Longboard to shortboard

[Roxyyy]

Hey! I've been longboarding for a while now but I thought it would be fun to learn to shortboard this summer. Any reccomendations for board height? I want it to be small enough for carving but I still want to be able to catch waves and stand. Im 5'11 and 145lbs.

[Big H]

You want to carve but are concerned about standing?

First things first....smaller boards need different techniques.....many things translate, but many things do not. If you are on true longboards (9ft+) then the next step down would be in the mid 7's at the shortest....otherwise you'd be asking too much of yourself.

[waikikikichan]

I'm a 15 year old girl and I really want to get good at surfing. I have some experience but I go long periods of time without surfing. I can normally stand up when catching a wave but I usually fall off after 8-10 seconds. This summer I have almost 2 whole months where I would be able to surf 4-6 times a week. Would it be possible to learn to short board successfully in this amount of time? (I'm 5'11" and 135lbs and I have a 8' board and am planning on getting a short/funboard) And what size board would you recommend?

So from your above post dated May 8th, you been surfing for awhile now. ( like 3 weeks since ). As stated, you hoped to be on a shortboard this summer, but like most of the responses said, you need to spend more time learning the basics. But if you want to be on a shortboard "no matter what" .......... Even though most would recommend not going less than 7' ( even if you could turn your 8 footer ) .......... The volume calculators says for someone 5'11" 135lbs. beginner:
Firewire = 7'0" or 7'2" Addvance
Rusty = a board around 44 liters
Channel Islands = 6'4" biscuit 7'0" flyer 2 ( i left out the pointy nose step-ups )

Why not get a 7'6" Funboard ? Even that will be challenging enough to stay on.