Good explanation my friend. I am going thru the adjustments right now. I am 52 and recently had a knee injury that kept me out of the water for a year. I always surfed as much as I could pre-surgery but less then in my youth (before 40). Back then I surfed well. I find now that I’m getting back into the water I have and still making adjustments. It’s humbling to lose some of what you had but it’s life. Now I concentrate on Working out (dialing in things for specifically for surfing) and getting more volume in my boards. It’s been months of frustration getting back into the water but well worth it. Keep surfing!!

Great video ! Thanks!!

hey bro, do you own any shirts with sleeves? hahaha, yeww keep the stoke alive brother!! Love your videos!

This is amazing. Thanks!

Great information.

Thank you from Spain mate!

incredibly helpful video! Thanks :-)

good video interest comments and what I needed to know I have a 7'6" x 21.1/2" x 2.78" 52.4 ltr Torq surfboard aged almost 72 years a beginner do cardiovascular exercise every three days used to do power lifting weightlifting and the rings play violin for almost 65 years play cello and viola also so keep all that keeps me in good health good shape and certainly fast enough yes just a beginner with my 7'6" but find it's big enough and very fast on the turn not a longboard but an beginner intermediate , and advanced surfboard epoxy board very strong and reliable durable and enough volume I weigh 74kg so right board i think

Great vid, very interesting.

I'm 60yrs old . I ride 7.8 23x3.5. 8.10 24x 4 And a longboard 9.6 23 3.5 All work great . I see guys in there 50es trying to ride Kelly models. Hahaha I surf circles around. More waves for me. One old guy finally figured out got a 8ft wide x 3.5. He up and riding.

Your vids are always interesting. I struggle to find the right board. You might help me if you agree. I'm 58 yo, 70kgs, intermediate, average fitness but with some health issues (one lung is damaged, and 2 vertebrae welded together in the lower part of my back bone). I started surfing 2 years ago. I was first surfing with SUP since 3 years before. I've got to paddle a lot to go outside, and my pop up is slow. Big boards are impossible to duck dive, and difficult to manoeuvre. Shortboards are too difficult for me at any point of view. I usually surf 2 or 3 times in a month, on a beach break. Wave are soft, but can become hollow and punchy when chest high. When it's head high and over, the spot start to saturate. Period is often short, less than 7 seconds in Mediterranean sea. Waves are from wind, no tides (only a few inches). Actually I easily ride a 70 litres 8' foamy when it's soft, hips high, and period over 7 seconds (when no duckdiving is required). But for other conditions, that board is useless. For information, in Portugal, I surf waves more than overhead with this board (only trimming, no manoeuvres), but in my place I can't even dream about it. That's why I would like to find a board that suits my "every day" conditions. From soft waves knee to hips high, to hollow waves till head high. Hope I've been clear in my writing. English is not my mother language. Thanks for your videos. Daniel

@shreddinghippiesurfshow

3 жыл бұрын

Go to Boardformula.com to see what volume you need in a board

@danielbarbieri8199

3 жыл бұрын

I'll check, thanks

Thank you soooo muchhhh!!!! Best vid everr!🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🌺🌺🌺

Awesome info & video. I'm 5'3, 80kgs 54yrs old. Experenced lower intermediate. Surfing for 38yrs I've been shaping my own boards over the last 2yrs. 4 boards. The 1st n 2nd boards were really just getting my head & hands around it & how it all comes together. The 3rd was based on the Hyipto 5'6. Volume good. Goes really well from 2ft - 6ft face. 4th board swollow 5'10. More for supers jbay & a hollow fast beach break. I tadd under volume. Still goes well. Question: When shaping a board... How does one work out the volume in the board. Or the volume the board would take up?

@surfingbilly9654

5 жыл бұрын

displacment tank, fill up a bath tub, mark the level of water (with weights inside water), than push the surfboard all the way into the water (using the weights) and mark the new line where the water rises too. then take the surfboard out of the water, and see how many litres of water it takes for the water level to rise to the higher line. the amount of litres it takes is the volume of your surfboard.

@kevintyrer45

5 жыл бұрын

@@surfingbilly9654 thank you very much. I always thought there was some magic formula. Very helpful:)

the lost volume calculator had me at 64-71 liters 😮 might have too low selfesteem....40 liter fish works fine for me anyway 😄

@ap5194

6 жыл бұрын

Martin Schmidt 71 litres lol damn

@robhernandez1827

6 жыл бұрын

Martin Schmidt ya it’s off bro think it’s the fire wire carbon technology

I'm 103, 5'1, 14 years old, and I just started. My dad got me a 7 foot board, and I'm not sure the volume but it's pretty thick. Should I get a different one?

@shreddinghippiesurfshow

3 жыл бұрын

You're just learning? That one should be just fine!

@thehuntleyhouse

3 жыл бұрын

@@shreddinghippiesurfshow I started like a week ago, and I'm already riding waves! Thank you for the reply!

how to know the volume in Liters for my current boards example: I have a Al Merrick Rob Machado 6.5in. x 20 1/2 x 2 7/8 .. Is there a calculation formula? thanks man

@natural_law

Жыл бұрын

40.1 liters

Hey, i am 16 years old, 5’4, and i workout 3 times a week, id say i am a begginer intermediate , and i am currently riding a 6 foot board with 30L and it is pretty thick, i want a board with less liters but idk exactly how many, i currently weigh around 50kg and i surf beachbreaks with short paddleouts ( usually), lmk what board i should get

@shreddinghippiesurfshow

3 жыл бұрын

Go talk to someone in a surf shop and see what they say..

Isurfingtribe would say you were advanced but elite and pro are on different levels

@shreddinghippiesurfshow

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you captain obvious.

@al-dorifto1631

6 жыл бұрын

i think you miss understood what i meant sorry didnt you say you class yourself as intermediate which i was sayin your actually an advanced surfer

hey,man..what's that song in the opening to this video?

@ThunderWizard

7 жыл бұрын

Scorpions "Can't Get Enough" Total 70's surf vibe from my days in High School!

PLEASE RESPOND! Hey I’m angie, I’m 14, very active, I’m a beginner but I want to ride a fish board, and I’m 124 pounds. I would really love your help! Thanks🤙🌺

@shreddinghippiesurfshow

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Angie... Fishes are a lot of fun. if you want to check to see what volume you need in a fish, go to boardformula.com

you aren't nearly hairy enough to be a hippie!

@ThunderWizard

7 жыл бұрын

A true hippy is not bound by anything. Not even his hair!

@waterbaby299

7 жыл бұрын

Ha Ha well said!

Age is not a relevant factor (fitness and experience are).

@barclaysauers255

2 жыл бұрын

At 73 I call bull shit on that comment unless your Jack LaLanne and he didn't surf!

Plus will you be wearing a wetsuit plus are you surfing in a crowd