| Conquer your learning curve faster when you | | | | Tips for finding a good surf school. |
| learn to surf. | | | | 1. Look for schools with accredited coaches. In |
| Does good surfing instruction make a difference | | | | most countries, surfing instructors are required to |
| to your learning curve when learning to surf? You | | | | be accredited coaches through the governing |
| bloody bet it does! | | | | body for that country. |
| Most of the older guys you see in the water | | | | 2. Check out how the school operates. A good |
| these days did not have the benefit of surf | | | | operator is a good sign they take the business of |
| schools when they where learning. The only surf | | | | surfing instruction seriously. |
| school they attended was the school of hard | | | | 3. Check out the schools gear. Surfing gear such |
| knocks, heavy wipe outs, and plenty of peer | | | | as wetsuits and surfboards that are in good |
| pressure. | | | | shape and well maintained is another great sign |
| It took me years to learn what good surfing | | | | that they are serious about their business. |
| instruction from an experienced coach can teach | | | | 4. Ask people who have had lessons with the |
| you in hours today. The only surfing instruction | | | | school. Did it work for them? |
| available to us was watching other guys in the | | | | 5. Have a chat with the instructors and go with |
| water, copying what they where doing, and | | | | your gut feel. |
| hanging on for grim death if it all came unstuck, | | | | If you can get onto a good school your surfing |
| which it usually did. | | | | will come on in leaps and bounds. Good surfing |
| If you want to learn to surf, and to skip the trial | | | | instruction really does make a world of difference. |
| and error. I suggest you find a good surf school | | | | Now, get out there! |
| and take classes with an experienced instructor. | | | | |