i need help picking a board!!

[surffolife444]

im fairly new at surfing. i started sum time ago when i rented a longboard cause i was rele curious and wanted to see if surfing was really worth it. i loved it, and now i wanna buy a board of my own, but i dont know how long my new board should be. can u guys help me?? btw, im 5'4 and i weigh 120 lbs.

i dont need a brand recommendation, so dont worry, just size... thanks a lot!

[IdRatherBeSurfing]

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[surffolife444]

if u dont mind, can u give me a number?? i want a board that will make it easy for me to ride (stable), but that will also lend itself to turning and cutbacks.

[iomarti]

hi i think the length of board you should be looking at is about 7 foot then if you want to do cutbacks etc, and probably a progressive or fun board.

[surffolife444]

thanks...
a local shop is selling a 6'8 for a very good price... its used, but i dont wanna spend a lot of money on my first board, since im gonna probably have more boards. should i just get the 6'8??

[iomarti]

its gonna be very hard work to begin with but if you're determined, then get it...how close to the beach do you live? how often would you be surfing? 3 times a week or thereabouts, and you're willing to graft, i'd say go for it, but if you're only surfing once a month i think that you'd probably do best to wait for something a little bit longer.

[Matt Waterman]

yeah good luck with it, I was going to say 7' 6" maybe a mini-mal

[surffolife444]

thanks for the advice guys... but i got a huge suprise...!! my uncle gave me a board for my b-day, its a 6'4 he used, but its pretty thick, and im making huge progress... after just one day, i can say ive improved a lot, and i also feel more comfortable with my riding...

thanks everyone for your're advice (altho i didnt follow any of it... )

[Matt Waterman]

bet your stoked dude anyways thats great news, you stood up yet? thats when the fun really starts

[surffolife444]

yea, i had already stood up with a rented board... but i could only stand up on white water... now i can get a real wave about 1 out of every five waves. so, yea, im doing pretty good progress (i think...)