Couple surfing questions...?

Question

Ive been surfing for a year now, currently riding a 6'2" webber afterburner, and usually surf about 4-5ft waves, and im having a hard time gaining enough speed to do anything. any tips?

Answer 1

try a smaller board and a lighter board. and pump down on the waves, to build up speed. dont get to away from the wave though, keep up on the face, not at the bottom. try coming up to the lip, pump down and make sure you stay around teh middle of the face, that should give you some burts of speed.

Answer 2

How tall are you? If you are between 5'9 and 5'11 then a 6'2 is just fine. Generally, you shortboard should be between 3"-5" taller than you, preferrably 3. If you are on the heavy side, than you should get a board 5" taller, depending on your weight. The afterburner board looks fun so I wouldn't recommend another one. If you are in the height range I mentioned then the issue you have is with your weaving (pumping). This is how you generate your speed, the higher on the wave, the more momentum you can generate. Here is how I learned to get better:

- Learn how to skate board and tapping is esentially the same as pumping on a surfboard.

- Try it in your home without a board, when nobody is looking of course. - This does help!

- Watch other people via videos or in the water.

Answer 3

i use to surf but i moved so i can't surf that good in a lake. I went surfing in Santa Cruz California. Paddle before you stand up or just sit to get a hang of it.

Answer 4

I haven't ridden one of those boards but it it should be fine.  Your problem could be you aren't pumping it enough, or you are dropping straight down and riding low on the face.  Try turning higher and then pumping for speed.  If you do drop low, throw your weight into your turn immediately to get back up into the face quickly.

Answer 5

try changing to a smaller board