Learning to Surf on Soft Top Boards
Learning to Surf on Soft Top Boards is the fastest way to progress. The soft tops offer the volume that make catching waves, popping up, and riding easier for a beginner.
The soft top boards are sufficient to learn the basic fundamentals and progress to catching real waves and riding them. New surfers should advance to catching and riding real waves before purchasing a hard board.
The Fundamentals of Learning on Soft Tops
Beginners only need to catch foam waves which on sand bar beaches break close to the shore in waist deep water. The beginner rolls over on board as wave is 20 feet away and starts paddling. Then he looks back and when wave is about to hit board, paddles hard for 3-4 paddles.
Once the board is moving from the foam wave, the surfer can place his hands on the board in the man’s push up position next to his chest. He pushes and places a back foot flat on the board under his butt. The surfer stands on this foot as he raises his hands and moves the other foot to the front of the board.
The proper stance is feet shoulder width apart and hips and shoulders squared to the front. Weight is equal on both legs and torso is upright with hands in front. In the proper posture, the board will go straight and no additional action is required. The board should go straight to the beach.
Once the beginner has mastered these actions, he can start paddling out to catch bigger foam waves and real waves. The difference between real waves and foam waves is timing. Real waves break in a few seconds and the surfer has to be in the right spot. The paddling is the same. When the wave lifts the tail of the board, the surfer paddles hard for three strokes and pops up.
The beginner real wave rider catches the wave and carves into the pocket and drives the board until the wave loses power. The next step is to learn some more maneuvers like accelerating and cut backs. Carving into the pocket is achieved with a bottom turn. Many surfers are riding big waves and performing maneuvers with soft tops because they are competent boards.
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