oldmansurfer wrote:So how many hours a day do you put in during your two weeks of surfing? And How many years have you been doing this?
i try to get around two session a day, between 1 1/2 - 3 hours- depends on how much waves there are and how exhausted i am. i started surfing 8 years ago. i visited indonesia 4 times, sri lanka, nicaragua, gran canaria and my next trip will be to maui. i really got better in sri lanka and nica cause i had a lot of waves and indo was allways very crowded and i tended to went to harder spots than i should have, cause i wanted to surf with my friends.
waikikikichan wrote:Can you post pics of you board for us to see. From what I can see on the video, your board is fine. The rider needs work. Like Duke Kahanamoku said " Ride the wave, not the board ". There's poor kids on the West side of Oahu surfing boards with only 2 of the 3 fins attached , nose torn off, buckled duct taped, but fully ripping.
Your Al Merrick Weirdo Ripper will be a very fun board and a good addition to your quiver. But just remember, your asking the salesman to sell ( or us to recommend you ) a Home Run bat.
the sales argument had me thinking as well, but i talked to a friend who is around my skilllevel and he switched from a 6.4 shortboard to 5.11 weirdo and was more than happy cause he said he catches more waves and its much easier to ride even though his decrease of length.
for a good surfer my board is def more than ok, but for a poor surfer as me a little better equipment def helps
i saw guys turning on longboards like it was nothing, but they surfed 4 times a week constantly. i try to get some pics , just have to find them...
at least i thought i felt a difference when i used them ( not in the video)
