If you are contemplating new activities, consider the 5 Ways Surfing is Great for Your Health. There must be reasons millions of people are addicted to surfing. There are so many reasons. It should be first mentioned that surfing takes you to an new mental health. There are at least 5 reasons why surfing impacts…
Beginner surfers always ask me How Do You Know Which Foam Waves to Ride. To the beginner, all the waves look the same and they have no idea which is a good foam wave to ride. Catching waves is about timing which is another problem for beginners. They get on too soon or too late…
Surfing is Timing and Rhythm making it a sequence of moves that flow. The beginner has a difficult time because they deal with a racing mind that wants to default to instincts instead of correct techniques. The beginner surfer is in a little bit of overwhelm as he lies on the board and is all…
Beginner Surfers are Afraid to Fall until they get a few rides accomplished. Many come to the water nervous and some don’t know they are afraid to fall until it comes time to stand up. The first time surfing experience can be intimidating. The surfer is facing the beach and the wave is coming from…
Many people with surfing on their bucket list wonder How Much Physical Ability is Necessary to Surf. It is a good question. Surfing is a full body sport and needs muscles not regularly exercised. Surfing needs upper body strength, core strength, and lower body strength. It requires flexibility and stamina. It also requires courage. That…
The dream of many surfers is to surf the waves they see in films. Can Beginner Surfers Surf Real Waves the First Day? Some do. Surfing begins with the fundamentals of catching foam waves, popping up on the board, and riding to the beach. It requires learning and coordination between the brain and the body….
Beginners see riding the surf board as the challenge but don’t realize How Important is Surf Paddling Stamina. The most tiring part of surfing is the paddling. Learning the beginning techniques of catching waves, doing a pop up and riding the surf board is a real challenge. What beginners don’t expect is how tiring surf…
Many new surfers trying to learn on their own might wonder How Beginner Surfers Learn the Right Techniques. Surfing is more technical than anyone expects. It requires precision, focus, and a calm mind. Most beginners have several default techniques that they do automatically even after participating in a dry land lesson. For some reason these…
Most new surfers have to learn How to Manage Beginner Surfer Fear. It is interesting that people want to learn to surf, but in the water they are afraid to stand up. Most didn’t think they would be afraid even if they were not nervous to start . New students can manage the pop up…
Beginner Surfers Learn Timing and Rhythm or they have trouble progressing. Most beginners want to ignore instructions in the water because their racing minds won’t allow them to focus. The first obstacle for beginners to learn in lessons is learning to focus and not listen to the racing mind that wants short cuts. Beginner surfers…
There is a progression from Foam Waves to Real Waves for Beginner Surfers. Like many sports or businesses or professions, there is an apprentice period leading to the objective. Surfing begins in foam waves with soft top boards. The soft top boards are excellent and can be surfed in real waves. For the person who…
Beginner Surfers wanting to take lessons wonder How Beginner Surfers Progress with More Lessons. There is a lot to learn all at one time to surf successfully even riding foam waves to the beach. Not everyone can assimilate and then remember details. Surfing is all about the details. Once a surfer learns, he things the…
The most difficult part of learning to surf is Beginner Surfers Must Override Their Instincts. Learning to surf is a function of a persons ability to learn. There are a lot of details at the beginning and many people, of all ages, don’t have the capacity to learn details. When giving new students the dry…
Learning to surf if far more technical than most beginners expect. One of the biggest hurdles for many beginners at any age is they can’t learn. They have to learn certain techniques and memorize certain steps so their body will perform them. Some cannot do it. The surf experience consists of three main parts. The…
It is amazing how many times I tell new surf students that Surfing is Rhythm and Timing. That is because a big obstacle for beginners to ride the surfboard is the patience and poise to slow down. The beginner surfer rolls over on the surfboard in waist deep water as the foam wave approaches. He…
Surfing is more technical and tiring than anyone expects. There are 5 Fundamentals for Beginner Surfers. These basics enable the beginner surfer to progress to bigger waves. Beginner surfers first face the obstacle of being anxious when they get into the ocean with a surfboard. I tell students their minds go “gaga” and they forget…
Surfing is technical but Beginner Surfers Learn Secret to Success. In the dry land lesson beginner surfers learn the technique for popping up on the surfboard. In the water they learn the timing for catching waves. The main obstacle most beginner surfers face is their mind’s tendency to race and their instincts to stand up…
Oceanside Surf Packages Help for Faster Progress. The beginner surfer has to learn new techniques and it takes correct practice to make them solid muscle memory. Correct practice is the key. Most beginner surfers find they are learning something in which their instincts are not helpful. In fact, their instincts are wrong. I give surfers…
Beginner surfers might wonder What They Can Learn on a Soft Top Surf Board. Too often beginners buy a board that is too low in volume for a beginner. The right size soft top can accelerate surfing progress. A recent surf student had tried to learn surfing on an 8′ soft top board. He weighs…
Most surfers whether fit or not have anxiety about learning to surf. They need to learn How to Overcome Beginner Surfer Anxiety. As an instructor, I have a few methods. Beginner surfers are nervous about learning a new sport, drowning, and getting hurt by waves. They are all legitimate concerns. Surfing is more difficult to…
There are many steps for Beginner Surfers to Learn to Pop Up. Beginners do not realize that the pop up is a sequence requiring each step be added like a dance and that it is not instinctual. In fact, our instincts work against the correct pop up. We have been standing up since we were…
My students each year take lessons so they can learn How to Surf. It is a great quest and an adventure everyone enjoys even when they are not successful standing up on the surfboard. There is something magical about being pushed by waves on a surfboard. When students gather for the dry land lesson they…
Many people start their surf experience by renting a board and heading for the waves but their are reasons Why Beginner Surfers Can’t Learn on Their Own. I tell my new students at the start that surfing is rhythm and timing. They don’t even know the concept exists until after they get it. Then everything…
People who want to surf often ask how many lessons it takes. New students can Ride Waves in the First Lesson. They can learn how to be independent so they can practice on their own. Learning to surf is learning timing and rhythm. It is learning the sequence of steps that are required from recognizing…
Surfing is on many bucket lists but Can Anyone Learn to Surf? In surf lessons I have had every variety of size and conditioning attempt to learn surfing. Not everyone is successful. There are parameters for who can learn to surf. Being overweight is not a road block but a severe difficulty. The problem with…