[iKev]

Hi first Time poster,
This is my first year surfing after getting the bug last year when holidaying in Perranporth, I live in somerset so I usually go down to woolacome every weekend to surf.
After learning to pop up, but by no way am i great, I decided to buy a board the guy in surfedout in Braunton said because Im 5' 4" and weigh 11 stone, that I cud progress well on a 6' 6" fish made buy Hawaian Soul, cheap and cheerful , but custom board.
I ended up getting a 6' 4" down the line fish.
I went to wooly yesterday and it was between flat and a 1ft.
Didnt get very far with it, and noticed that everyone else was out on 8ft longboards or foamies, so i hired a 7 ft 9 bic and got on a bit better, but there still wasn't much waves to be had!

Is this a case of rubbish conditions not helping me alot or have I been given some dodgy advice.
Im still going every week and im down for a whole week for the boardmaster although I'l probably be in the quiter beaches as I'm not a big fan of the Ibiza culture that Newquay seems to have adoped.
So I've got plenty of opportunity to practise.

Also, im a big indie, Rock and metal music fan, is there an pubs or club in the area with that kinda of vibe? Laid back pubs are my sort of thing, and no im not an old man, im only 26.

Cheers

[ILee]

Welcome to the forum.

When you are learning (Like me) the bigger the better, basically the bigger the board the easier it will catch a wave and wave time is what you need to learn.

If the waves have no force behind them then you will struggle to get up and this can really knock ya confidence if you don't realise it not you it the wave. Do like your doing and look round to see what others are using, this doesn't always work as they might be clueless but sometimes it helps. But big is better.

I'm sure AW will be able to help ya out about some pubs.

Enjoy it fella.

[iKev]

Cheers for the advice
, yea I fink it was mixture of everything really, Im guna hold on to the board tho cus it is really nice and i fink i can grow into it. but i guna keep hiring boards a while yet.
Surfs looking pretty decent this week so should be a good one!

[ayaboy]

awtz hi! guys just want to learn how to surf can you teach me? or just give me some tips for the beginner. thanks in advance ^_^

[Al]

I agree with Ilee, bigger is better. I am a learner but I bought a bic magnum, 8'6. You can catch pretty much anything on it as it is a nice big, buoyant board so it gives you some confidence. I only get to surf once or twice a year but I still mange to pop up on it first time back.

In answer to ayaboy, I would recommend booking a lesson or two as this is the easiest and safest way to learn rather than people telling you on a forum and then you doing it on your own by trial and error. Have a look at www.britsurf.co.uk to see a list of their approved surf schools. Good luck mate!

Al