foam Waves Surfing begins with catching foam waves on a soft top board. The reason is a foam wave will push a soft…
Surf the soft top surf board to learn the fundamentals and it also makes a great intermediate board. Surfing is a slow progress sport to learn the basics, learn timing, and grow courage. Learn the Fundamentals The more sound your fundamentals, the more courage you will have to ride real waves and learn maneuvers. When…
Why use soft top surf boards as a beginner surfer? There are four good reasons. They don’t hurt you if they hit you. They are easy to paddle. They can catch foam waves. They are easier to ride. Why Ride the Soft Top Surf Board There are so many capabilities of a good 8′ soft…
Beginner surfers use soft top surf boards because they are excellent boards and facilitate learning. In Oceanside, surfers are often seen on 7′ waves on 8′ soft top boards. Surfing Fundamentals are the First Priority Learning the surfing fundamentals is a difficult task. There are many techniques that have to be initiated in the proper…
Selecting your best surfboard includes a decision about how much fun you want to have and do you want to have the maximum fun. The other criteria many new surfers make is do they want to look cool. Its one thing for a coach to pontificate about what he thinks is the right thing to…
What is the Fun Surf Board The fun surf board is the best step down after learning the basics on soft top surf boards. It is a length between 6’10” and 9′. It could be called a mini-long just like the 8′ soft tops beginners used. It is usually a hard board and retains the…
Which Surf Board to Use When students learn how to surf in my Oceanside Surf Lessons, they learn on a high volume board so the new techniques they learn are not hindered by the surf board. New students think surfing will be as easy as it looks. Film is quite deceiving in that experts with years…
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…