If you are ready and excited to learn surfing let me tell you that there is a lot more you need to learn but the best thing you should begin with is to know how you should select a surfboard that suits your body and your surfing style. Of course, since you are learning you currently do not have any styles but every individual prefers to enjoy surfing in his or her own style and therefore it is very important that you select your surf board carefully because you will not be able to enjoy the real adventure of surfing if you do not have the right kind of surf board with you.

Normally when you enroll yourself in a team or a school that teaches you the basics of surfing they will first teach you about how you should select your surf board and how you should handle it because if you are not aware of how you should handle your surf board than you might make some mistakes in the water and that could prove very dangerous. A lot of people look for designs rather than the shape of the surf board because they are attracted by the surf boards that they see around them. However, in the initial stages you need to have a lot of patience and concentrate more on basics of the surf board rather than on funky designs.

While you are in the shop you need to ensure that the surf board is best suitable for you. It should have a decent width, length and girth according to your body size. Do not try to buy long surfboards just to impress the people around you because you will not be able to handle it when you are in the water and that would be embarrassing for you.

Try to buy surf boards that are comparatively heavier, but not too heavy. The surf board should be a bit heavier because it would stay stable in the water and will be able to balance you as well. If you are not surfing everyday and if you think that the surf boards available in the shops are too costly for you than go for used surf boards because they are bought by people who already know about their surfing and they are cheaper because they have been used earlier by their earlier owners.

You can even buy beginner surf boards that are available in the shops. These surf boards are made of soft foams and therefore they are also called as foamies in some parts of the world. These surf boards are designed in such a way that they cover up the mistakes made by the surfer and therefore are safer than the other surf boards. These surf boards are extremely light and buoyant and therefore you can be assured that you will always keep floating on the water even if you are sitting on the surf board. These beginner surf boards catch the waves easily so that you can learn more about how to ride the waves and move on to the next level.

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