Surfboards Surfing
I want to buy a new surfboard for surfing. Going Shorter, what should I Do?
I’ve been currently riding a 7’2 fun board (7’2 x 21.25 x 2.75).
I’m about 6 feet tall and weigh 160 pounds.
I can do some basic movements on the board, maybe I’m not being forceful / powerful enough, or the wave isn’t powerful / big enough for my kind of board, but I feel like I could do things like cutbacks if I had a shorter board.
Can anyone suggesting some good dimensions I should go with I if I want to achieve this? Or should I keep on trying with my 7’2 funboard?
I’m thinking maybe 6’8, or 6’6 would be good? Would 6’4 be too small?
Length shouldn’t be your deciding factor when choosing a shorter board (think fish for example). Weight has a lot to do with your ability to ride a board as well. It mostly has to do with ability. I know a few longboarders who can whip tight cutbacks like they were riding a shortboard. You sound like you are just starting out and with a 7’2″ board, it’s not so big that it’s preventing you from doing cutbacks. Stick with it until your skills improve then try going shorter.
Remember, if you go with a standard shortboard – you’re wave count is really going to drop until you get better. This will lengthen your learning curve imo.
If you just HAVE to get a shortboard, something in the 6’4-6’6″ range is plenty long, just make sure it’s at least 19-19.5″ wide and 2.5″ thick.
I’d stick to buying used boards off craigslist until you get a feel for what works for you. There’s really no point in dropping all that coin on a new board at this stage.
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