I suck at surfing

"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
07/05/2019 at 21:57 • Filed to: None

But at least the board looks cool on the car!

Today is the second time I went out surfing on my own, both times have been failures in my view. Granted it could have been the conditions both times, but I don’t like to blame anything but myself on being not good. My surfing career thus far consisted of my first lesson in late December, my second lesson in mid June, I then went out bought gear, and have tried to surf three times. First time I learned that some beaches have “black ball flags” disallowing surfing. I did get in a really good boogie board session and try out my new wetsuit though. Second time was County Line Beach where I experienced rocks and seaweed along with surf that was hard to grasp. I rode a couple of waves (not standing) but it was overall a lot of missed waves and getting tossed about. Third time was today back at Zuma where I had my lessons. This time tide was at -2ft at full low tide and surging inward. I think that made it tougher since last time there during the lesson it was midtide trending towards low tide between 2-3 feet the whole time. Anyways, this last time I got tossed about quite a bit. Even tried body surfing instead to make me feel better but that was rough too. So I need to try again on a day with weaker waves with similar tide conditions to my lesson. Perhaps another lesson too since I’m still trying to get better at the pop-up and reading waves. Anyways, first world problems but I’ll get there soon if I keep at it!

DISCUSSION (11)

Brian McKay > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
07/05/2019 at 22:05

I suck at windsurfing so far. Nor enough practice.

Chariotoflove > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
07/05/2019 at 22:11

If there was no blood, I think you can score it as a success.

MrDakka > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
07/05/2019 at 22:29

Just move to Hawaii and surf to work.

Never tried surfing, but I’m told its similar to snowboarding which I have tried and failed laughably, so I stick with skiing and just swimming

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
07/05/2019 at 23:26

I bet I could surf. Too bad I’m nowhere near anywhere where I can try.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Chariotoflove
07/06/2019 at 00:07

This is true. Baby steps!

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
07/06/2019 at 00:09

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > MrDakka
07/06/2019 at 00:54

I'm pretty proficient at skiing which is why I think I won't be that bad at the whole balance thing. But I can't really drown in snow (could suffocate in an Avalanche I guess). I think the hardest part for me is that the learning curve is a bit steep and when new you just get pummeled when you mess up.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
07/06/2019 at 00:55

Thankfully it's 25 minutes to the beach and it's on the way to work anyways so it's gonna be easy to keep trying.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
07/06/2019 at 00:58

Here I am worried about 2 foot waves lol

Forrest > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
07/06/2019 at 13:41

In a way, Surfing is like Autocross. A lot of prep, a lot of standing around, and about 5 minutes or actual fun.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Forrest
07/06/2019 at 20:56

It’s streamline able into an easy task if planned out well. I only have to carry the board down, put the roof racks on, strap up the board, load up the wet suit, towels, and change of clothes, and then drive 20-30 minutes to the beach. Wet suit on (quicker every time now that I’m used to it) and then in the water I go. I can get tired out pretty quick and be on my way in an hour unless I’m really trying to spend a while there with breaks. Best part is that it's entirely free if I'm already using the gas to get to work anyways.

Autocross is a lot of prep work on the car, paying a bunch of money for the event, driving 1-2 hours to get to the event, wait around all day, drive a little bit, work a bunch, and then drive home, having spent basically the whole day out.