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Re: Beginer boards, look here if you wonder what to get

Postby xriddx » Fri Jan 15, 2010 9:14 pm

http://www.surftech.com/boardDetails.php?bid=SURFBDS+:+L1197-0706-YT&type=SURFBDS&skill=intermediate
it measures: Length 7'6" mid: 21 in thickness:2.75 in

what do you all think of this board for a guy who's surfed a 8.5 ft foam board the past couple summer seasons.
It's 7'6" funboard. the nice thing is it's made of Surftech Tuflite and my friend is selling it for $400. is that a good deal?

i'm 6 ft, 180 lbs, newbie, surf redondo, manhattan beach, hermosa
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Re: Beginer boards, look here if you wonder what to get

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Re: Beginer boards, look here if you wonder what to get

Postby Holey moley » Wed Mar 31, 2010 10:53 pm

i can ride the side of the wave and turn on a long board i can catch waves with a 5'6 fish and turn im 100lbs and 13 im also determined and go like 3 or 2 times a week does anyone have short board suggestions
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Re: Beginer boards, look here if you wonder what to get

Postby Sparrow » Fri Apr 30, 2010 9:27 pm

Hi guys! Long time since I've posted and am finally looking for board advice :)

I have had a few lessons and am totally hooked now!! I live on the beach, so plenty of opportunity to surf to my heart's content!

I am a girl and don't have a lot of muscle to me (I found popping up tricky). 5'9 and 175lbs. I wasn't too keen on the foamie I was using, but can't really compare it to anything yet. I plan to surf 3-4 times a week so want something I can use long term, but won't be too much for me as a beginner.

Is this the sort of thing I should be looking at? Or should I go a bit smaller?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/710-NSP-Surfboard ... 317wt_1072

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MINI-MAL-surfboar ... 943wt_1072



Help please! :)
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Re: Beginer boards, look here if you wonder what to get

Postby LucasG » Mon May 31, 2010 1:11 am

NSP's are great boards to use. Here in our surfshop we sell these and use these boards for beginners. Plus, it'll fit your needs for quiet a while until you decide to move on to something smaller, they also retain higher value since they are epoxy and are painted on the outside, therefore making them a lot harder to actually dent them and whatnot, you can be a bit more aggressive and mistreat it a bit more than a regular foam or SLX board.

Just my 2c and experience from our surfshop.

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Re: Beginer boards, look here if you wonder what to get

Postby Verxea » Wed Jun 30, 2010 3:11 am

Hi all...

I'm looking to buy my first board and would appreciate some help.

I am 5"8 and weigh 126 lbs. I've been surfing for a week, 3-6 hours everday. By the end of the week I could stand up every time in the white wash, was pumping and carving a little bit (in the Dominic republic, small to medium waves mostly). I also moved back behind the break and tried to catch some bigger waves (not as successfully, but managed to catch a couple). My instructor said that I did very well for being a beginner

I'm going to start surfing more regularly. I've got a two week trip planned to LA in August (where I intend to buy my board) and a 6 week trip planned to the DR again in February (where I'll be surfing 3-6 hours everyday). So I'd like to get a board that I can progress on. I'm in decent shape and am pretty strong for a girl.

Unfortunately, I live in Toronto and can't seem to find any shapers to talk to. But I plan on finding one when I get to Cali.

What height, width and thickness should I get? I will be traveling with it so one issue is that many airlines only allow boards 6"8 and under.

I found a used Channel Islands Al Merrick Flyer in very good shape for sale. 6"4, 19 1/2" ,2 1/2" would this be suitable for me? Keeping in mind I'd like to progress on it.

Thanks everyone!
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Re: Beginer boards, look here if you wonder what to get

Postby Gigi » Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:25 pm

What a great site - so full of information - grandsons loving surf school - and I need so much information - and here it all is - thanks everyone ---gigi
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Re: Beginer boards, look here if you wonder what to get

Postby Loli » Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:55 pm

Thanks for this...really helpful. I've just had a couple of lessons and am dying to have another go. I hope to buy a second hand longboard when I've had a few more lessons, I'm going to ask my surfing instructor after my next lesson (fingers crossed next week) so I can actually practise and have a bit of fun with what ive learnt!

