How many surf riders have a surfing background?

[Charlie_Hustle]

I think the thing that took me the longest to learn was how to read waves. After all this time Im still learning! I notice the guys that are/were surfers can read waves like nobodys business. Just wondering how many people grew up surfing?

 

[B3IS]

25 years on a board. I have been riding long boards only for the past 15 years. My surf partner for the last 18 years likes to ride on the inside. I like big outside set waves. Funny watching some of the cats at pismo first time in the ocean.....First rule "never turn your back on the ocean or you will get pounded".

 

[Marker Motorsports]

Yeah 20 years of surfing and beach lifeguarding background. Makes a huge difference for me knowing the waves, just learning to ride the water scooter now.

 

[227]

Surfing since 1980, and I still surf regularly! Thats 31 years so yeah I kind of have an edge!

 

[tightithrash]

i surfed all thru highschool. went every other day. even made my own surfboard. deff helps for reading and timing waves.

 

[Berky]

42 years on and off surfing, yes it helps with surf riding but I saw guys rip at Pismo that never surfed ,I have 2.5 years with skis over 10% of time in the water was a dream week in California Oside,Ventura,Pismo I am still having dreams of that week and the locals said it was just average at best, can't wait to make it for some epic days there !
You can learn a lot by watching the waves and putting yourself in different spots , it is like cheating or is cheating on a ski as you can get out of the danger zone so easy but of course the fun thing to do is throw yourself in the pit and see what happens .

 

[waxhead]

Yup used to surf the breaks back in new zealand when I should have been at school

 

[DangerBoy]

the fun thing to do is throw yourself in the pit and see what happens .

haha totally different outcome on a superfreak vs a superjet

looking forward to having you guys out here again
Db

 

[special fx]

I wished I surfed before I jetski'd. I actually bought a long board about 8 years ago to try to get some more wave knowledge, but I've only been on it about a dozen times.

 

[wydopen]

surfing sense i was 8 or 9, so around 20 years..now i only surf when its really good..kitesurf when its windy and ride skis when its just decent..

 

[FlightPlanDan]

I surfed 1983-1989. I never got really good at it. But the experience has helped for sure in surf riding.

 

[Mark Gomez]

Went out for 2 weekend trips getting stoked on life to be able to have the opportunity to paddle my way up to speed to catch a wave on a 8 foot sponge board and ride it all the way in when I was 11 and 12. From there I never did jack but body board if I ever when to the beach. Its pretty safe to say thanks to watching and riding with fellow pros and Scott Watkins video over and over and over and over again I've developed my surf background from Freeriding.

This is the vid im talking about

 

[wydopen]

I surfed 1983-1989. I never got really good at it. But the experience has helped for sure in surf riding.

It's 1000x harder to get good at surfing as it is jetskiing..with jetskis u can practice the same thing over and over..that's why I like waveriding cause I can do all the things I can't do surfing even though I've been doing it for most of my life..plus it dosnt matter if the waves are as good for jetskiing. I can surf fairly descent when the waves are perfect and sizeable but I'm not as good when the waves are weak although it's easier to do stuff on a ski when it's powerful too just takes more commitment

 

[wydopen]

Went out for 2 weekend trips getting stoked on life to be able to have the opportunity to paddle my way up to speed to catch a wave on a 8 foot sponge board and ride it all the way in when I was 11 and 12. From there I never did jack but body board if I ever when to the beach. Its pretty safe to say thanks to watching and riding with fellow pros and Scott Watkins video over and over and over and over again I've developed my surf background from Freeriding.

This is the vid im talking about

Watching macc and Watkins in that vid it's pretty easy to spot which one surfs and which one dosent..

Ps I'll make some copies of jetwaves soon I've been busy

 

[FlightPlanDan]

It's 1000x harder to get good at surfing as it is jetskiing..with jetskis u can practice the same thing over and over..that's why I like waveriding cause I can do all the things I can't do surfing even though I've been doing it for most of my life..plus it dosnt matter if the waves are as good for jetskiing. I can surf fairly descent when the waves are perfect and sizeable but I'm not as good when the waves are weak although it's easier to do stuff on a ski when it's powerful too just takes more commitment

I'm a bit confused about what you're calling surf-riding and jet skiing! lol. I learned to surf in Huntington Beach, CA shortly b4 joining the navy, surfed San Diego (point loma etc..) b4 getting stationed in Hawaii. Much of the surf was a bit much for me there.
Xfered back to San Diego...(way out of shape) surfed a few times at PB.

My point was that even though I never was a really good surfer, The experience has helped a lot with the jet ski surf riding.

 

[Wes K]

Just turned 18 and I have been surfing for 15 years... and I still suck at it haha

 

[227]

It's 1000x harder to get good at surfing as it is jetskiing..with jetskis u can practice the same thing over and over.....

Agreed a 1000% The reason surfing is so hard to get good at is because while surfing, 95% of the time you're NOT actually surfing, you're either paddling or sitting and waiting for the next set of waves

 

[B3IS]

One of the things that is great about surfing is that it is hard to learn. Keeps alot of the lops outta da wata.

 

[Matt_E]

Kooks!

 

[B3IS]

Barneys ! Jelly fish ! squids ! spongers !