| As with a few specialty sports, surfing has a severe learning curve. Beginners better be up for plenty of sore muscles, a bruised ego, and a battered board. For this reason, it pays to use the "easiest" board to learn on. Longboards provide this stability and a good thickness will help, as well. If you're a newbie, stay off the shortboards, or you may abandon the sport in one afternoon. Generally, a board at least seven feet long, around 20 inches wide, and two to three inches thick will give you extra stability for learning to surf. And remember, it's not about style at first. You already know you're going to beat up your board, so if you're itching to have your own, don't worry about an expensive one. Like using a Ferrari for driver's ed, learning to surf on a board you can't handle just doesn't make sense. Don't worry about buying used and don't worry about dings or yellowing. This is your learning board and you can upgrade once you have a better feel for the sport. With regular sessions in the water, you'll see some improvement in three to six months. Till then, borrow your friends' boards in addition to using your own, which will give you a feel for the choices that you'll have. Once you're up and staying up and you feel like your old board may be hindering your improvement, then and only then should you worry about a new board. At that point you will have had a good overview of different boards so you'll know what to look for in the size, width, style, fin number, and more. Stay safe by letting your board get better as you do.
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