If Your good at skateboarding are you good at surfing?

Question

If Your good at skateboarding are you good at surfing?

Answer 1

no because, what if you were areally good sk8 boarder but you could not swim so there for you can not surf♥

Answer 2

nahh not neccessarly, but you might have the advantage of balancing.

but like in any sport it takes a lot of practice:)

Answer 3

i would have thought so...

with the balance and all....

maybe after reading John F's answer u will change your mind..

I vote his answer.

have u seen the movie   "Lords of Dogtown" by any chance? is that where this question came from? I just saw the trailer for it again,and just wondered!

Answer 4

no,

but it helps if u start surfing to already do a lot of skating and snowbording

Answer 5

Surfing is an ocean sport, to do it right, you have to be at home in the ocean, with its currents, rips, undertows and sometimes big waves. I don't just mean being good at swimming in a pool, the ocean can be very unforgiving. I have seen lots of really good pool swimmers have to get rescued. 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.

Lessons are usually the best way to start, unless you are an adolescent or young adult with lots of pals who surf who can teach you. Go to a real surf shop. The folks there can hook you up with lessons, and even rent you a board to learn on. Just work on your basics, and after you feel good, think about buying a board, but don't rush into anything.

Some folks have said that skateboarding may help. Well, any balance improving activity can be helpful to improve your surfing. That could be skate, snow, wake or skim boarding, working out on a Indo board, or doing the balance beam. HOWEVER, surfing is nothing like skateboarding. You have to paddle and catch a wave. First, and most important, you have to be at home in the ocean. You need to learn the mechanics of surfing, paddling out, catching a wave and standing up on the surfboard. It is after you have gotten all that down, that your balance becomes important, and if you have good balance (because, perhaps, you skateboard), that will only help you ride better.

Be careful of what you read here on line. There are lots of really well meaning young folks who have neat answers about surfing, but at 55, I tend to classify anyone under 25 as a kid. After I found this site, I figured that I could answer a few questions, and spread the 'good news' of surfing. After you learn to swim and master the ocean, get your REAL advice from a surf shop, where industry professionals earn their rent money selling surfboards.

I have been surfing since 1966, and had a lifetime of fun. take the time and learn the 'right way' and you will have a lifetime of fun too. Good luck.

Answer 6

no r****d

Answer 7

No, two totally different things. The top marathon runner in the world won't be the best triathlete, and the best triathlete in the world would get smoked by the top marathon runners in a distance run.

While being good at one thing helps totally (skateboarding is excellent for building balance), you need to be good at paddling, as well as wave / ocean knowledge. The latter is actually more important, since majority of the time spent in the water is spent paddling and watching for the right wave and choosing a proper spot in the lineup.

Answer 8

It depends. If you really think about it they are very different.

I was awful at skateboarding! I couldn't even just plain go but I feel right at home in the water. It takes practice but being good at skating can't hurt

Answer 9

well lots of people say it helps, i don't think it really makes a difference. but who knows.

Answer 10

Not really, although you'll probably learn faster because you have a better sense of balance  and carving from skateboarding.

Answer 11

no.

Answer 12

of course not, it is true the other way around though cause surfing requiresa lot more skill