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Your First Surfboard should be Cheap
While learning how to surf, you're going to ding and scratch a board ifyou really put it to use, so don't spend too much cash. A $400 surfboardwill ding as easy as a $100 surfboard. It's not about looks, so ignoreminor yellowing and small dings.
However, dings that show foam or anydelaminationshould be avoided. As a beginner, you're going to beat the heck out ofyour surfboard, so pay the least amount of cash possible.
Your First Surfboard should be Big and Thick
All the cool girls and guys have small, narrow surfboards, right? Sowhat! You're not cool yet. Get a board that will give flotation andallow for easy paddling.
A good average size board for a beginning surfer would be around 7feet long and 19-21 inches wide and at least 2-3 inches thick. This alldepends on your size, so be sure you can comfortably carry and wield thesurfboard in the water. Just make sure your surfboard stands at least afoot taller than you.
Generally, a 120 pound surfer should look for a 6 feet 10 inchboard while a 140 pounder might look towards a 7 feet 2 inch board. At170 pounds, try to go above 7 feet 6 inches.
Don't Worry about Surfboard Shape
Don't worry about the tail shape or number of fins on your surfboard.
These parts of a surfboardshouldn't matter. For the first 3-6 months, you really shouldn't worryabout turning or doing maneuvers any way, so whether your surfboard is aswallow tail or a pintail or even if your surfboard only has one fin isreally pointless.
For the record, 3-fin boards are the easiest to turn and the mostfunctional fin set up for the advanced and intermediate surfer.
Final thoughts...
Several companies make soft surfboardsthat consist of a bodyboard-like material, and the fins are flexible tohelp prevent injuries while learning your craft. This is a good way toget the kids up and riding without a ride to the emergency room.
These are the most basic rules to choosing your first surfboard.It doesn't matter if you buy a board from a friend, a local surf shop,or from the Internet; just find a big, cheap board that you can carry tothe beach go get stoked and learn how to surf.
