Questions on Surfing?

Question

ive never surfed before and i really wanna. i wanted to know if its hard and expensive and if theres and way to practice not in the water?

Answer 1

it is easy, but costs a lot of  money. lalalalalalalalal

Answer 2

Good questions... surfing is hard, but once you can stand up you'll be addicted. The only expense in surfing is a board, leash, wetsuit, and getting to the beach. The board, leash, and wetsuit you can get used cheap... (You might wanna spend the extra loot and get a wetsuit new. You'll understand the first time you paddle out and want to warm yourself up =D . As for practicing outside of the water... most people think you can't but it's vital to build the muscles you need for standing on the board. Here's an awesome article on the right way to stand up, common mistakes, and practice techniques : http://aboutthebreak.com/tutorial_surfin...

Answer 3

skate boarding , and when you do surf watch out for locals ,they hate new surfers ,and other surfers are very easily agitated

Answer 4

It takes a lot of practice, if you want to buy a board, they are pretty expensive. ('i'd suggest buying a used one) They start off like at 300 dollars (new) used you'll pay like 120 or so.

I suggest start off with an instructor or someone you trust that can swim, and knows what they are doing. Surfing is easy, its repetition and practice, but be very careful and the best tip Ive had is NEVER give your back to the ocean. Never. Always keep your eyes on the ocean. ;) good luck novice. surf up ;)

Answer 5

try an indo board

it will def. help balancing.

maybee yoga

its helped me with flexability

try pop ups on the ground.

just start in the whitewater and when you become comfortable in the water, then go for the breaking waves

have fun, stay stoked

Answer 6

indo board

Answer 7

Yes its difficult,and can be very expensive, and the only way you will be able to learn , will be in the water, and with lots of practice and patience you just might stand up.

Answer 8

Surfing is an ocean sport. before you decide to surf, decide to know and understand the ocean. Learn to be at home with its currents, rips, undertows and sometimes BIG waves. The original surfers were watermen (and women, both men and women surfed, but certain waves were reserved for royalty). You need an ocean to learn an ocean sport. 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.

I spent almost all of my teen years, swimming, sailing, surfing, scuba diving and fishing. I even surfed in different places the Navy sent me, when it was possible. `I started surfing in 1966.

There are good things about both long and short boards. I ride both (one at a time , of course). In the mid sixties, like almost everybody else, I started on a longboard. I went shorter and shorter every summer, during the 'short board revolution.' 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. You can't do that without an ocean.

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.

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.  However, if they think you are just a 'kook' tourist out to rent a board, you won't necessarily get the best attention.

Most people learn best on long boards, although I have seen lots of surfers start on a short board and master it. Long boards are ideal for learners. There are also good internediate length boards to learn on, funshapes, mini-mals and some hybrids.

THE REAL BOTTOM LINE IS: Go to a Surf Shop, not a computer. The pros there can give you the right answers!!

Good luck. Once you try surfing (and learn the 'right way') you'll have fun for life.