How to choose your surfboard? ( beginners & pros )
Posted by JEFF NEWELL
At the beginning of surfing, there weren’t a lot of options to fill your quiver, It was pretty much a big piece of wood from different species of trees that would make the difference from one to another board. Nowadays surfboards come in many shapes, different materials and can be very specific to certain types of waves and styles of surfing. With the modern evolution of surfing, you can find dozens of different shapes and categories of boards. In this article, we will go through different types of shapes and explain what they are made for, who they are for...
When to surf with a longboard?
Posted by JEFF NEWELL
One of the best feelings in the world is longboarding with friends. Longboard sessions are usually "chill" and "relaxed" ( unless you are a charger ). Learning to longboard is much easier than learning on a shortboard… The reason being is the surface area; on a longboard, you have about 40% more surface to find your balance on because of its size, stability and float ability. Normally used on smaller waves, you get to catch much more of them and far behind the shoartboarders so you have a longer time on the wave. At the end of the day with all those...