Longboard or groveler/small wave board

You're going to get replies recommending all of the above and then some. Save yourself some time and make your way over to the longboard vs. shortboard thread. Get a LB btw, you already have a shorty

 

"the best thing about a longboard is there is no such thing as too small." Every home should have one.

 

If you enjoy shortboarding get a groveler

 

If you have to ask, quit surfing.

 

"qwerty123"

i don't trust this guy

 

you should get an SUP with a 25hp Johnson outboard and a trolling motor

 

Wow I didn't know they now offered a trolling motor package

 

If u like sb'ing, get urself a grovler. I have one and its a longboard replacement. No problem riding knee high surf. Get it as short as possible, flat and thick with a wide tail...I never had so much fun in tiny scale surf. Riding a 5'4" with over 34L of foam.

 

I agree with this...grovelers have gotten so good, they can be ridden down to truly tiny surf.

I love riding the longboard a few times a year. Not because the waves are tiny but because longboarding on a lined up wave is really fun.

like was said, its a matter of preference.

BTW, you could probably pick up a used longboard (something from a decent shaper, not an overseas popout) this time of year for under $400, ride it for a year or two and sell it for roughly what you paid for it...they hold their value amazingly well.

 

I tried to keep the groveler thing going as long as I could. But, there were just some days where the groveler would not work for me, and my friends on the longboards are just having a ball. I recently converted to the dark side(longboard) for the small days. I have had a few awesome sessions that would have otherwise been frustrating or just ok if I was on my groveler. Keep things fresh and get a longboard. It will make you appreciate the shortboard days much more and will keep the stoke alive.

 

making an obscene groveler from a longboard blank is a good way to go too
I had a wackey totally flat ginourmous fat fish (6'2") that was made from a lb blank
rode like a sb, floated and caught waves like a lb

 

One good thing about getting a longboard or an "alt" shape for smaller surf is that you can ride it differently... longboards and alt shapes FEEL different. If you want to rip the sheet out of a knee high wave, get a groveler. If you want to change it up, and approach the wave differently, get an alt shape or LB, which require a different approach. To be honest, if it wasn't for noseriding, I wouldn't own a log. But that's just the point... you can only truly noseride on a longboard. I have a mini-Simmons that can catch anything my log can, so you don't necessarily have to get a groveler or LB to ride truly tiny surf.

 

Every surfer needs a longboard. It feels awesome tossing around a shorter board after you have been playing on something 9'+. That said, now that there are 3 logs in my household, I am really kind of wanting this:

 

Long Boards Suck!!!!!! Hahahahahhaa.

 

U should get a wooden long board they're the best things ever aparently

 

Grovelers can/and do slide out on steep surf.... Which can be fun,especially on your backhand. I grovel on a 5'11" and @ 184lbs. It's cool...@195 with a soot on...its when I go to my 6'2" (stomach-chest+) or 8 footer summertime style.

If your out Waikiki surf a log (or even SE high pressure long period shin- thigh swell on East Coast surf a log) or Beach break/ heavy top to bottom surf short board. Or...or vice versa...you can do what ever you want.

Just surf (don"""t drop in and know how to swim>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>~~~~~*********}

 

I think you should go with the longboard and here is why. It will always be easier to paddle a long board than any groveler you could buy. The longboard will give you an opportunity to surf completely differently then you do on a short board and this will contribute to your overall surfing progression.
next, the long board will allow you to sit far outside and pick off waves that are coming in. A lot of people say first to your feet when discussing priority and the longboard will allow you to be that guy over everyone else on shorter boards.