Grandmas Gone Surfing
Surf haiku
Over by the rocks
Wave hogs get ride after ride
Leaving us no scraps.
I too have a dream
One day we will surf in peace
Sharing all God’s waves.
One knee on the board
I struggle to stand up
Ass up, hands on rails.
Popup? What popup?
How can anyone pop up
On a speeding wave?
I’ve tried for five years
I’m old, cold, wet and tired
When can I give up?
Miss the wave again
Spray in the face worse than pie
Humiliation
posted by Grandma @ 4/29/2008 11:26:00 AM
3 comments
3 Comments:
Don't give up Grandma
You have a passion for surf
It shines in your blog
I've been reading your blog from the beginning over the last few days. I can totally relate to your alternating frustration and exhilaration. I'm 44 and first learned to surf 5 years ago. You are not alone in your difficulties. I consider myself a pretty athletic person, but I would say that surfing is the hardest sport I've ever tried to master. You also have the disadvantage of surfing a beach filled with aggro locals. I completely admire your tenacity under those circumstances.
I'd like to point you in the direction of 2 surf videos that I find immensely helpful: Corky Carroll's Learn to Surf and Richard Schmidt's also Learn to Surf. Both have a certain amount of extraneous material that you already know, but they each have excellent sections on turning and other essentials. One thing I found particularly helpful in the Carroll video is that he says make sure that you absolutely know beyond a shadow of a doubt that you are IN THE WAVE before you try to stand up. For years I was standing up too soon and once I adhered to this tidbit of advice my progress has improved immensely. The other thing he tells you about turning is that it is basically a matter of weighting and unweighting the board and is not really about moving your feet.
I want to encourage you not to ever give up, and if you ever come down to South Florida, let me know, I'd love to meet up.
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