Beginner Surfers Learn to Carve
Beginner Surfers Learn to Carve on soft tops before they step shorter or longer to hard boards. The Oceanside beach break is great for beginners because the real waves break into foam waves and beginners have long rides to the beach.
After the beginner surfer has learned to ride the soft top to the beach, he has demonstrated good balance in making the board go straight. Now he can play with carving before he starts riding real waves.
The Fundamentals of Carving on a Surfboard
The proper stance on a surfboard for beginners is facing front with shoulders squared to the front. The beginner wants to avoid the stance of skateboarders and snowboarders with one shoulder slightly back and one arm trailing. This causes them to fall off on their butt side of the board.
The feet should be shoulder width or 3′ apart. Weight equal on the front and back leg. The knees are flexed. Both hands in the correct stance are in front where they can be seen. The carves while riding foam waves have to be subtle because carving likes speed and foam waves are not fast.
The surfer with the left foot in front (regular footed) begins with turning his eyes in the direction of the turn and then the head, shoulders and arms make a slight twist. To the right is a face side carve. To the left is a back side carve. Surfers usually have one they can do better than the other, but it pays to work on both.
After turning the upper torso in the direction of the carve, the surfer puts a little pressure on the toes for a face side carve and on the heels for a back side carve. In the foam, he just wants to influence a little turn and not lean into with is butt or body.
Once he learns to carve face side and back side, he can have fun by doing both on the same ride. This is familiar action to snowboarders and skateboarders. Once the surfer gets to real waves, he will make bottom turns and cut backs using the same technique. Maneuvers and tricks build on the basic carve.
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