Looking for a soft top board for my kids to start out on. Hoping someone has one that they are not using any longer. something around 5-6ft. Would also be interested in one of the NSP grom boards. Not looking to spend a lot.<br /><br />Thanks
I second this. I, my brother, and most of our friends learned to surf on a 8' funshape. And 20 years later (yep, I'm getting old) I still ride it. I got a 6'2" shortboard when I was 13. I went out a couple of times and became really discouraged because I kept bailing when I would popup. Some guy paddled out and taught me to surf using his 7'6". I was up by the second try. He told my parents buy us bigger board to learn on and a month later I was shredding on my shortboard. (ok, I probably wasn't shredding, but in my mind I was awesome! I was 13 and I could surf. It was epic )
depends on their size. if they are 4 foot tall you don't want ot get them and 8 foot board. i started out on a 5'10'' because im a small guy and it worked out great. plus if you give them a 7'-8' board to start out on its going to be much harder for them to switch to a shortboard if they want to when they get older.
i recommend getting them a 6'0 proton, this board is really easy to learn on. i also think that as a back up plan you may want to look into the semi pro model. Lol nah, just get them one of those 100 dollar water angel boards.
Thanks for all the input. I ended up finding a great deal on two boards. A 7' soft top and a 5' 8" liquid shredder for when he's ready to move from the 7'.
