Surfboard..

[Luff]

Hahahaha, how do you fall on a ping pong table?

[hobo]

i dont know.

[hobo]

whats a good traction pad on a surfboard?

i was thinkin about taking the gorrila pad off my skim and puttin it on surf, and buying beaker pads for skim

[ZapBulletRider]

same as skimboard. I use X-trak

[Luff]

My surfboard came with an X-Trak pad already on it, so that's what I use haha.

[hobo]

is it easier to learn with a traction or not?

[Luff]

is it easier to learn with a traction or not?

I don't really know, but I doubt there's too much of a difference. My friend learned without traction and he does just fine. The first time I surfed, I did it without traction and there was no problem. I've never ridden a shortboard without traction though.

[ZapBulletRider]

I would say without.

[Logan]

this guy at uf is selling a used 73x2.5x19 merrick k-small wave for 150 so i may get that when i go back if its still available. thoughts? he said its a really fun board for east coast florida conditions.

[ZapBulletRider]

sounds good, as long as you weigh at least 155

[Logan]

i weigh 135....i can put on weight if need be....

[lovestoskim]

thats too much board for you. i weigh 135 and i ride a 5'10 x 18 1/4 x 2 3/16 and i feel like the board is a tad big for me.

[noogie]

does a beginner really need a high performance board....... i think not

[doug]

anything thicker than 2 1/8 and anything wider than 18 is gonna be a stretch for a "high performance" shortboard.

I bet your little sister weighs more than you do.

[lovestoskim]

does a beginner really need a high performance board....... i think not

i learned on a 6'6 funboard....5 days later i bought a 5'11 x 18 x 2 1/8 high performance g602 eric arakawa, i never looked back and havent ever since. everyone's learning curve is different, if he wants a high performance shortboard i wont hesitate to sell him one at a great price.

I bet your little sister weighs more than you do.

...she does weigh more than me but im very fit.

[hobo]

im back from 4th and my dad is thinking it over

[ZapBulletRider]

does a beginner really need a high performance board....... i think not

the learning aspect of just standing up and maybe turning down the line should not take you long, especially if you skim decent already. Then you're gonna be wishing you had a better board. If you're going to ride a shortboard, you don't get any benefit going with a shortboard that's too big for you. The whole "bigger the board, easier to learn on" doesn't really apply in all cases. If you go w/ a funboard, yes, it will be easier than a shortboard, but if you go w/ a shortboard that's too long, you're just going to have a hard time getting used to the thing. Really I think a funboard's the best choice for the first month, then you really need to get whatever you're going to be riding (shortboard, longboard). Your best bet is to either borrow a funboard or smaller longboard (no more than 9') for a month, then get a board, or to just get the board you're going to be riding and tough it out for a month till you get the hang of it.