by DreamSurf » Fri Dec 23, 2016 7:45 am
by Big H » Fri Dec 23, 2016 10:26 am
DreamSurf wrote:you learned to stand pop up. it was hard. you learned TRIM that was hard. you are learning to steer and pump and tic tac. its very very very hard. and you dont get to choose which way to steer only the wave tells which way. and in that you can have a limited way of doing your things to stay standing. now this is a maaaaaaaaaajor blockwall to skaters cause they want to do those tricks. but surfing is starting at the baby crawling method. this is a devastating route depending what you wanna do. malibu board or shortboard or long board. how far do you wanna go is also gonna decide your determination. so saying all this. surfing becomes easy. i mean very easy especially when you do it every day.
by RinkyDink » Fri Dec 23, 2016 4:11 pm
skateboarding imprints in the memories. but is still harder then surfing if you want to go up
by oldmansurfer » Fri Dec 23, 2016 5:32 pm
by BoMan » Fri Dec 23, 2016 7:21 pm
DreamSurf wrote:if you didnt surf years. thats a whole different thing. you have to start all over. maybe you can still paddle. but your pop up needs reskill and steering and all. so surfing to me is the better sport then skating. but also the most unforgiving sport i done.
by icetime » Fri Dec 23, 2016 8:27 pm
by oldmansurfer » Fri Dec 23, 2016 9:39 pm
icetime wrote:I also have to admit BoMan, when it's big I don't even carve, it looks like I'm running away from the thing
by icetime » Fri Dec 23, 2016 10:43 pm
oldmansurfer wrote:icetime wrote:I also have to admit BoMan, when it's big I don't even carve, it looks like I'm running away from the thing
When I first started to go out in double overhead surf I just did roller coasters going up and down racing to keep ahead of the wave. My friends who had all been surfing for years (I had only been surfing about 1 year) used to make fun of me because I was just running away from the wave but shortly after that I learned to slow down. Seems like that is a safer method of learning, learn to go fast then learn to go slow
by Brian » Sat Dec 24, 2016 9:15 am
by DreamSurf » Sat Dec 24, 2016 10:37 am
Big H wrote:DreamSurf wrote:you learned to stand pop up. it was hard. you learned TRIM that was hard. you are learning to steer and pump and tic tac. its very very very hard. and you dont get to choose which way to steer only the wave tells which way. and in that you can have a limited way of doing your things to stay standing. now this is a maaaaaaaaaajor blockwall to skaters cause they want to do those tricks. but surfing is starting at the baby crawling method. this is a devastating route depending what you wanna do. malibu board or shortboard or long board. how far do you wanna go is also gonna decide your determination. so saying all this. surfing becomes easy. i mean very easy especially when you do it every day.
You remember we all saw your videos right?
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=26646
So in the three months since the first time you ever tried to surf, you have learned all of the above techniques and have now reached a point of accomplishment where you are resting on your laurels, reflecting on your 14 week journey and have come to the realisation and have seen fit to post an entire thread about now that you're looking back on your entire learning and development process, now that you're looking back you have decided that surfing has become........ "easy"?
....and why front like you're riding 4m waves all the time in Morocco.....you live in Belgium right? Why so important to play the role of the sage? Why not just present yourself as the eager learner that you are? I'm missing something.....I just don't get it.
by DreamSurf » Sat Dec 24, 2016 10:39 am
icetime wrote:I think he means surfing white water when it's 4m out back, it may be true it's been 3-4m recently in morocco though I know my limits and didn't go surfing, waiting for the swell to calm to my healthy 1.3-2.5m (4-8ft).
There's no way he's surfing waves that big considering it's practically unsurfable in most of morocco when it's that big(excluding some reefs in the north) and also that he started surfing a few months ago
I also have to admit BoMan, when it's big I don't even carve, it looks like I'm running away from the thing
by DreamSurf » Sat Dec 24, 2016 10:52 am
RinkyDink wrote:skateboarding imprints in the memories. but is still harder then surfing if you want to go up
I don't know because I'm not an advanced skater or surfer. I suspect surfing is harder because everything depends on the waves. If your only choice is to surf Lake Michigan 3 times a week, that is if there's any swell, then your chances of making the world surf tour are pretty remote. Your essay assumes too much: good surf on a regular basis, an unlimited amount of income to spend on surfboards, unlimited time, etc. In my opinion, surfing is like other sports of privilege (horse racing, Formula One, polo riding, etc.). You have to pay to play. Skateboarding is cheaper in my opinion. If you're really determined to skateboard, you could probably get the parts to make a decent skateboard with some time and patience.
My perspective on surfing is different from yours though. I just want to develop enough skill to do some things in the ocean that are incredibly fun: tube riding, top-to-bottom surfing, challenging myself in bigger surf, etc. The highest mountain, the biggest wave, the highest aerial, the best surfer, the most glorious wipeout, the perfect wave (okay, I do fixate on that a bit) are the kinds of fantasies that advertisers push to take your money. I just want to maximize my pleasure surfing. I can leave the rest of it. Actually, I wish the marketing part of it would disappear completely.
by DreamSurf » Sat Dec 24, 2016 11:03 am
oldmansurfer wrote:I agree that surfing is less painful to learn. I don't even recall my first trim. it wasn't that big of a deal or even my first tube ride because I had been body boarding prior and got much better rides. It took me at least a year to duplicate those feelings I got body boarding. The first day I surfed on a surfboard after I first decided to learn to surf (it was a 6'10" board) I rode at least a couple unbroken waves. The whole experience is different for every one. However once you get to doing airs then it apparently becomes painful as most of the guys who do that have suffered a lot of injuries from it. In fact most really good surfers have suffered some major injuries surfing. In skateboarding you can't get swept out to sea or pounded into the reef or held under water till you drown.
by Big H » Sat Dec 24, 2016 12:15 pm
DreamSurf wrote:.....i dont have to tell you my whereabouts so you can suck on it.
by DreamSurf » Sat Dec 24, 2016 4:03 pm
Big H wrote:DreamSurf wrote:.....i dont have to tell you my whereabouts so you can suck on it.
Nice to have you back Dream.....Merry Christmas!
by YungGrom » Sat Dec 24, 2016 6:44 pm
by DreamSurf » Sat Dec 24, 2016 9:26 pm
YungGrom wrote:It's one thing to be a keyboard warrior on a friendly surfing intended forum but then the other is a arrogant beginner thinking their amazing. This forum and the members in it helped you to where you are today, supposedly a 14 week beginner riding 3 metre swell in morroco. Calm down people are just taking the piss because you say some really kooky stuff, Merry Christmas!
by waikikikichan » Sat Dec 24, 2016 9:27 pm
by oldmansurfer » Sat Dec 24, 2016 9:55 pm
by waikikikichan » Sat Dec 24, 2016 9:56 pm
YungGrom wrote:supposedly a 14 week beginner riding 3 metre swell in morroco.
DreamSurf wrote: i had fights with waves over 4 meters in morocco trying to be all that.
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