So guys, im pretty Jaded on surfing the east coast right now. Any Advice? I know some of you surf like every day no matter what ( i used to too), how do you keep the stoke Alive?
I work out a lot and think about how strong I will be for the next swell. I dropped 5 pounds in the last 2 weeks which is really good for me.
Every surfer gets jaded. It will come and go. When your stoked your stoked, when your not your not. When its flat, people fight to stay stoked because they cant paddle out. If you live where there is surf everyday, there is still an internal struggle to motivate yourself to paddle out everyday... So its opposite ends of the spectrum... You must fight for your stoke forever... whether it be havnig kids and finding time to still surf... Not taking that job that lands you land locked somewhere... Fighting with your wife on your day off so you can run down to the beach and surf... Life for a surfer is always wrestling with your own stoke level and trying to balance it with the rest of your life.... So, I guess my advice would be, that it probably isn't the east coast that is busting your stoke... Cause the guys I know on this site and in reality who all live in the mid-atlantic are by far the most stoked people I know. Cause when there are waves, you guys really take advantage of them and relish the times when you get them... So, although relocating to where the waves are make it sound easy, it the same struggle in different ways.... Just keep focused and surf when you can... The rest will fall into place... good luck.
sorry to interject here... but isn't being jaded when you have too much of a good thing and it becomes mundane Like hawaiians in the winter time... their jaded...
Boner surf, thank you for the PROPER meaning of Jaded. I would call the guy an idiot, but I may get kicked off again for calling names. LOL. what a joke!
The term Jaded can also simply mean to lack enthusiasm. So in this case, he did use the word properly and I don't see why you felt the need to point out that he hadn't. You knew what he meant anyway. To keep my enthusiasm for surfing wayy up, I watch tons of surf videos, longboard down some big hills and while traversing try to imagine maneuvers I'd be doing in the water, and even visiting this site often keeps your stoke up. It's fun to talk surf, cause' then you never forget about it.
I've been jaded on surfing for a while now but I still force myself to go every chance I get. I can't get to the beach as often since I had my daughter a year ago and my friend that I use to surf with all the time moved to HI, so it's not quite the same. It's still fun when I go, but I have to motivate myself and when the waves suck, it's all the more difficult, especialliy being solo.
What zach said was spot on. You just have to find things to do to keep occupied and in shape. Take a trip too. when I lose my stoke a good trip always gets it back.
with the waves we get on the east coast I don't know how anyone could be jaded. Its like saying that your not hungry in Ethiopia. Move to the mountains.
Not only that, when add in other things like summer crowds (in and out of the water), cold winters, etc, it's a wonder that anybody surfs for very long in the mid-atlantic.
Just get everything you can done now so when there are waves your schedule is clear and you can surf till dark.
When its this bad and nothing in site I go fishing.... at least its something to do and your on the water.
Keeping Stoked I check out www.rovercam.com and then video link for daily waves in CR. When in Hermosa that is when you can get jaded. Like a light onshore wind- The wind is on it, lets go get breakfast kind of jaded. If you were home in NJ it would be epic and all in the water especially since if is 80 degree water temp.
