Surfing Informative Speech

Getting up is the easiest part of wakesurfing. It may seem difficult and very frustrating at first but once you get the hang of things it will seem so easy. One thing about wakesurfing is that you can't give up. Just like anything else you have to practice to get better. To get up on a wakesurf board you will need to lay in the water with the board flat on the water. The nose of the board should be perpendicular to you and the boat. You want to lay on your back and put the heels of your feet on the wakesurf board with your toes pointed up. One heel goes on the very back of the board and the other goes in the middle. Your legs should be shoulder-width apart. Hold the handle of the rope and make sure the rope is in between your legs. When you are situated, tell the boat driver to go. Once the rope tightens, keep your arms straight and put some weight on your heels. This will flip the board up on your feet. You also need to keep your knees up to your chest. This will help you pop up on the board. If you do all this correctly the board should be on plane and you should be able to stand up. Once you are up you should get the feel of the board by turning and digging into the

As I looked backed at what seemed to be a decent sized wave, I started paddling with all my might, digging through the water, deeper and deeper. The wave came closer and I felt a push from my cousin as I caught the wave. “Stand up” my cousin yelled behind me as the monstrous wave began to swallow me up. I stood up, rode the wave all the way to the shore, and fell in love with the sport of surfing. Since that day, I have loved everything one could ever love about the sport: The salty water as it touched my body, the push of the wave as it stood me up on my smooth yet sticky board, and the exhilarating rush that I felt after every perfect ride. But not quite everything about the sport came easy to me, it took a long ride to find the love I have for the sport today. When I first started competitively surfing, I

Imagine you are at the beach. You are laying down a towel and setting up an umbrella when something catches your eye. Out in the ocean you see a surfer catching some waves, and it looks so fun and exciting that you almost grab a board and join in. However you don’t know how to surf and would rather not embarrass yourself in front of all these beach goers. Surfing, however, isn’t complicated at all and can be accomplished in these simple steps.

The board should lay flat on the water with the rider’s heels on top of the board.

I believe surfing is the best teacher. It teaches you motivation, strength, and balance. Not many things in life teach you all these things while still allowing you to have fun. You have to pick your battles. You have to decide how you will respond to failure. You have to decide to surf. You have to let the waves carry

One way is called a beach start and the first thing a person should do to perform this type of start would be to strap themselves to the board. The boat drives away from the beach you hold onto the rope you’re your knee boarding. The second way is the most used and I call it a deep water start. The deep water start begins with me laying on the kneeboard with the strap to my side and holding the rope out at the edge of the board. As the boat starts to pick up speed the kneeboard begins to lift up higher out the water. This happens because the tilt of the board pushes on the water causing the water to push back which gives the board its lift. While the boat is still speeding up I begin my move up the board by pulling my knees up toward my chest. As I am pulling up my knees, I slowly start to lean back on the board. This is to keep the right amount of lift while I am still getting up to speed. Now that I have my knees in the knee slots I grab the strap and secure myself to the board so I don’t fall off. Once I am settled in on the board and have the boat running about 25 mph the kneeboard and I have no problem with balance. Because of my new speed I can knee on the board and not worry about fall over. The reason behind this is simple, speed, without moving across the water kneeing down on the board was nearly impossible. Now that I am traveling across the water I have the lift from the water and a small amount of drag. In

When you are first learning how to surf, the weather conditions play a large part in determining your success. The ideal day for beginners includes a blue sky, a high temperature, and, most importantly, tame tides. When my cousin Lauren and I step onto the increasingly deserted beach at 5:00 pm, it quickly becomes apparent that the weather is not on our side. The sun barely peaks through the mass of gray clouds covering the sky. A breeze comes in, dropping the temperature to less-than-favorable conditions. Lauren and I look out at the ocean and can immediately tell that these waves are much bigger and much rougher than usual for this beach. Learning to surf is going to be a much bigger challenge than either of us anticipated.

Some would say it's like snowboarding, whereas others would say it's like skateboarding. I, on the other hand, believe surfing is unlike any other sport. Besides it being loads of fun and freeing your mind, it is also a great workout. Problem is, though, many people wonder how to get started and learn what to do. That's where I come in.

Surfing: Cardio, conditioning. Surfing requires constant core balance and upper body strengthening by paddling. It's similar to an interval-type workout because you are paddling for waves, popping up on your feet, and maintaining full body motion with balance. This activity strengthens and requires various muscle groups.

There are two main beaches, North Broulee and South Broulee. As well as a point break known as Pink Rocks, which at the right time provides barrelling waves of heaven. At South Broulee you’ll find peaceful beach breaks stretching across the shore. South Broulee swells can span from 2 feet through to a respectable 12, feet peeling both left and right. Paddling out the back is made easy by jumping into a rip next to the rocky river mouth. Once you’ve found yourself out the back there is an unlimited selection of engaging and charming waves. As you paddle onto the wave you’ll experience the rush of pleasure as it propels you forwards, then the craving for adrenaline fix will be satisfied as you start shredding the face. The waves at South Broulee take a while to steepen up and eventually break without barrelling. The wave provides a lengthy ride, allowing you to bottom turn and continue to carve your way across the face. On the other hand if you’re a Layback surfer, the wave has plenty of face to hang ten or try some funky new tricks to impress the beach onlookers. As the population of Broulee is small there is minimal competition for

It isn’t clear how the Polynesians actually discovered surfing, but we can all conjecture. Assuming that these ancient people were familiar with paddling in the ocean, they surely understood that while paddling with a swell, one could feel the next wave building behind them. As the wave begins to peak, it pulls you down, and then draws you up, then allowing one to fall along the face of the wave, skipping forward across the surface. It seems to be the best guess that surfing started much like that, a fisherman catches a lift to shore

My dad found a surfing camp on the beach that was cheap so we decided to give it a try. We started the surfing lessons, which were very beneficial; once we got into the water I caught my very first wave and was ecstatic. Surfing was the best thing in the world it was so relaxing and you could get your mind off of things.

The beginning of surfing started off somewhere in the polynesian islands. What did look like hundreds of years ago and what kind of significance did it serve?

The most important skill in surfing is learning the correct paddling technique. A good paddler catches plenty of waves while poor

by some as thrilling, an adrenaline rush, and a good way to exercise, I maintain that it's too dangerous for someone to accomplish. Do you know anyone who likes to surf? I know people who are good at surfing, but that doesn't mean they are ready to face extreme surfing. Sometimes we think we are a lot better at something than we really are. In reality you're probably not ready for extreme surfing.