So I just bought myself a Catch Surf beater mainly to mess around with in the summer. I took it out saturday just to try out but it was hard to pop up on. I'm about 6'2 and a lot of the time my knees got caught on the tail of the board since it's only 4'6. Any pointers on getting to my feet better? Thanks.
One thing I have found after riding very small boards, is that the board starts to feel less small (if that makes sense) over time. I am 6'1" and was riding a 5'5" all last summer with no problem. I remember that the first time out, it seemed impossible to get to my feet. Over the coarse of the summer it became second nature and when I would go to a normal sized board it felt big and bulky. I know the catchsurf isn't a surf board per se but I imagine it would be the same.
Yeah I figured I'd eventually get used to it, it's just pretty difficult now. The board is still a hell of a lot of fun though.
when i ride standup on a bodyboard which is super small I try to position my hands centered on the board instead of the rails to not wobble it so much, and most importantly just pop up super quick, if you get on your knees your done just pop up fast straight to your feet. As said before it just takes a little getting use to but it helps alot going back to a bigger board.
bodyboarder giving lessons to surfer on how to stand up... what is this world coming too. Sometimes, it is completely UNNECESSARY to start a new thread, just a thought....
Can the Beater be used as a blackball beater in Jersey? OCMD's town website defines a body board as being 42" and made of a soft material with no skegs. Any Maryland bb'ers been able to get away with using a beater or similar big bodyboard duing lifeguard season?
I would think the taller you are the better your chances at getting away with it. There's no way a lifeguard can tell the length of a board as your walking down the beach especialy if you are holding it in one hand swinging at your side.
ya, definitely... a lot of guys go out with beater type boards (over sized bodyboards), and I've never heard of a lifeguard not allowing them. You will run into problems with if there are skegs. 42" isn't even reasonable for bodyboards, since there are a lot of regular shaped bodyboards 42.5 or 43+. +
what are the lifeguards problems? I know they say they are just doing their job but they could easily let some things go under the radar as I'm sure many out there do. But, they show up in June almost mad at us that we've been there all year and start to try to control our every move. Like when it's low tide and your surfing in front of the rocks, they whistle you to move like I haven't been doing that all year and in cold water with a 5 mil on?! They should have a sign up all summer, "Surf at your own risk" that way we don't have to answer to the guards. And surfers should get on free too. How about that?
Yeah edshreds that's pretty much the reason I bought it, just to mess around. And to get past those lifeguards in the summer.
If anything I take his advice more than someone who strictly surfs just because I asked about popping up on SMALL boards. I have absolutely no problem standing up and surfing on my fishes and shortboards.
I'm a surfer, always have been, but the idea of scoring good surf under the nose of a lifeguard is really attractive even if I am rding a 4 foot finless board.
You may be capable of handling the rocks The idiot that follows your example probably can't-- automatic whistle
Yeah but who really cares if he can or not? Only the town afraid of being sued, and who's the cause of that fear? Every A - hole who longs to sue somebody and get a free ride for the rest of their lives. If people keep voting for the government to protect and help us that cancer will trickle down to every corner of your life, even into your right to ride a wave 15 feet closer to the rocks.
Although i may agree with you, i dont think i would want to be the cause of someone getting messed up from the rocks even if he deserved it
