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HOW TO PICK A SUITABLE BEGINNER SURF BOARD | JACKS SURF CAMP

Surfboards for beginners recommendations in the Surfcamp G-land, Jack's Surf Camp G-land Surfing article will be determined by certain factors – where you surf, how often you surf, and if & how often you travel for surfing.

VOLUME & SURFBOARDS

Volume is the most important factor when choosing surfboard for a beginner. A board with lots of volume will float better which makes it easier for learners to get to their feet and catch the waves.

A lot of people make this mistake when purchasing their first surfboard. Minimals, foam boards and longboards come with lots of volume, Shortboards and any surfboard under 6’6”, not so much.

Volume is usually measured in liters. We think a great beginner surfboard should have at least 60 liters of volume – and even better if there’s more. A minimal longboard surfboard could have between 65-80 liters or more volume. Now let’s compare it to one of those performance short board used by surf professionals… which might have about 6’1 x 18 ¼ inch shortboards. Its volume should be about 25 liters. If you want to enjoy a board as small as that, you’ll need a lot of surfing technique and the right waves.

Another common mistake is that after dealing with a big longboard in the water for a few days and seeing experienced surfers on their short boards, is to ‘blame’ their slow progress on the long board. Yes a long beginners board is not easy to turn, duck dive or handle in white water. In the beginning of your surf career, it’s not able taking on big waves or making nice turns. In the beginning of your surfing, you should focus on 1 thing: catching as many G-land Surfing waves as you can. Catching more G-land Surfing waves = Quicker Progress = More fun!

What you will want as a beginning surfers is to catch G-land Surfing waves – starting from the G-land Surfing white water, then moving to unbroken G-land Surfing ‘green’ waves. And if you really want to achieve this as a beginner, you’ll need to get a surfboard with lots of volume. So, at this stage volume is the most important thing you need in a surfboard.

Durability is another factor to consider for beginner surfboards, because you’ll probably end up knocking the board around a bit while you’re learning which is why you might want to go with something durable.

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