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I wanted to learn how to surf and i also wanted to learn by my self of by help by fello surfers at the beach.i wanted some advice on what kind of surfboard good to start with but yet still cool.and does anyone have any pointers?IM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO LEARNING THIS SPORT..as i love boogieboarding!!
Let’s try to keep it real. You are getting way ahead of yourself with some of these questions. Surfing is an ocean sport, that should only be practiced by persons who are already competent ocean swimmers. Swimming in a pool is neat, but it’s not ocean swimming, with undertows, rip tides and sometimes BIG waves. I have seen lots of great pool swimmers get rescued. So, my first tip on how to surf is to be at home in the ocean. It doesn’t matter how fast you can swim in a pool or run on a track, it matters how well can you swim in a rip current in overhead waves.There are way too many dangerous people in the water now. They are a danger to themselves and other surfers, don’t join their ranks.
Lessons are the best way to start. Lessons can come from a professional instructor, or surfing family members. You have to learn surf etiquette (so the experienced surfers in the line up don’t want to drown you), how to paddle and take off on a wave, and how to ride a wave. The last thing experienced surfers want is for inexperienced people to just grab a board, rush into the surf and get in our way.
Lessons shorten the learning curve significantly. And they help keep ignorant, un-prepared kooks out of the water and out of the way of more experienced surfers. Lessons can come from friends or family members who surf. I taught my kids and grandkids and a bunch of nieces and nephews.
Beginners should take advantage of renting boards and wetsuits while taking lessons. If it turns out you don’t like surfing, you haven’t wasted a whole lot of money on gear that you are not going to use. When you are ready to buy, don’t waste your time on line, go to a good local surf shop to discuss your size (weight is import, height isn’t), skill level and local wave conditions. And if possible, avoid popouts, and boards made in sweat shops in China (like NSP), unless that’s just all you can afford. And don’t forget, there are always used boards for sale in every surf shop. After almost 43 years of surfing, I still get my surfboard buying advice at good local shops in the places where I surf.
NOBODY on line can tell you the exact size/style board you should ride. Anybody who tries to tell you so is a fool. Anybody who listens to hat advice is a bigger fool. get lessosn, then let the folks in a shop where you surf get you set up.
All you must have to body surf is your body, but a good set of swim-fins is a major help. There are swim-fins designed for body surfing.
The idea is to swim toward the shore and let your body be picked up by the energy of the wave.
You want to position yourself in the surf right along the outside surf line (where the waves begin to break). As the wave approaches the beach the bottom of the wave begins to come in contact with the sand/rock/bottom, as it does the bottom of the wave begins to slow and the top gets steeper until it “breaks.” You want to be in position at the spot just before it breaks.
Swim as fast as you can toward the shore until you feel the wave begin to carry you. Once you feel yourself being pulled by the wave move your arms back along your sides and steer by dipping you shoulder in the direction you want to go. Let the wave carry you as far as it can–have fun.