Beginner Surfers Use High Volume Boards
Beginner Surfers Use High Volume Boards so they can learn. Surfing is more technical than anyone expects. It tests a beginners strength, flexibility, and agility. No reason to use a surfboard that adds another complexity.
A high volume surfboard like a soft top floats so that it easily catches waves and is easier to stand on and ride. At the beginning, this is all the new surfer wants. It is too early for performance on riding real waves.
The Fundamentals of Using Soft Top Surfboards
At the start, a beginner surfer wants to catch waves and ride them straight to the beach. This is a big accomplishment. Many get stuck in not being able to stand up on the surfboard consistently. As an instructor, I don’t feel great when a student gets up once and is proud of it.
The idea is to develop the consistency so you get up every time. If you watch experienced surfers in the line up, they rarely fall off the surfboard. The beginner must learn timing and rhythm. Once he feels both, he is getting up every time.
The beginner paddles the surfboard as he sees the wave is 15 feet away. When it is close, he paddles hard for two or three strokes to get in front of the wave as it impacts the tail. When the board takes off on the wave, he places his hands on it. Hardboards do not catch waves as easily.
Once the board is in motion, the surfer executes a pop up. The pop up is easier on a soft top because of the flotation. It won’t tip as easily from misplaced weight. A hardboard is designed to respond to weight and would carve or tip from an incorrect stance.
Once a new surfer has mastered riding foam waves at the shore, he can paddle out and start riding bigger foam waves and small real waves. If he moves to an 8′ soft top, he can have a good performance board in real waves to ride up to 7′ and learn all the maneuvers. The longer the surfer spends learning techniques on a soft top, the easier it will be to convert to a hard board.
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