NSP surfboard

[matt scott]

im getting a new NSP 7 foot 10 board for xmas. ive surfed bout 17 times on my 6 foot 8 short board and in surfschools and i can stand up pretty well on the surfschool board and turn down the line a bit and i wanted to know if the board im getting will be a lot of fun and will it help me improve quickly. and as it is a so called pop out does this make any difference even know ive been told that they are much better than the pop outs of the old days.

[surf patrol]

Hi Matt, welcome to Surfing Waves.
Congratulations on getting your first surfboard (well, in a few days time anyway!)
A 7'10'' NSP board will be a great first board - these boards are aimed at beginner through intermediate level. You should find yourself improving at a much quicker rate than on your shortboard (which you can always keep around for later).
The other good thing about these surfboards is that when you are ready to move on there is always a good market of new surfers to sell the board to.
Good luck with your new board - enjoy it.