What's a good age to teach a kid how to surf? My kid is 7 and wants to surf but do they make boards that small? I could give her my old 6'2" but I don't think that her arms would be long enough to paddle it.
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02-01-2006, 11:18 AM #1
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What's a good age to teach a kid?
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02-01-2006, 11:59 AM #2
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As soon as they can swim. Start them on a soft top. They are safe and gives the kids confidence. Once they master that they can ride anything!
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02-01-2006, 12:05 PM #3
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02-01-2006, 07:21 PM #4
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I suggest starting them earlier than 25. What was I thinking? I grew up in a surf town for crying out loud!
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02-01-2006, 09:28 PM #5
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Originally Posted by hop
I suggest starting them earlier than 25. What was I thinking? I grew up in a surf town for crying out loud!
Yes. You suck.
Back to topic- the earlier the better. At a minimum get them started trying to stand up while you paddle them into or push them into waves. The later the harder it will be. I would say 7 is definately not too early
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02-02-2006, 11:40 AM #6
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Cool this will be good news for her. But now she'll want a wet suit, shit I want a wet suit.
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02-02-2006, 03:21 PM #7
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Seeing the subject, I thought I'd be the wiseass to chime in that while 23 isn't too late, a kid could start a lot earlier with the right connections. Originally Posted by hop
I suggest starting them earlier than 25. What was I thinking? I grew up in a surf town for crying out loud!
Tuckerman, you're another NNE guy, right? Summer's a fine time to start surfing here (I'm in Maine) and my first year I regularly went without a wetsuit into early December, but that's kind of like learning to telemark on leather boots and three-pins -- you'll learn something, but proper equipment will make everything easier.
My 14 year-old cousin did great during a week-long visit this summer (duh). My 6 year-old cousin had a great time, but could neither paddle effectively on my boards (narrowest is 22.5") nor stand up. Still, she went home to Utah and spread the stoke because now she's a surfer. Her bro (obviously not a skier) says he's leaving Utah for a coast as soon as he can get to college.
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