How to tips for surfing beginners!

Written by Fred Riehl at www.BraveSurf.com


Surfboards and You: Surfboards are made to float onrepparttar water. They have a natural center of gravity. If you were to lay any surfboard in a swimming pool, it would come to restrepparttar 133277 same way every time. This is what we want to do when you lay on a surf board. That is to haverepparttar 133278 board remain inrepparttar 133279 same relation torepparttar 133280 water as it was without your weight on it, just a bit lower inrepparttar 133281 water. A good tip is to find this balance point and lay on your board then make, a mark right at your chin. This is a spot is best made with a bit of wax or a magic marker. It is a reference point that enables you to put your chin onrepparttar 133282 same spot every time sorepparttar 133283 board will react to your weightrepparttar 133284 same way every time. Ifrepparttar 133285 board's nose digs intorepparttar 133286 water it is called pearling and you must moverepparttar 133287 location of "your chin" back. To adjust, just slide back an inch fromrepparttar 133288 mark and make a mental note. Too much weigh inrepparttar 133289 back andrepparttar 133290 board will corkrepparttar 133291 board. This is a common mistake amongst beginners. You cannot catch a wave if you are corking your board. Move up an inch at a time tillrepparttar 133292 board lies inrepparttar 133293 water naturally. This will provide you withrepparttar 133294 maximum hull speed and minimum drag fromrepparttar 133295 water displacement that you are causing with your weight. Do not paddle with both arms simultaneously because this will causerepparttar 133296 board to speed up and slow down inrepparttar 133297 water and you will not be able to maintain constant hull speed throughrepparttar 133298 water. Always paddle withrepparttar 133299 crawl stroke; one arm and thenrepparttar 133300 other alternatively. This will provide you with a constant speed so you can catch that wave. Ok, so now we know how to lie onrepparttar 133301 board and paddlerepparttar 133302 board. Now it's time to learn how to sit onrepparttar 133303 board. The first time try this you may be quite wobbly. The key to doing this well is being calm, or trying to be still. The less movement that you makerepparttar 133304 easier you will find it is to do this. Allrepparttar 133305 other skills of surfing will improve as you learn to be "calm" while surfing. Now it's time to learn how to stand up. This is something you have been doing all your life. Lie on your chest, your head up, looking ahead. Put your hands onrepparttar 133306 board beside your shoulders palms down like you were going to do a push up. Push your upper body up while atrepparttar 133307 same time you sweep your feet under you, laying them onrepparttar 133308 stringer,repparttar 133309 line downrepparttar 133310 middle ofrepparttar 133311 board, so your weight is centered alongrepparttar 133312 stringer. When you come up, remember to keep low. If you stand erect you will fall. Assume a position of a sumo wrestler. Press your feet shoulder width apart and "griprepparttar 133313 board in your feet", opposite ofrepparttar 133314 way you would press your thighs together on a horse. Have your hands a bit higher than your waist and just in view of your vision. Always look up! If you look at your feet, you will fall down. I promise! Practice this for hours. Have someone watch you and have them critique your performance. Practice jumping up without making a sound onrepparttar 133315 floor. Calm and controlled isrepparttar 133316 smoothest way to approach this so practice doing it quietly. If you have a surfboard, lay it on a large bed or inrepparttar 133317 sand and do this exercise. This is a way for you to judge your ability to be controlled.

How To Give Your Surfboard A Custom Paint Job!

Written by Fred Riehl at www.BraveSurf.com


Here are five easy steps to turn your surfboard into a piece of surf art. Or an easy way to turn that old classic sun brunt brown board into a new cool looking stick. This isrepparttar same wayrepparttar 133276 pros at lost surfboards or spyder surfboards set up for their amazing art boards.

Step1: Materials make sure you getrepparttar 133277 right items forrepparttar 133278 job. Some colorful spray paint, low tack masking tape, a xacto knife, and a bottle of clear acrylic sealant. The low tack masking tape worksrepparttar 133279 best, it may cost a little more, but when you are peeling it off your board it won't rip or tare. It is always best to do your art on a new surfboard that is clean from wax and grease. But if it's an old longboard or short board just take your time cleaning it up. Once allrepparttar 133280 wax is removed use some wax remover or paint thinner to getrepparttar 133281 board as clean as possible.

Step2: Your custom design planning think big!!!!! You have to think big because a small design wont show up. Try to be original and spend some time on your design. Remember this piece of surf art will be an extension of yourself on your surfboard. Step3: Taping and cutting your design taperepparttar 133282 surfboard from rail to rail allrepparttar 133283 way acrossrepparttar 133284 board. Make sure to overlaprepparttar 133285 tape on top of itself about ¼" inch with each piece of tape. This will keep other areas of your surfboard clean from paint. Once you design is decided upon, draw it on top ofrepparttar 133286 tap inrepparttar 133287 area ofrepparttar 133288 surfboard that you think will lookrepparttar 133289 best. Then you will cutrepparttar 133290 design out withrepparttar 133291 xacto knife. But make sure not to press to hard because you do not want to cut intorepparttar 133292 glass on your surfboard. Once you cut outrepparttar 133293 design peel offrepparttar 133294 excess tape from were you wantrepparttar 133295 paint to go. Leavingrepparttar 133296 protective tape on to keep paint ofrepparttar 133297 rest of your surfboard.

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