shorty
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| posted on 11-12-2003 at 23:51 |
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will i ever stand up!!!!
hi,
i've recently started surfing (if you can call it that!!!!) i'm having trouble getting up in one move (probably doesn't help that i'm
31 and unfit) anyone got any tips on what i can do to get me up and surfing on my board? i love the water and will keep on trying but
need a few pointers?
cheers
sam 
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nido
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| posted on 11-12-2003 at 23:57 |
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I m also searching the forum so as to find any threads for.... begginers!
A thread with instructions etc.
Could anyone direct me or give any necesary instructions for a begginer?
iF iT ain'T fun... iT ain'T worThy!
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justal
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Practice, Practice, Pratrice.... Thats the best bit of advice. Just keep getting out in the water and going for it. It can, and usually
does, take ages to learn to surf.
Although one of the 'simplest' Forces-of-Nature sports as there just you the board and the wave and all you have to do is stand on the
board and turn it around a little, it is definately the most difficult to learn.
One of the reasons for this is that during a typical beginners surf session, you are only actually up and surfing for a very small
percentage of the time, so for each hour in the water you are only actually geting a couple of minutes 'surfing'. Having the right
equipment (fairly large, stable board) and the right conditions (2 foot mellow surf) will help, as will making sure you are fit and can
paddle well..... Go to your local pool and swim swim swim!!!... It'll make all the difference to your fitness and improve your surfing
for those days that you can actually get out on the water.
Thers nothing wrong with practising the opo up to your feet on your living room floor either... Just lie on the floor in the paddling
position and practise popping up to your feet. When you do so, don't get to your knees, just get straight to your feet, and keep
yoursefl crouched and low to keep your Centre-of-Gravity low. I wouldn't recomend wearing your wetsuit when practising in the living
room though!
It'll soon become second nature to get to your surfing position without getting to your knees, so when you're out on the water it'll
all come together.
Keep at it, its not meant to be easy and it won't be long before its second nature and you'll be wondering what all the fuss was
about.... Its Easy!!! 
Al.
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nido
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Thank you for your instructions, justal!
I m going to the living room right now.... 
iF iT ain'T fun... iT ain'T worThy!
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bucski
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yeah, getting the right board is real important, if you just got a slim 6 foot nothing job which looks great but is unstable as hell
you aint got a prayer. Something big, wide and floaty is easiest.
Also it is harder to get to your feet when riding broken waves, when you get better and start riding unbroken waves, i.e. proper
surfing, you will find that the board is a lot more stable as you get to your feet.
And remember timing is all important, paddle like mad as the wave comes behind you and jump to your feet when you feel the board pick
up speed, or you will miss the wave
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shorty
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| posted on 14-12-2003 at 20:10 |
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thanks
hi,
thanks for the tips will start jumping up and down in the lounge. will also try and get a bit more swimming in. hopefully by this time
next year i'll have improved i can't get any worse ha ha ha
sam
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merrynmoron
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| posted on 19-12-2003 at 23:39 |
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sounds dumb but when i got my 1st board a whopping 7ft 6 !!!!! (i was only 4ft 3 at the time) i was taught to jump up on to a board on
top of a bean bag sounds strange but its great pratice an ordinary bit of wood will do not yer best surfboard!!!!! oh yeh and make sure
ya got enough room around ya my parents didnt like the idea of the coffee table bein destroyed as i landed on it although they have
forgive me only just......................... after 16 years and movin out to me own place ha ha ha
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