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06-02-2014, 08:49 PM #1
Board for the kids
My nephew is 11yrs old and 125lbs about 5' what would be a good beginner board for him? I have a 4'8" XXX sin city but he can't seem to pop up on it.
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06-02-2014, 10:23 PM #2
Board for the kids
Phase 5 Icon or Prop if skim is the style he likes or an idol surf F grom if he likes surf style.
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06-09-2014, 08:27 PM #3Junior Member
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My three youngest (8, 5, 4) all surf our Hyperlite Broadcast skim. We do things a little differently since we never have been able to get a little one to flip the board from horizontal to vertical like we adults do. I have just had my kids lay on it like a kneeboard and move up to knees and then stand up by putting the handle down on the board for stability and standing up one leg at a time.
Here's a video of the 8 year old last summer on Lake Jocassee in S.C.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYZsxwtRVco
Actually this is probably not the best example as at this point she had used that method so many times she was shortcutting a lot of the steps I outlined above.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X9PmURTHN8
The video link above shows a little better demonstration of what I am saying. This is the 5 year old in 2012 shortly after her 4th birthday.Last edited by Atlanta1213; 06-09-2014 at 08:33 PM.
Paul - 2016 Mojo - 2011 Moomba LSV (traded)
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06-10-2014, 06:12 AM #4
I got my 14 year old son the Karma from Day One - He tried out a lot of boards at the Southern Surfest - This was his pick - He started learning last year.
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06-10-2014, 06:26 PM #5