waikikikichan wrote:nisansurf wrote:Big H wrote:So....getting back to a question already asked by WKK....how did the 5'11" board work for you? Also, how long altogether have you been surfing?
Pretty good , and I have been surfing like 1 year with it
So the 5'11" paddled and surfed pretty good. The 5''8" was too hard to paddle right ? Why did you specifically tell the shaper to make you a board with only 26 liters of volume ? Did someone recommend that on the internet or a friend from the beach ? For only a year + of experience, most beginner ( and intermediate-advanced ) surfers don't fully understand how volume effect how they surf.nisansurf wrote:K i will check for a long board but what with retro fish?
NO....... you need to just STOP and pause for a bit. You're just a ball in the pinball machine bouncing back and forth. Get a 26 L shortoard, get a longboard, get a Fish board, get a groveller, get a epoxy, take protein drinks...... blah blah.
1) Go to the beach an observe what beginners surfers of you level are riding, ( not what the ripper surfers are riding ). See who is making the most of the wave.
2) Ask your friends to borrow their old used funboard or fish board they learned on. Try a 6'4" , a 7'6" and so on. Take notes on what you like and didn't like. Let us know what you found out.
3) Take your time. Surfing is a life long experience. Don't be in such a rush to do carving cutbacks if you don't have the basics before that. ( a strong paddle is one of them ).
Thx for the good advice
I will search for a board based on your all recomadtion
and I have to ask what is the factor that effects paddling? the thickness and voulme?
