When to Buy a Surfing Shortboard
When to Buy a Surfing Shortboard is a timing question that many new surfers have. The shortboard does not make surfing easier for a newer surfer. It is a tool for advanced surfers.
The easiest way to learn surfing and progress is with a surfboard that is forgiving and easy to operate. A high volume board (soft top) can advance progress quicker than jumping to a board that is beyond the surfer’s capabilities
When to Buy a Surfing Shortboard
Not all new surfers want to go shorter from the softtop. Some want to go longer for good reason. Higher volume boards are easier to paddle, easier to catch waves, and easier to ride. If surfers are not in the water often, the paddling becomes an issue to have a longer session.
The first requirement for a shortboard is be in good paddling fitness. A shortboard sinks under the water and is harder to paddle. Secondly, the shortboard does not have volume and requires the wave to push it which means better timing. Thirdly, the pop up has to be perfect because the shortboard has no tolerance for imbalance.
The best way to progress to a shortboard is to learn catching waves and all the maneuvers on a soft top. Then the surfer can move to a hard board. The first board should be a fun board at 7’6″ with a width of 21+ inches and a thickness of 2 3/4″. This is a good introduction to a lower volume board and yet a sample of the greater maneuverability provided by a hard board.
Afterward, the surfer should progress slowly by 6″ at a time to shorter boards while maintaining the width and thickness of a higher volume board. This assumes the surfer is in the water often so he doesn’t lose his timing catching waves and his courage to catch real waves.
The technical shortboard begins at 6’10” and less. A surfer can have more fun along the way if they progress slowly and don’t get over their head with a board they can’t ride. The idea is to have fun and be in the water longer.
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