Does people that been sk8ing for a few years(5 years) develop there surf style and skill faster than someone that does not sk8 cause l think sk8ing comes from surfing.

well l think if you long board skate you can pick surfing up alittle faster, but it all depends on the person!

it will help with surfing a little. proficiency in any board sport will allow u to pick up another board sport faster than someone with no boarding experience because u r used to moving in a certain fashion. ur muscles know how to react more instinctively than someone who is not used to balancing while going sideways. this is about all that it will help with since surfing is a completely different beast in terms of how the board turns, drops, & reacts to the surface that its traveling on.

Skating does not ''come'' from surfing, if anything surfing came first. But there definately is a strong corelation between skateboarding & surfing, as well as snowboarding. They all have a lot in common (i.e. goofy or natural) but still remain different (i.e. on a mountain, in the ocean). The stance & just general movement is sort of similar as well. I've found that skating & snowboarding both help my surfing, & when there r not waves (which is a lot for the east coast) l usually grab a skateboard.

sorry diffrent sport

Surfing is an ocean sport, to do it right, u have to be at home in the ocean, with its currents, rips, undertows & sometimes big waves. l do not just mean being good at swimming in a pool, the ocean can be very unforgiving. l have seen lots of really good pool swimmers have to get rescued. You have to learn surf etiquette (so the experienced surfers in the line up do not want to drown you), how to paddle & take off on a wave, & how to ride a wave. You can not do that without an ocean.

Lessons r usually the best way to start, unless u r an adolescent or young adult with lots of pals who surf who can teach you. Go to a real surf shop. The folks there can hook u up with lessons, & even rent u a board to learn on. Just work on ur basics, & after u feel good, think about buying a board, but do not rush into anything.

Some folks have said that skateboarding may help. Well, any balance improving activity can be helpful to improve ur surfing. That could be skate, snow, wake or skim boarding, working out on a Indo board, or doing the balance beam. HOWEVER, surfing is nothing like skateboarding. You have to paddle & catch a wave. First, & most important, u have to be at home in the ocean. You need to learn the mechanics of surfing, paddling out, catching a wave & standing up on the surfboard. It is after u have gotten all that down, that ur balance becomes important, & if u have good balance (because, perhaps, u skateboard), that will only help u ride better.

Be careful of what u read here on line. There r lots of really well meaning young folks who have neat about surfing, but at 55, l tend to classify anyone under 25 as a kid. After l found this site, l figured that l could answer a few questions, & spread the 'good news' of surfing. After u learn to swim & master the ocean, get ur REAL advice from a surf shop, where industry professionals earn their rent money selling surfboards. You probably were not in a real good surf shop, check out some others. However, if they think u r just a 'kook' tourist out to rent a board, u wo not necessarily get the best attention.