what type of board do i have?

[surf patrol]

hey.. so i bought a board from a buddy.. i THINK its a semi-gun? (i think tahts what its called) .. im pretty new to surfing anywho .. heres a pic..

[zekang]

hey.. so i bought a board from a buddy.. i THINK its a semi-gun? (i think tahts what its called) .. im pretty new to surfing anywho .. heres a pic..

srry i gotta phone call when posting this.. if anyone would be willing to tell me what kinda board this is i'd really appreciate it.. im thinking of getting one of those fish tale(?) ones or a funboard.. i think those are the names

[jaffa1949]

Zekang, welcome to surfing, it's really hard to view the pictures of the parts of your board you are showing us,
They are about postage stamp size!
I wouldn't advise you to get a fish first off ,have a really good read of the posts made by newbies and the dice given.
Your weight height and basic fitness would help and your desire to go short, long or something else in board choice.

Often first off a fun board is agood,way to go, if you can get yourself to a surf school pay and play and see what you like in your direction of surfing.

[zekang]

ahhh my bad i messed up the upload on those..



i've read thru the stuff pinned to the top.. and ive started reading other posts (lots of good info on here).. i know its best to start out on a longboard.. im thinking a funboard may be a good choice for me tho.. where i surf there's a massive rock that creates a nice current for me to follow out to the break.. so getting out isnt an issue.. ive managed to drop in on one wave (i didnt stand up.. just felt my board drop in) so far... um.. im 6' .. 205 lbs.. as far as fitness goes.. not so good lol but im getting better id like to shortboard one day.. though atm i just want to be able to stand up on any board lol

[jaffa1949]

Zekang at your weight and size I'd seriously look at a larger funboard, definitely forget the fish, for now I'd consider 8ft a minimum size but would suggest 9ft as a starter.
Why, because you won't always surf at your current generating rock and surfing is not about the ease of getting out but the ease of catching waves = more waves = more experience = improving at surfing more quickly.


You might get away with the board you have ( big maybe) , post a picture of the whole board the tail shape is important.
BTW I hate the term "fun board" if surfing wasn't fun on other boards people wouldn't do it!

Anyway the choice is yours and there has been lots written and why , think about ease of learning as opposed to more difficult but still possible.