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*jessoka*
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PostPosted: Jun 30, 2005 6:16 pm    Post subject: Surfing Reply with quote

Okay.. i'm probally going surfing for the first time this thursday. and i want to know if anyone has any tips since its a first? like any do's and dont's! that sort of thing! Colorful
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PostPosted: Jul 01, 2005 1:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hopefully you're taking lessons or some form of instruction from somebody 'cuz surfing isn't a sport that you could easily figure out on your own. Every summer I see tons of people trying to teach themselves to surf to no avail, you really need somebody to coach you on the basics.

Main things:
-Start off in the whitewater. Catching a wave is no good if you don't know how to at least ride in whitewater. This is the best place to practice your standup basics. Once you're comfortable with that THEN move out to the break & try to catch waves.

-When you're pushing to stand up it's IMPERATIVE that you push by your chest with your elbows up (like you're doing a pushup). More than anything I see people screw this up by pushing up near the nose of the board. This sinks the nose & makes you flip over.

-Don't lay too far back on the board. This makes the nose point in the air & turns the board into a big brake. You should be laying basically in the middle of the board (unless you're riding a shorty; hopefully you're not since they're near impossible to learn on).

That's all I can think of for now. Seriously, try & get a coach if you haven't already.
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PostPosted: Jul 01, 2005 7:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey.. yeah for sure! lol i woulnt try and teach myself heck no! we have an instructor! so it'll be awesome and im going to Tofino which is by victoria b.c.! so it shall be awesome


Thanks for the tips!
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PostPosted: Jul 07, 2005 8:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yeah same here....i took a lesson in Hawaii and its not easy but once u get it its definately fun Very Happy
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PostPosted: Aug 02, 2005 6:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i want to try surfing but my parents wont take me
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PostPosted: Aug 12, 2005 5:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mr. Mo-Fat, convience them too let you, ive been surfing for a couple yeras its its one of my favorite things to do cause i go like 5 times a week
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PostPosted: Apr 10, 2006 10:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i disagree with every1 in this forum, i tought myself to surf and i didn't Bubb Rubb around with the white water either, just paddle paddle paddle stand up then carve it took me a whole weekend to be able to ride ok and i used a 6'2" short board

get out there its the best thing i have every done, maybe better than wakeboarding??

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PostPosted: Apr 11, 2006 9:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pretty much anyone that's actually surfed knows you're full of crap. Nice try responding to a thread that's nearing a year old though.
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PostPosted: Apr 13, 2006 7:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I actualy tought myself, My dad told me the general principals and then we paddled out. he would like spot waves for me.. but other than that the only other tip I had was paddle at an angle away from the wave instead of straight away from it.

everything else i have learned from watching other people and trail and error... lots of error.

i think wakeskating helped a lot with balance and general wave carving principals. the hardest part was learning to ride front footed (weight on front foot) after that it follows pretty easy i guess.

Ive only been seriously surfing for like a year though so im still pretty neeeew Colorful

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PostPosted: Apr 14, 2006 7:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lots of people teach themselves to surf. Nobody ever teaches themself to surf out in the heavies on a 6'2" shorty, that's laughable.
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PostPosted: Apr 14, 2006 9:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jester's right. If you want to drown or get knocked out by a surfer or the ocean, that's a good way to do it.
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PostPosted: Apr 14, 2006 10:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

flex639, there a lot of surfing opportunities in CT?
Just curious b/c I lived there last summer and am heading back in about a month for an internship, we couldn't really find anything to do in our free time, so we would just go to different cities on the weekends. (NYC, Boston, Toronto, etc.)
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