Speed Up your Surfing
Do you ever feel like your high performance longboard feels slow and ridged. Having a board that feels slow and rigid is one of the worse things that happens to shortboards who don’t buy new boards very often. You get a high performance board surf it for about a year and then it starts to feel slow and dead. But there is a easy way to fix this problem. First off, clear the board of all the wax and dirt and repair all the dings. Then ride a classic longboard for a few sessions. Jump back on your high performance shortboard and it will feel brand new and super fast. If you want to revamp your board even more than invest in a new pair of fins. This should make you feel like you have a brand new board for very little $$$.
Has longboarding become to High Performance?
The Longboard was the first type of surfboard aside from Alaia’s. Classic Longboards were easy to ride. The paddled well and rode very smoothly. They were fun to ride and were all about just cruising on the wave. It wasn’t till many years later that the High Performance Shortboard came along. And that really jumped started the surf competition arena. It was the best thing that happened to surfing. But with the surfing world turning the eyes on high performance and radical maneuvers, I start to wonder if classic longboarding is a thing of the past. Where surfing was more creative and style was your way of expressing yourself. Because with high performance longboards I have seen airs being performance amongst many other “shortboard” maneuvers. I can’t help but think about the classic aspect of longboarding and what that will look like in the future.
Catch Surfboards
When I first heard of Catch Surfboards, I figured they had a great product but that they were just another softtop surfboard company. I couldn’t have been more wrong. There designs, technology and prices are 100% different than their competitors. Based out of San Clemente, CA Catch Surfboards currently has 5 different models ranging from 4’5 – 9’0. What sets them apart are two of their boards – The Beater & The One. The beater is short enough to be surfed at beach’s which are black balled, which is a huge advantage to Orange County Surfers. The One can be surfed, bodyboarded or skim boarded. It is a unique fin-less board which stands at 4’6. I am hoping to get my hands one of their boards soon to test it for myself and of course so I can write a review on the site.
Taking Advantage of Craigslist
Now is the perfect time to take advantage of a awesome site called Craigslist. If you are looking to buy a surfboard at a great price than this is the place to do it. I personally have bought a few boards on Craigslist because you can’t beat the great prices. I have bought boards off craigslist that were in nearly perfect condtion for $500 off the retail price. What’s also great about craigslist is that you can sell your old boards for free. With the weather being cold and some people not surfing during the winter, many are trying to sell there boards through craigslist and are offering some great prices. So I encourage you to check out the sporting goods section on craigslist and you never know when you might find a killer deal.
Articles you might want to read:
Buying Used Surfboards
Becoming a Frugal Surfer #2
Selling Surfboards
Surfing is a Family Sport – Remix
Surfing is a great sport for the family. Not only is it a great workout, but it is fun. It combines two things most families do – going to the beach and spending time together. Surfing with your family can be very fun and produce a great bond amongst your family. Not only do you get to spend time with them, but you also share the passion of a great sport. The other nice thing is that you will never have to surf alone, you will always have someone to share those perfect A+ sessions with. I have found it is fun to surf with a few good friends or family members. Maybe you will introduce surfing to your family.
See Ya at The Beach,
The Surfboard Man
You Can Now Comment
One new feature for Thesurfboardman.com 2010 is that I am going to reopen the comments section. I think I have built this site pretty well and I want to start having “you” (the reader) start commenting on the articles I write.
If you have a questions/comment/concern/advice etc. then the comments section is for you. You can also leave a comment if you have a Surfing Website you want me to link to. But most important is that you leave comments and help me build more of an interactive site where “you” (the reader) participate in discussions, offer others advice and discuss the articles that I write through the comments section.
One motivation for you to leave comments regularly is because I still have a lot of giveaway items and I am planning on giving away most of it within the next few months. One way I might giveaway some stuff is by who leaves the most comments (which are relevant and not spam). So start commenting and you never know when you might be the next winner of a The Surfboard Man giveaway.
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