Surf Board?

Question

What is the sizes surf boards

Answer 1

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And an answer to your surfboard question:

Surfing can be done on various pieces of equipment, including surfboards, bodyboards, wave skis, kneeboards and surf mat. Surfboards were originally made of solid wood and were generally quite large and heavy (often up to 12 feet long and 100 pounds). Lighter balsa wood surfboards (first made in the late 1940s and early 1950s) were a significant improvement, not only in portability, but also in increasing maneuverability on the wave.

Most modern surfboards are made of polyurethane foam (with one or more wooden strips or "stringers"), fiberglass cloth, and polyester resin. An emerging surf technology is an epoxy surfboard, which are stronger and lighter than traditional fiberglass.

Equipment used in surfing includes a leash (to keep a surfer's board from washing to shore after a "wipeout", and to prevent it from hitting other surfers), surf wax and/or traction pads (to keep a surfers feet from slipping off the deck of the board), and "fins" (also known as "skegs") which can either be permanently attached ("glassed-on") or interchangeable. In warmer climates swimsuits, surf trunks or boardshorts are worn, and occasionally rash guards; in cold water surfers can opt to wear wetsuits, boots, hoods, and gloves to protect them against lower water temperatures

There are many different surfboard sizes, shapes, and designs in use today. Modern longboards, generally 9 to 10 feet in length, are remeniscent of the earliest surfboards, but now benefit from all the modern innovations of surfboard shaping and fin design.

The modern shortboard began its life in the late 1960s evolving up to today's common "thruster" style shortboard, a three fin design, usually around 6 feet in length.

Midsize boards, often called funboards are of a size somewhere in between a shortboard and longboard, with various shapes.

There are also various niche styles, such as the "Egg", a longboard-style short board, the "Fish", a short and wide board with a split tail and four fins, and the "Gun", a long and pointed board specifically designed for big waves.

Answer 2

Your size and abilities, and the actual surf conditions you will be surfing in will determine the size of board you need. If you are inexperienced, a longer wider board will be more stable for you to learn on. Seek the help of a local surf shop to assist in picking a board for your size, abilities and local conditions.

Answer 3

There are defiantly some confusing factors of surfing, yet regularly it merely takes prepare. i might recommend taking surf classes at an area surf save. i understand you reported you probably did not purchase one, yet merely fyi, you defiantly do not pick to purchase a board till you get quite mushy with surfing. till then, you could lease boards. solid success!

Answer 4

Professional Boards are built to size and weight
All boards vary so it is down to your own size that matters.

Answer 5

well my boards 6ft by 2ft