Learn to surf - lesson 9

How to control your surfboard

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Sports

Tags:

• surf
• learn
• control
• turn

[calibeach1]

ok, im confused here.. do you turn totally toward the ocean when your waiting for a wave? Like have your back toward the sand? Or are you suppose to only be turned parallel to the sand?

[socket85]

You can both have your back toward the beach or parallel to the beach but, I prefer the first way, because you have more visual on the waves coming from the ocean. In this way you have to be quicker in turning you surfboard than in the second way.

[artsmart16]

Great lessons, they're really clear. Thanks!

[msneverquit]

Turning around can be super-fast...slide back to the tail area, nose high and rotate! That's it. You sit on the middle of the board while waiting for the wave, when you see it, you slide back and turn. Back to the beach 'til departure. As for 'beginning' boards.....fiberglass is the real deal and for good momentum on the wave. Without momentum you go nowhere fast. Gotta have a flat, inflexible plane to glide on not a flexible long potato chip. Learn on a glass board, not foam, not hollow ones!

[enlargemedia]

how to wipe out come naturally to me

[costa5801]

Once I relaxed when I wiped out and the board got caught In the wave and I got drug about 50 yards haha it was fun tho

[supercoolninjayo]

@msneverquit However, they are expensive, easier to break, harder to buy the correct one (making sure you don't buy a like an arched bottom board or something too short) and over all, much more dangerous. Using a foam is usually cheaper (buying them used saves you quite a bit of money), doesn't nearly hurt you nearly as much, and it takes a lot more to really break them for good. Though I see your point, I would at least use a foam for the first 2-3 times surfing. It is better that way.

[dobbyeyes120]

to turn with the surfboard was a reaction of me - paddling with legs and hands like in here ^^ funny to see what i did unconsciously and i see it here in a teaching video =D great videos!

[evildude7474]

@msneverquit would you recommend that for me, a total newbie

[SurfariMex]

nothing better then learning how to surf in magical mexico!

[Donpockets510]

wipeout!

[ryleerents]

softtop is a good brand for a begginer and about 9 feet is perfect for a begginer

[watabunchaplonkas]

awsome duede

[msneverquit]

I learned on a 10 foot balsa board, but no need for that extreme! A board that's about 9 feet or so will float about 150# so a little longer won't hurt. Idea is, longer is more stable and that's what all beginners need, stability and easy to stand in the whitewater. Do that for awhile, then go for waves. Everybody learns in the "foam" .....no softboards!!