I am interested in buying my own board I have done a few surf school days but would like to by my own board. I look at boards from somewhere like the surfboard warehouse purely for the price point but what is the quality like on these boards? Same old story you get what you pay for I know but no doubt after 12months I would have gained a lot of fitness an hopefully improved my skills somewhat so I would looking to buying something new maybe.
If anyone could recommend anything or insight into these budget boards would be greatly appricteated.
I am 26 5'11 around 75/80 kg with no surfing experience I have spent sometime body boarding so I have some understanding of surf conditions also waterski/wake board these are not surfing I am aware but some insight into my experiences. I am not paddle fit by any means but other wise relativity fit. I would be mainly learning around the mid north coast area Forster/tuncurry area

I have been looking at this board inpaticular 7.6
www.thesurfboardwarehouse.com.au/shop/mini-mals/sea-pony-vx3-mini-mal/

Thanks Adam

That 7'6 appears pretty reasonable... Good price. I'm sure it will surf OK, but I can't guarantee that!

A 7'6 should be good to start out on too... As you get better, have a think about whether you like to surf it like a shortboard, or whether you like the glide, and like to surf it more like a longboard. That will help you decide on Board Number 2... A 6'6 Shortboard, or a 9'1 Longboard...

A 9'1 Longboard can feel a bit too big at first... For some people... However a Longboard is probably better for learning.

Think about how the guys originally learned to surf...
In order;
- Logs, with soft rails - 9'6 mainly
- refined Logs, with sharper rails - mostly 9'0 to 9'6, but not always
- Tracker Midlengths - about 7'6, up to 8'0, but progressed to about 7'0 (late 60's)
- Big volume Single Fins, about 7'0, and then down to 6'6 and shorter... (70's)
- Twinnies (late 70's)
- Thusters (early 80's)

From 1967, to 1981, surfing equipment changed considerably! A period of just 14 years!

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perfect explanation for this time of morning Simosan .... you are on fire

Sorry to pimp regulars, but id say to the OP go an ECS top boards and well priced. Maybe one of the mals?

Cheers

Get the biggest board your ego will allow.

There's nothing like making the learning process simpler and a big board will definitely do that.

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Mahanumah said...
Get the biggest board your ego will allow.

There's nothing like making the learning process simpler and a big board will definitely do that.

Best advice yet. Buy a cheap SUP and learn on that. Get a helmet maybe too

Personally I'd say get a 9'3 or 9'7 if you have local waves suited too longboarding. ie waves that don't suck up quickly & crumble down the face.

Or get a wide shortboard if you have local waves suited to shortboarding. ie waves that do suck up, you might call them dumpers.