New surfer, cant seem to get on waves

Greeting fll*,

If this is a serious inquiry I would say try to prone ride (belly ride) it like a boogie board. If you can get into waves like that, and ride them, then you should be able to sense when "it has the wave" and pop up. Make sure you know where the balance point (sweet spot) is on the board, so that when you popup you have your feet proper so you wont lose speed. Do some burpees (squat thrusts for popup conditioning).

 

This has to be a spam bot, he’s posted the same thread multiple times.

 

I thought it might be .. either spambots are getting more sophisticated with AI (like an MIT media labs experiment), or maybe a total newbie fat thumbing the post or not knowing the propre tread locale.

Will may find out the case if fllbdr isn't an abandoneer.

 

In the old Yee Olde Fourumme, this OP would have been told to go kill himself already....or at least learne to tye a propere leashe knot......

 

True dat, but it would be fraudulent for me to speak for or steal another forumme member's line/schtick.

Where's u2b anyway?

And btw, I would have pointed out an impropre leg rope, but this clearly isn't the OP's issue.

 

Relocate to Nova Scotia.

 

Query.

 

The waves just sound borderline unsurfable. Is anyone successfully getting rides at that location? I seriously doubt it's the board....those are pretty generic shapes/generic rocker. By the way, 24" is very wide for a longboard, it should paddle just fine, and get on plane just fine. My guess is you are laying down too far back on on the board which is really the only reason the waves just roll under you if you are paddling hard on such a huge board. Scoot forward.

And find better waves to learn on....that sounds like the biggest issue.

 

I grew up on the panhandle and unfortunately learned to surf on a 6'2 shortboard. Everyone was trying to surf like Kelly Slater. I wish someone would have bought me a longboard. As an adult I have returned to visit family and have learned to travel down with a fat thick SUP. 90% of the time I can find an ankle to knee high wave to surf every day. I mention this because I think you can make surfing work on most days on the Gulf (at least the southwest facing PCB area).

I think Mitchell has the right idea as to why you are having difficulty catching waves. You probably just need more practice paddling and need to pay attention to your position on the board.

And don't feel so discouraged about your location. At least your not stuck inland or on the Great Lakes. The Gulf is beautiful and warm and gets good at least a couple times a month.

 

I would say build up your paddling, take your board out and paddle around or just go swim a few times a week. Then you can sit further out from the break and get onto waves from deeper before it gets too shallow. With a thick board, this shouldn't be too hard. This will help some with overcoming the pearling also. That mainly comes down to confidence though. At least that was in my case. Practice pop-ups, scoot up so the board planes, and commit to the wave. At least if you eat it, its soft sand, not rocks or reef. Not sure where you are on the Gulf, you're right it is not surfable most times, but there are some spots that work better then others. Be.ach.soon hit it, you can ride a couple times a month. It might not bebig, but you just have to be able to drop everything and go when the window opens. This morning was one of those times

 

Drop the attitude/entitlement. Then surf. Stop asking questions about surfing, dont even talk about surfing, just go and surf. Its all about the individual's search.

 

A 3hp trolling motor mounted on the back would be helpful.

Otherwise, get a 10' Donald Takayama mini barge with no fucking rocker. Or an old Yancey Spencer Sr. - they can be found in your neck of the woods. And paddle in early and often.

 

If you want people to respond, you gotta break you posts into paragraphs. Type 2 or 3 sentences and then hit enter 2 times and start typing again. Look how I do it:

Careful riding that dolsey into the sand. they are fragile popout boards.

Get out and paddle more. You gotta build up the right muscles before you can stroke into waves like the real surfers out there.

What does your mom look like? Got any hot sisters?

 

You cant learn to surf on a forrumme. Just keep going, talk to the guys that look like they know what they are doing. Surfers are generally as sholes, but if you're sincere and don't come off as a derelict, you might get some rearry good tips.

Tip #1 - Wax the top of your feets
Tip #2 - Post pictures of your 'of age' sister if you want any more tips

 

Tip#3 - Regarding 'of age sister':

 

you're making Myrtle Beach sound good! at least we have an outer break and an inner break before it gets shallow.

my LB is pretty sensitive to my position relative to the center of gravity. Just moving forward or backward an inch makes a big difference in how well it planes. Getting forward and the nose down just a bit gives me more speed....too low and i eat it in the closeout.

capecodcdog is right about belly riding to learn where the sweet spot is.