Are you struggling to learn how to surf a longboard? Although the longboard is the beginning surfer’s board of choice in most cases, it can be difficult to learn at first. Rather than get frustrated on your first day at the beach, you should really take a look at Lee Ryan’s book, A Shortcut to Longboarding. This guide covers all the essentials to beginning with a longboard. It walks you through everything you need to know, including choosing a longboard, simple paddling techniques and of course how to get up on your feet and into the perfect stance. There’s also plenty of material to learn after you’ve got the basics down and Lee’s master class will teach you how to cross-step, noseride and perform drop knee cutbacks. You can even learn some very advanced moves like aerials and tube riding.
The author of the book, Lee Ryan, knows his stuff. Lee has been competing on the ASP World Longboard Tour for the past 10 years and has no fewer than nine British National titles to his name. He placed 9th in the Oxbow World Championships in Raglan in 2003 and went on to win the European Pro Division of the Biarritz Longboard Festival in France in 2004. Lee is a highly accredited professional surf coach and worked for the British Surfing Association as a Trainer/Assessor for the past 3 years before moving to New Zealand in October 2006 to continue his coaching career.
You can get A Shortcut to Longboarding here and it’s available as an instant download so you can be up and surfing in no time!
Learn how to surf from this guy.
