What board to you learn with

[Shaggs]

I used to ride a bodyboard full time and never got into the stand up side of surfing, but since i got back from tonga, i've been attempting to ride a surfboard. i got a 7"2 mini mal. 21' wide and 2 7/8' thick i think. i'm about 82kgs and 5'10 tall. should i have gone for something bigger. this morning the guys on the real long boards were getting heaps of waves in the lacklustre surf.

[big_spender]

i learnt on an old 6'5 twin fin i found in a council cleanup when i was about 15..... can still remember getting a little b/s head dip barrel on my 3-4 th surf..... been addicted ever since!

[Longygrom]

I learnt with a 5'2 1986 thruster. It is a gem now.

[chopescahrger]

i dont think u neeed a big board to learn on.
if u get the proper technique and timing its not that hard
i bodybaord and can dropknee pretty well .
and on my second attempt at surfing i got up and did a bottom turn on a 6'1 and im 5'7

[marcus]

I jus learnt with a mini-mal at a surf skool for sport on fridays and now i can ride one of them at ease im gona get a shortboard for my bday :-D

onya nicole, good to hear from the girly grommets
hope you stay with surfing and good luck
cheers
marcus

[Alex.B]

The first time i ever surfed i stood up, bottom turned, cutback and then continue until wave died where i pulled off. I was 5'4" and my board was 5'5". If you've got skills with reading waves and that stuff from bodyboarding then it aint so hard at all. Easier than bodyboard for sure.

[Jessep]

and theres the bait now weight for the bite :? ur a dickhead