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Standing Up

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  • 17-12-2007 4:29pm
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    ksir
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭


    Just wondering how long it took ye guys before ye could stand on the board? I only just started surfing last weekend and couldn't managed it. it seems damn near imposable to do. Should I have been able to get it in my first lesson? Does it take a few lessons?


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    lightening
    Registered Users Posts: 3,125 ✭✭✭lightening


    I'm no expert to be honest, but it depends on weather and wave conditions, your fitness level, the board, the instructor and a load of other factors. I certainly wouldn't be hard on myself for not standing up in your first session.


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    cornbb
    Registered Users Posts: 6,790 ✭✭✭cornbb


    Took me ages to get the hang of it. Check YouTube for surfing lessons and then practice popping-up on your bed, should give you a headstart before you hit the water again.


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    lightening
    Registered Users Posts: 3,125 ✭✭✭lightening


    cornbb wrote: »
    Check YouTube for surfing lessons and then practice popping-up on your bed, should give you a headstart before you hit the water again.

    The wife gets really annoyed at me doing this.


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    cornbb
    Registered Users Posts: 6,790 ✭✭✭cornbb


    lightening wrote: »
    The wife gets really annoyed at me doing this.

    Well, you shouldn't have been doing it while she was in the bed ;):D


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    lightening
    Registered Users Posts: 3,125 ✭✭✭lightening


    cornbb wrote: »
    Well, you shouldn't have been doing it while she was in the bed ;):D

    I know. She hates the smell. It gets very warm with the heating on, the wetsuit, the hood, gloves and booties....


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    cue
    Registered Users Posts: 564 ✭✭✭cue


    Weird. My missus loves it.


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    #8
    ksir
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭ksir


    thanks guys. goin out again this weekend see if i can manage it. been practicing humping the bed alight so hopefully that will help :)


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    You Suck!
    Registered Users Posts: 446 ✭✭You Suck!


    Gettin the stand isn't the worst, gettin it right can take ages. Most important thing tho is just enjoy it :)


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    whammy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭whammy


    lessons are usually a joke. dont bother wasting your money. you wont really learn anything your friends our other surfers will tell ya. i know im a surf instructor. the only thing you get out of it is confidence.


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    tman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,339 ✭✭✭✭tman


    whammy wrote: »
    lessons are usually a joke. dont bother wasting your money. you wont really learn anything your friends our other surfers will tell ya. i know im a surf instructor. the only thing you get out of it is confidence.

    They're great for the chance to see if you actually like it before wasting €500+ on gear...


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