newcomer [1st post here.. ;P]

[liquido]

hi there,

im portuguese and new to the forum..tomorrow i will have my first surf lesson with a friend.. i practice skateboard for years, does it help on start surfing? is 21 years too old for learning?

any tips on catching waves and standing up would be welcome!

thx a lot!

[essex sucks]

if u are haveing lesson listen to them and u are never too old too lean somthing new. boarding can help with your turns. have fun lol what ever u do
mark

[Old Guys Rule]

Welcome.

There is a great tutorial for learining how to surf on this site. https://surfing-waves.com/surfing_lesson_one.htm it is the same site that you are posting on. 21 is still young. I have friends who are 40 and just learning.

[liquido]

i'm 1,75m tall and have 66kg and my board is a second hand 6'8'' town & country, is it good for me to learn?

[Old Guys Rule]

You will find it a lot easier to learn by starting out on a 8 to 10 foot board first. Surfing is not as easy as it appears as you will be finding out tomorrow. But once you get the bug it will drive you crazy to get back in the water for the next session.

[justloafing]

Oh man I am 48 and a newbie. Never to old and having a blast.

[rich r]

a 6'8" for you is a fine size. You will be able to use a lot of from skateboarding, balance-wise. the feel is a bit different, but you should be able to translate between skateboarding and surfing.

[southwestsurfer]

Welcme to the site and the surfing scene.

[liquido]

thx a lot for the posts!

been almost addicted this week, my arms are almost falling lol..
still haven't found allways the right timming to catch a wave but i was already been able to stand up for 4 times but i cannot get much speed, after been pulled by the wave i stand up and i stay almost in the same place for a second or two before falling lol..maybe it's my foot position but i will continue to try ;]
now i'm giving all the credit to all of you because now i know that surf is hard! lol but it will be so great when i evolve in wave catching!

cheers!

[surfn.punk]

ah gee...im 16 and i thought i was too old for surfing.....damn those 8yr old shredders. Respect for those over 40! Trying to convince my 55yr old dad to give a 9ft mal a go......so lazy!

[rich r]

Keep your feet spread apart. Too much leaning back or weight on the tail end of the board will stall you and make you stop. New surfers tend to lean on the back tail. Also, from skateboarding, you're probably used to being more heavy-footed on the back foot. Lean on your front foot a touch more.

[liquido]

thx a lot! maybe that's why for some times the board was "shot" foward as i fell backwards (sorry bout my bad-english lol).. gonna try it tomorrow ;]