Can u learn how to surf in 3 months?

Question

ok i want to join the surf team next year but i dont kno how to surf. is it possible that i could learn in just 3 months. and is it better to start out on a long or short board?

Answer 1

You can actually learn in a few days (I did).

Well, you can't start surfing on a short-board. They take a lot of experience and for someone trying to learn you want to stay away from them. If you get a short-board your gonna hate life for awhile.

Get a long-board for sure. You'll learn how to paddle, pop-up, and your stance much more easily. I would go down to the local surf shop, pick up a decent looking used longboard (around 8-9 foot), and haggle a bit with the shop keeps for the price. Make sure you get a legit hard-top board, soft-top boards barely catch waves and break easy (they're cheap).

Try to wax the deck like really hard so when you're out in the water you don't fly off your board (sticky bumps is best wax). Also make sure to get the right wax for the right water temperature.

Tropical Wax - 68-70 + degree water

Cool Wax - 60-68 degree water

Cold Wax - 59-50 - degree water

The real question is can I learn how surf good enough for a team in 3 months and the answer is totally. You just gotta keep at it and find a friend who surfs so they can show you the basics of catching a wave. s***w training camps, you gotta get out there and surf!

Answer 2

Yes it is possible.. I  learned how to surf really good in just one day.. and defintly start of with a longboard!!! They work really well for  beginners

Answer 3

First of all, you're really lucky that there's a surf team where u live, cause i live in THE MOST F up country in the world : Italy.People don't even know what surf is!

Anyway, i picked up surfing last summer and i have to say that it's the best sport ever ( in my opinion ),it's so fun,and i stood up on the first wave and diden't really have a difficult time at all and i was 13 so, i know it all dipends you're strength and ecc,but if u start with the wright longboard(it's easier to ketch waves with,espescially on a small day), and u train paddling (in the water,not on the beach,pretending with the board set down) and be conscious of how u position yourself ecc ,you'll learn in no time! GOOD LUCK!!!

Answer 4

get a long board...yeah u can learn to surf in 3months...but its how keen u r to get good

Answer 5

If you put your mind to it you definitely can!

just don't give up and you'll do good

Answer 6

ye syou can learn to surf in three months if you practice a lot and start out on a long board thats what most people start on! Good Luck!!

Answer 7

The fastest way to learn is to start out in a beach that is adecuate for starters and as you get better, you pass to the next level in dificulty. If there's no surf school in your town (they got lots of gear like soft longboards etc) or don't want to spend that much money, start buying an used Longboard or Fun Board (it's better to start with a second hand board because you're going to dent it a lot), but take along someone with some knowledge so they don't rip you off with an old heavy useless board.

Remember: The lighter the board the better it will transmit the upward force from the wave, resulting in a better teaching tool for yourself.

Three months is more than enough to learn, but go at it every chance you have, mornings, afternoons and sunsets. This is not only a great sport but a lifetime passion and a wonderfull way of living in contact with nature.

Answer 8

start out on a long board. they are easier to balance on and stand up on. and if you really aply yourself, you can do it. just practice!