Is there any way i can practise mi surfing wid out the sea??

by **SeanSurf** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 1:16 pm

It really sucks i just started getting the hang off trimming in mi 3rd lesson which is mi last and then i have to come home to Reading and the nearest surf is like 2 hours away :(

Is there any way i cn practise surfing with out the sea?

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by **namino tsume** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 8:40 pm

well first two hours in a car isnt that bad (i travel three every surf trip.... although i dont go alll that often)

but if you want to practice with out the sea, try an indo board. it will help keep your balance. practice getting up on your board. umm otherwise just work out a bit for when you do go surfing, theres no really way to represent to ocean in your house. sry.,

by **SeanSurf** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 9:36 am

Wow 3 hrs every trip!!!!

Yer i mite try one of those indo boards sounds helpful.

Cheers for the help

by **VBnorthendsurfer** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 1:04 am

i use an indo board, it has made a noticeable difference in my balance.

by **kieran** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 12:27 pm

You could try street longboarding aswell
Turning on one of those babies is exactly the same as carving a surfboard

by **Phil** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 9:10 pm

could also try carve boards

by **Guest** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 5:15 pm

Keep your fitness up with practice pop-ups and of course swimming.

of course balance wise all the above suggestions are great.. also Indo boards authough I'm abit dubous about how this relates balance wise to stand-up

by **PapaW** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 5:21 pm

That was me above btw ;)

by **michaeldl** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 9:45 pm

one thing u definatly should do is breath hold techniques.DAN is saying 60 seconds max under water or you risk blacking out from hypoxia and there are other schools of thought on training breath holding.try exerting yourself by running or swimming then expell all your air and go under hold for as long as you can stand come up take a breath and go down again.of course this can be risky also so try training with a friend.

by m » Wed Sep 01, 2004 4:04 am

first, learn to spell... second, 2 hours isn't that bad of a drive, if you actually want to practice surfing, the only real way to get better is to be in the water, so suck it up and make the drive.

by **babyboarder89** » Wed Sep 01, 2004 6:47 am

SeanSurf wrote:Wow 3 hrs every trip!!!!

can beat that, 4 1/2 if the traffics GOOD! anything if its bad. indo boards and longskates rock though. theyre great.

by **babyboarder89** » Wed Sep 01, 2004 6:48 am

not entirely sure what happenned there.

by **namino tsume** » Wed Sep 01, 2004 7:16 pm

4 1/2.... wow. And dont you hate it when you go and there ends up being absolutly nothing. Even thought the forecast said decent.

by **babyboarder89** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 6:22 am

yes. but usually im so overjoyed to be by the sea again i dont care whats happening ill go out in anything. i just paddle up and down willing the waves to come, loser? me? noooo

by **Simpl** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 1:07 pm

It takes me only half an hour to get to the sea

btw street longboard does really work and just for the fun u can skate with it on the streets

i dont have a longboard but ive tried it many times, i got a normal skate though

if ure planning to buy a skate tell me, i know a bit on decks and wheels

by **gulfsurfer** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 9:31 pm

uh obviously u could go to the ocean. thats the best thing to do. who cares if theres no surf, theres so many other things to do there. u can fish, swim, or get some excersice and paddle ur board.

by **CheeZee** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 2:31 pm

... wanting practice but too far from the water " ? ...

ahh " enter the CheeZee and pieman' patent pending .. ' piece of 6ft8 " plywood ..bolted to a couple of car suspension springs :shock:

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! . It locks when tilting more than 4" any direction ...

" yeah it looks bad out in the backyard ... but my god it helped me get the jump on 'popup and turns inbetween the 3hr drives to the water :wink:

by **babyboarder89** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 5:59 am

cool. i want one.

by **CheeZee** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 9:33 am

............. i will happily draw it out for ya and post it up ! , its pretty basic but it does do the job

'lol' ...if your no good at welding then find someone who can ... cause i kinda nearly set my neighbours fence on fire when i had a go :shock:

by **babyboarder89** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 3:10 pm

hahaha. bet they love you!

Is there any way i can practise mi surfing wid out the sea??

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