I do have one question for any girls out there....when buying a board are there any differences I need to consider being a girl?
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Re: Beginer boards, look here if you wonder what to get

Postby willis460l » Tue Oct 26, 2010 1:41 am

hey I'm just starting to surf and want to know what size board i should get I'm 5'10, 230 . also what is a good board to start on? everywhere i look or everyone i talk to seems to give me different information. thanks!
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Re: Beginer boards, look here if you wonder what to get

Postby The_Rush » Fri Nov 19, 2010 5:03 pm

This looks really helpful.. I'm looking forward to hitting the waves next weekend
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Re: Beginer boards, look here if you wonder what to get

Postby purplevinyl09 » Sun Jan 30, 2011 3:43 am

I went with a 7x21.5x3 but with a shortboard shape as my beginner board. Not ideal, but im on a very tight budget so i wanted to get something that I can learn on but still rip once I get good.
Its gonna be a bit of a challenge to learn on, which I can see from trying it out, but hey, you cant learn without falling first right?
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Re: Beginer boards, look here if you wonder what to get

Postby theoallen » Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:44 am

I learnt on a MiniMal, it was one of the best boards i ever surfed and was surprisingly fast and quick to turn. But i only learnt on it because i live in the UK. If i was anywhere else, i would have probably started with a shortboard! :)
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Re: Beginer boards, look here if you wonder what to get

Postby uniwit » Tue Mar 08, 2011 2:19 pm

Very helpful. Thanks.
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Re: Beginer boards, look here if you wonder what to get

Postby jannypan » Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:00 am

but if its a traditional fish its usally really skatey and hard to learn to do things right, and if its a modern fish its usally just a pumped up shortboard.
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Re: Beginer boards, look here if you wonder what to get

Postby sarahcoles » Tue May 03, 2011 6:46 am

Nice one :) Thanks
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Re: Beginer boards, look here if you wonder what to get

Postby ChrisSD » Sat May 21, 2011 9:22 pm

Great info for beginners like myself. Thank you!
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Re: Beginer boards, look here if you wonder what to get

Postby Reubs » Sun Jun 26, 2011 11:19 am

Hey everybody, I'm pretty new to this so please forgive me if I'm posting in the wrong place or whatever.
I've been body boarding for a little while but I want to learn to surf properly, I'm just wondering if link I'm posting below would be an okay board for me to learn on.
I'm around 5'6" and 65kg
http://www.hyper.co.nz/ride/surf/boards ... 06/product
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Re: Beginer boards, look here if you wonder what to get

Postby jaffa1949 » Sun Jun 26, 2011 12:56 pm

Hey Reubs read the other posts you might find your question has already been answered.
Where in the land Of Whaikikamukau do you surf :?:
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Re: Beginer boards, look here if you wonder what to get

Postby Reubs » Tue Jun 28, 2011 1:43 am

jaffa1949 wrote:Hey Reubs read the other posts you might find your question has already been answered.
Where in the land Of Whaikikamukau do you surf :?:


Thanks I'll do that. I've been surfing at Taylors mainly, and I'm getting pretty keen to head into Waikuku first chance I get. After buying a board and wetsuit probably though :D
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Re: Beginer boards, look here if you wonder what to get

Postby jaffa1949 » Tue Jun 28, 2011 10:29 am

Reubs wrote:
jaffa1949 wrote:Hey Reubs read the other posts you might find your question has already been answered.
Where in the land Of Whaikikamukau do you surf :?:


Thanks I'll do that. I've been surfing at Taylors mainly, and I'm getting pretty keen to head into Waikuku first chance I get. After buying a board and wetsuit probably though :D


How's Taylors after the Christchurch quake? :shock: Wow I'd try to buy local all the business in Christchurch must be smashed and a little bit of trade might help out.

For the overseas posters Christchurch in New Zealand has been hit by three major earthquakes, Sumner the beach suburb the CBD and Taylor's Mistake on the other side of the headland were smashed and some parts of the city are unliveable.
They have had over 7300 after shocks some as big as the initial quake.
Reubs hope you and your family are fine.
Mate go well in your learning, I had quite a fondness for Christchurch, go surf Maungamanu for me.
Fond memories of fresh caught cooked lobster and fresh baked crusty bread and organic butter spread sitting at the caravan with my wife just munching out with Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc wine while viewing the seal colony. NUM NUM NUM NUM.
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