any surfers out there???

[KILLERKOI]

hi i just started to surf about three months ago when my uncle gave me this RusTy board it alittle banged up but nothing major but i just cant get it right no matter what! i mean i did get up once but fell just a fast how long have u guys been surfing and any tips or pointers to help me get it right cause im getting of eatting sand

 

[messiner]

im on the w coast so we dont get nil for wave action. ive tried and just ended up nosediving a dozen times. used to skimboard tho. got pretty good.

 

[Ash]

I surf =) !!!!!!!!

Its okay eating sand is cool, you'll be eating it for awhile - I did to when I frist started took me a month to even stand up for more then a few seconds! Its normal. Really just start riding the board while you laying down first, once you get the hang of that try laying down and dropping in on a few waves. That way you have a feel for it. Then practice standing up in the sand, then when you feel comfortable doing that, go out and try it in the water. Thats what I did and it worked. Just make sure you dont put your foot to far forward or you'll nose dive, keep most of your weight on your back foot and kinda steer with it. It gets easier =) If you ever come to FL I'll show you.

 

[davo]

i dabble. i got to say, in terms of starting, i thought it was super easy just to pop up on the board. maybe it was just the waves i was on, but they were only like a couple of feet at best.