How to Surf on a Longboard
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How to Surf on a Longboard
Hi! This is Pat Weber with the San Diego Surfing Academy for expertvillage.com. In this clip we are talking about longboard surfing. Longboard surfing today is and is not like longboard surfing of the past. Now you've got all the evolution of surfing incorporated; the radical maneuvers that have long been associated with surfboard surfing are now part of longboard surfing because of modern design. So you can do snappy cutbacks and you can do all the lifts and floaters, high performance maneuvers on a longboard because of the design: materials are lighter, design has improved, different fin configuration, a thruster fin configuration or a 2 + 1, two small side fins and a larger center fin give you flexibility and allow the board to turn with greater ease than the old style longboard. Traditional longboarding is still a valid way to ride waves. Remember it is about having fun. The best surfer on the water is the one having the most fun. So whether you are longboarding or shortboarding or doing both, that is entirely up to you and your personal preference. The kind of waves that you are going to ride; some waves simply are not suited to longboard riding because of the way that board fits in the wave. Other waves are going to be better for shortboarding; so longboarding is more of a glide than shortboarding. Longboarding has longer angles, not as tight of a turning radius as shortboarding, but if you are just starting out, air on the side of flotation, a longer board is going to be easier to paddle and easier to catch waves. You are going to be able to ride them longer and be more stable while you are doing so.
Hi! This is Pat Weber with the San Diego Surfing Academy for expertvillage.com. In this clip we are talking about longboard surfing. Longboard surfing today is and is not like longboard surfing of the past. Now you've got all the evolution of surfing incorporated; the radical maneuvers that have long been associated with surfboard surfing are now part of longboard surfing because of modern design. So you can do snappy cutbacks and you can do all the lifts and floaters, high performance maneuvers on a longboard because of the design: materials are lighter, design has improved, different fin configuration, a thruster fin configuration or a 2 + 1, two small side fins and a larger center fin give you flexibility and allow the board to turn with greater ease than the old style longboard. Traditional longboarding is still a valid way to ride waves. Remember it is about having fun. The best surfer on the water is the one having the most fun. So whether you are longboarding or shortboarding or doing both, that is entirely up to you and your personal preference. The kind of waves that you are going to ride; some waves simply are not suited to longboard riding because of the way that board fits in the wave. Other waves are going to be better for shortboarding; so longboarding is more of a glide than shortboarding. Longboarding has longer angles, not as tight of a turning radius as shortboarding, but if you are just starting out, air on the side of flotation, a longer board is going to be easier to paddle and easier to catch waves. You are going to be able to ride them longer and be more stable while you are doing so.
About the Expert
Expert: Pat Weber is the founder, owner, and head instructor of the San Diego Surfing Academy. He has 40 years of surfing experience and has been teaching students how to surf for the past 11 years. Read More
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