When to buy a more advanced board

[Dopey]

[dondiemand]

i totally agree..i had a funboard for about 3 months when i first started surfing, but eventually, i got bored of it, coz it wont turn the way i want it to turn..so i sold it and got a shortboard..first time i rode it, i got really frustrated, but i gradually made progress..i can ride it straight but still, i had problems with turning..so i finally bought a fish, and bingo!! i can finally make my turns!! i was so stoked the first time i tried it..by far, this is the best board for me

[Laguna]

Seems right, different people are better on different boards.. I started on a 7'3 Bic (the common solution) , found it alright but a little boring. After 5 months of popping up and turning I went to a 6'10 funboard and it is perfect!! Fast, great for turns, well balanced, better for duck diving.

I was thinking since my bic is no good now, I could trade that in for a Fish board maybe. Ive always been interested in the Fish. Are they hard to surf? What are the advantages?

[dondiemand]

fish are not so hard to surf, especially if you do well with your funboard..you'll be amaze of what you can do with a fish

[Dec]

I had the old classic case of shortboardtoearly syndrome. Of course, when i was all stoked, and ready to get out there i bought a new board, a 6'4" shortboard. Couldnt ride it at all..i hardly could paddle with it! So i started to rent a minimal for a few months, and got back up on my 6'6

[drowningbitbybit]

I agree with the 'when to get a board' advice, but Im gonna put in a big...


...BUT...


You can paddle your board, you can catch waves, you can stand up, you can ride the green face, but the board doesnt do what you want it to?


Time to get a new board?
(And if you're on a mini-mal pop-out, then yes, it is time)

Perhaps, most beginners who can't do the maneouvres will blame the board, when in fact its their technique. They've learnt the basics, but havent progressed onto anything more advanced.

Before you get that new board, surf a different break, get someone to watch what you're doing, make a pact with yourself to really throw yourself into some turns, radically alter your stance to see what difference it makes, throw yourself over the drop of a bigger wave than you'd normally surf

It's amazing how much more maneouvreable a board gets when it gets some speed beneath its tail




And if it still aint working, get a new board




I speak as a well-informed hypocrite who has blamed many faults on his boards and has learnt the expensive way that a new board often isnt the way to beat it! But I do have a nice quiver and I love them all

[Dopey]