Surf the Soft Top Surf Board

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.

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Learn the Fundamentals

The more sound your fundamentals, the more courage you will have to ride real waves and learn maneuvers. When surfers fall too much, they start losing their enthusiasm. Proper learning at the beginning will make transition to expert more stream lined.

The basics are starting with an 8′ or 9′ styrofoam board in foam waves. Teens and older should try a 9′ board and then step down to an 8′ board after they can accurately land the pop up. The 8′ board is excellent for advancing to real waves and doing most of the maneuvers as well as riding waves up to 7′.

The Right Posture on the Surf Board

The fundamentals include riding in the proper position on the surf board with the feet at the tail and the body balanced perfectly in the middle. Paddling for waves includes starting before the wave arrives and paddling hard when the wave reaches the board to get in front of the foam.

Then the surfer puts his hands on the board and smoothly pops both feet to the proper position or uses the back foot first process. The posture on the board is crucial. The hips and shoulders have to be squared to the front for beginners with both hands in front of the body.

Riding Real Waves

Learning to ride real waves requires better timing. The surfer allows the wave to roll under the board and then he pops up as he rides down the face. At this point, the surfer wants a smooth quick pop up where he lands perfectly in the middle of the board. If the posture is not right the surfer will fly off the front or off the butt side.

The first maneuvers to be learned are the acceleration for speed, the bottom turn, and the cut back. After improving these maneuvers and riding up to 4′ waves, the surfer might consider a hard board. The first one should be the fun board at 7’6″ long. Shorter boards should be tried at just 6″ at a time.

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