Surfboards: Beginner to Advanced, What's the Right Board for Your Unique Situation
The surfing world is not like the clothing world… one size does not fit all, everybody is unique. Beginners need something different than what an advanced surfers needs. Here are some of the shapes and categories we have that you might… or might not, fit into.
BEGINNER SURFERS
Ultimate Longboard
Beginners need stability and easy paddling. But beginners also don’t want to buy a “beginner” board only to have to buy another board right away because they grew out of their first one. Super lame.
Good news though! We have a great selection of boards that are both stable and easy paddlers but will allow you to progress and improve as your skills get better. Chicks like guys with skillz… sorry Napoleon Dynamite jumped into my head.
What I am trying to say is that if you’re new to surfing… we got ya covered.
Here are a couple of surfboard suggestions if you’re in that new and fun world of just starting out. Size is going to depend on height and weight:
If you’re a grom:
Intermediate Surfers
This is where 80% of surfers are, but because of that, it makes it very tough to know exactly what you’re after. We have created a huge line of surfboards specifically for you.
We have awesome longboards that are super maneuverable and we have some that are insane nose riders. We have boards for those of you that are transitioning down from a longer to shorter board that are a happy medium of elements to make your transition smooth.
We also have an awesome range of fishes and first time shortboards. We even have quirky boards for those of you just looking for something different.
The intermediate surfer is where the heart of our line resides and we have gobs of choices of you. If you have a hard time figuring out what you want give us a call and we’ll help you out.
Here’s some of our more popular boards for intermediates:
Longboard-
Transitioning-
Fish-
Shortboard-
ADVANCED SURFERS
We Do Custom Boards
There aren’t a bunch of you out there, but there are a few, and the advanced surfers typically know exactly what they want.
For you guys you’ll be happy to know that all of our shapes rip and have been tested by guys that rip also.
So take a look around our site. Look at the videos and pictures. I promise you’ll like what you see. And if you can’t find what you’re looking for, we can always do a custom surfboard for you.
We have one of the largest selection of surfboards available online, so check us out, go ride one… you won’t be disappointed.
Great article – lots of choices to think about for my next choice of board! I really enjoy your blog and articles. Keep up the great work.
Turning Point 7’ NEXGEN Clear looks like the board for me at this point!
I really like the looks of your ultimate longboard. I like the added rocker, and the beveled rails. I like the thickness,
and the outline is flawless. I’ll be surfing the Santa Cruz area and and I think that board would rock at Pleasure Point.
Dude ,
I am considering the ultimate long board if i should be a winner and even if i am not chosen as a winner this is the choice that i would consider buying for my next board. I used to have a 8 1/2 foot Carl Hayward long board about 20+ years ago that i bought directly from his shop in HB and it was a kickass board. I have owned a few Becker short Boards through out the years but im not as limber as i used to be. I can still shred the hell outta a wave especially when So Cal has its Southern Hemi Season but end up paying dearly for it in the long run.
So i tend to restrict my old broken up ass to strictly long boarding with an occasional Boogie Board Sesssion every once in awhile with my original Morey Boogie Circa 1979 and a set of church hill fins and depending on the time of year either a short spring O’Neal wet suit or a full Body Glove wet suit for cold weather and H2O.
I checked out your website and was totally stoked to find some long boards that have the classic look and said to myself wooah those are some pretty Bitchin Boards.
Dude Keep Hangin loose and thanks for the info..
Thank you for the information. I’m looking to get a long board, I bought my first long board in 1962 a Dewey Weber board. Surfed from Mexico to Oregon.
Did quit a bit of Hawawii surfing from the 50’s to the 70’s Kaua’i being my favorite.I hope you have much sucess with your boards, they look great I hope to find out how well they surf.
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