SOFT SURFBOARDS - DO THEY WORK OR WHAT? Soft surfboards have been around since the late 70s. They have proven to be a great way to get started without some of the drawbacks of the traditional fiberglass surfboards. Traditional surfboards have a foam core with fiberglass wrapping on the outside to provide strength. Foam or soft surboards are "soft" like a boogie board. This makes them safer to learn on and great for kids and beginners . Soft surfboards are less expensive

WHAT SIZE SURFBOARD SHOULD YOU USE? Jun 17, 2014 by Matt Rosas Hi this is Matt at MalibuLongBoards Surf School. I get asked this question a lot: “What size surfboard should I use to learn surfing?” There are so many surfboards out there that it gets to be very confusing. You have the fish, longboard, funboard, spoon, pig, potato chip, thruster, nose-rider, log, quad to name just a few. Let's be real. You want a surfboard or longboard that you can paddle easily. You want t