by Bub » Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:26 pm
by Sillysausage » Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:30 pm
by Lisa* » Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:38 pm
by bmth.longboarder » Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:58 pm
by hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf » Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:55 pm
by Bub » Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:10 am
by isaluteyou » Sun Jul 15, 2007 1:43 am
by Bub » Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:27 pm
I agree 100% with what you are saying here.isaluteyou wrote:surfing is too vast to really limit it to a rating system.
You have to also include big wave riding say 12ft+ and then huge wave riding 20ft+ not to mention tow in surfing. All of this requires an entire different skill set.
I think in all honesty how you rate your skills must be on consistancy. I consider myself an intermediete surfer but on some days i can step it up. Then again ive also had days where i have surfed terribly. So consistancy counts here.
by Jimi » Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:37 am
by northswell » Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:04 pm
by Bub » Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:08 pm
northswell wrote:Here's my interpretation of the four catogories listed.
Beginner= Someone in the white water/outback catching the open face and going down the line.
Intermediate= Able to surf bigger waves, say upto eight foot faces able to make turns. Get out back on those bigger days, keep control of his/her board at all times, and able to read a break.
Advanced= Your local charger
Expert= a pro or semi pro, someone who is sponsored maybe?
by Johnny B » Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:17 pm
by Bub » Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:57 pm
I'd think complete novice would be someone who can't yet get enough balance to do the poppup effectively. Novice would be someone who now can get to their feet on a few lucky occassions (less than 50% of poppup chances do they keep their balance) and can ride whitewater into shore or for a while. Emerging Beginner would then be someone who can get to their feet most of the time >50% but only is demonstrating success on small wave riding (under 4 feet) and they haven't learned how to turn yet.Johnny B wrote:I personally think you gotta separate the learning stages more;
i.e.
Complete novice: Splashing about in the white water catching broken waves, popping up sometimes but unsteadily.
Novice: Catching waves further out (before they break) and popping up faster but still not riding the face.
Beginner: Catching waves in the line up and riding the face, No moves mastered yet.
I´d go further than that but I just stopped at the stage I´m at, I´d like to think I´m on my way to the next stage though.
by Bub » Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:28 pm
by isaluteyou » Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:16 pm
by northswell » Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:54 pm
isaluteyou wrote:"SUDO SURFER" definition = someone who walks the walk and talks the talk. But just goes out and floats on their board doing nothing![]()
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