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turtles
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next year im moving to costa rica and need a surf board. i know nothing about them and have only done it maybe twice in my life. im 185 pounds and 6'1" , does anyone know some decent beginner boards that i should check out. thank you for your help.
Jul 23 2010 12:08PM
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GORlLLA
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Start off on an ironing board and just work your way up.
Jul 23 2010 12:12PM
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Shark.
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Jul 23 2010 12:15PM
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Shark.
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any of the above would be great to start
Jul 23 2010 12:16PM
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.AR6rider.
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Hahaha such a sick video.
Jul 23 2010 2:41PM
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Parrish
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I lol'd
Jul 23 2010 2:41PM
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gus555
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to start of you don't want a short trick board, it'll be harder to learn. get like a 7' 3" one or around there or bigger, they're more stable and easier to learn with
Jul 23 2010 2:49PM
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Skittle.
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if your just starting out than take some lessons and start out on a longboard and then if you want to, move to a short board
Jul 23 2010 2:50PM
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have.faith
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you would probably be fine with a 7' 6" just to screw around on. But if you are looking for a longer board look at WRV, they have a really good selection.
Jul 23 2010 2:52PM
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kingskier
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at first hire a soft board
you could buy one but i wouldnt reccomend it

after that progress onto a "mini mal" board
basically a big fat round board between 7 and eight feet

NSP make alot of beginner boards however i would recommend hiring a soft board and then moving onto a mini mal or longboard
Jul 23 2010 4:01PM
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skichicky3
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my threads, to give you a legit answer later
Jul 23 2010 5:00PM
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1337
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a door is a legit answer
Jul 23 2010 5:02PM
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ski2sky.
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this.... how much money are you looking to spend on it?... i might have something
Jul 23 2010 5:04PM
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AElot
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if you plan on sticking with it, then might as well get a shortboard. if you're just looking to have some easy waves then get a fun shape. if you're gonna get a shortboard get like a 6'3", 19 wide, 2 1/2 thick.
Jul 23 2010 10:58PM
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skichicky3
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whatever you do, dont buy a soft top beginner board, or a plastic board like a bic. I would recommend renting a beginner board the first few times to see if you like it. After that its easier to buy a long board - try to stay away from something thats an epoxy board- but if you want to be shortboarding in the long run, its harder to adapt to that after longboarding for a while. If you are willing to stick with it, and it will take you a while to get the hang of it, buy a short board when you are ready to move on from a soft top rental. Dont get something too long, but then again dont get something too short since you are 6'1" (i think? i dont remember now that im typing this). Good luck, and have fun. Dont get discouraged if it takes you a while to catch on
Jul 24 2010 1:29PM
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theabortionator
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Rent a board first and see if you can actually do it. Or just buy a long board right away. Trying to learn on a short board willl be way worse than you expect
Jul 24 2010 1:31PM
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Coalescent
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I'm 6'2 and 200.  I started out on a 7'6 BLUE funboard.  Moved to a local shaper for my second board and that's a 6'7 x 20.00 x 2.25 and decent rocker for bigger waves.   I recently picked up a WRV Nugget Quad that rips small waves.  thats a 6'3 x 21x2.75 and flat rocker
Jul 24 2010 1:59PM
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