Book Recommendations for Beginner Surfer

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

Welcome to water

 

I would like to read a good "Hello Threade"... just sayin

Hey Weiner, tell us about yourself. Sorry, just going off the Ballpark name.

 

http://www.amazon.com/The-History-Surfing-Matt-Warshaw/dp/0811856003

 

Don't know aboot books, but

Wave selection/knowledge can only be gained by actually surfing. No book can teach you that.

Forget the books and learn by trial and error. Or trail and era.

And have fun.

Watch The Weather Channel constantly. Well, they have original programming on during primetime unless somebody's going to get tornadoes or snowed upon. But watch when they are doing weather stuff.

Dude basically the east coast goes like so:

The winds switch onshore as a front approaches.

Onshores build surf...

Storm leaves area, and winds switch around offshore. Surf cleans-up..

That's basically the east coast in it's most simple form.

 

Taj burrows hot book of surfing is decent if your set on that route.

The Internet has a wealth of information.

Talking to the old salts is certainly the best way to go.

Glad to hear you and your son are taking on the waves together. Together you will rule the galaxy

 

I really enjoyed this, in fact, think I'll read it againe.

 

I really enjoyed this, in fact, think I'll read it againe.

 

As far as wave selection, take the ones the seagulls call you in to.

 

Outside of actually going surfing, go the visual route instead of books. Find videos on the web that will cover the topics you listed.

 

Best "tips" video I've ever seen was "surfing 110% vol.2". Focuses on good technique...great video and very helpful. (Volume #1 talks more about general surfing basics...2has more technical surfing). Have fun...

 

Your first post--you need to submit an "introduction" post...about yourself, pictures of your GF, naked, of course, car you drive, income, and other assorted relevant information.
Read "War & Peace". That is what it is like learning to surf....long and drawn out....years to get there.

toodle le do!!

 

o barry

 

Heres a book I wrote a while back,It's called.... Stop reading and go surf! Also get away from destin and go east or west but not gulf coast..sept every once in a while.

Yeah and how about that hello thread with stuff like shotting piers , bangin hindus and a pre surf video routine.

 

Surfers code by Shaun Tomson.pretty good read.

 

Great Gaffer, now this dude(OP) will become bitter and disappear somewhere.........

And he might not have Mr. Weisbecker's smuggling, world-savy street smarts....

I just love AW, by the way. He's my hero after Howard Stern. And I don't have heroes so that's pretty impressive.

 

Read Kook by Peter Heller, about his adventure learning how to surf. Watch lots of videos, surf every week so you learn about the ocean and it's conditions by experience... nothing replaces time in the water.

 

And let's not forget Daniel Duane's classic beginner surfer/God I'm lonely I need a girl book.......

I can't remember it's name. LOL

If you are lonely, a kook, and like too much description of Californian shrubbery get on it. Nahh, it's a decent book. He makes a few flaws giving away some dishonesty, but it is what it is. One minute he's pearling on two footers, the next day he's stroking into double overhead...

Hey !! He sounds like this community right here !! LOL ROFL LMAO BRB YOLO ahhhh, IMHO, ummm ahhh I can't think of anymore right now. Yeah dudes I don't text or drive.

(Daniel Duane used to contribute to Surf Mags. Every piece featured him complaining aboot his girl situation. Daniel is very needy apparently).

 

And let's not forget Daniel Duane's classic beginner surfer/God I'm lonely I need a girl book.......

I can't remember it's name. LOL

If you are lonely, a kook, and like too much description of Californian shrubbery get on it. Nahh, it's a decent book. He makes a few flaws giving away some dishonesty, but it is what it is. One minute he's pearling on two footers, the next day he's stroking into double overhead...

Hey !! He sounds like this community right here !! LOL ROFL LMAO BRB YOLO ahhhh, IMHO, ummm ahhh I can't think of anymore right now. Yeah dudes I don't text or drive.

(Daniel Duane used to contribute to Surf Mags. Every piece featured him complaining aboot his girl situation. Daniel is very needy apparently).

 

Learn what a surfer and surfing family is really all about, read " scratching the horizon a surfing life" by Izzy Paskowitz