- Paperback: 211 pages
- Publisher: The Mountaineers Books; 1 edition (April 13 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1594850992
- ISBN-13: 978-1594850998
- Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 17.8 x 1.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 386 g
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#164,062 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #21 in Books > Sports > Water Sports > Surfing
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Product Description
Surfing's not just for rebels anymore: anyone with the desire to ride a wave is grabbing a board and heading to the beach. Each year, this artform-cum-sport gains popularity as business executives, grandmas, teenagers, coastal dwellers, and adventure travelers get stoked to catch swells. This new guidebook by sports writer and waterman Elliott Almond is a primer for the uninitiated as well as a handbook for the experienced ready to build on their fundamental skills. Covering topics ranging from basic techniques to fitness prep (including exercises to get your arms ready for all that paddling and stretches to keep you limber) and from history, surf culture, and a complete explanation of gear, to how to find the right board for you, this book also features insights from industry leaders, pro surfers, and instructors. With more than three decades of surfing experience to share, Almond offers clear, authoritative guidance to help those venturing into uncharted waters find their way safely and confidently.
About the Author
ELLIOTT ALMOND has been an investigative sports journalist for three decades, working on the staffs of the Los Angeles Times, Seattle Times, and San Jose Mercury News. He has been recognized by such organizations as Associated Press Sports Editors, Best American Sports Writing, the California Newspaper Publishers Association, and the Society of Professional Journalists, and has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize three times. A life-long surfer, Almond spent a good portion of his youth traveling the Southern California and Baja California coastlines searching for the perfect wave.
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Fun and inspiring read, May 10 2009
By Burton Griffith - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Surfing: Mastering Waves From Basic to Intermediate (Paperback)
I read this book from start to finish in two days, hardly putting it down. It is a well-written, engaging book that serves as an orientation to surfing's place in American history and culture, in addition to offering practical instruction on topics related to getting started such as choosing a board, wetsuit, and surf spot.Although comfortable swimming in the ocean, I have surfed only a few times but would like to be a regular surfer someday, if geographically possible. Intermediate is all I aspire to be, and I think this book gives me a clear idea of how I would get there. I am fairly fit but I thought the book's advice on physical fitness for surfing and the tips for easing into actually standing up on a surfboard were very well done.
Overall, the book was a fun and inspiring read, making all aspects of surfing more accessible (lingo, gear, culture, etiquette, technique), increasing the odds that someone's first experience with a surfboard on a beach vacation someday will be a positive one.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Solid, well-written intro to surfing, Jun 9 2009
By D. Canfield - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Surfing: Mastering Waves From Basic to Intermediate (Paperback)
This is a really comprehensive introduction to surfing. If you have any fascination with the sport, this will answer all your questions on the history, the equipment, the necessary fitness, basic lessons, etiquette and more. No book can actually teach you to surf. Experience is the only real teacher. But if you approach new hobbies as a student, this book will provide the groundwork to give you the confidence that you know what surfing is all about. And Almond is a good writer, so you'll have fun in the process.
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Solid footing..., Oct 17 2009
By Adrian McCallum - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Surfing: Mastering Waves From Basic to Intermediate (Paperback)
As an Australian, surfing is one of those things that I should be able to do, but alas I'm yet to master.I've spent numerous times on boards with mates, struggling to paddle-out through crashing surf, or wondering how I'm going to get back in without breaking my (borrowed) board or myself.
I should have read this book first....
It's a comprehensive introduction to all things surfing, from history, through the evolution of equipment, and finally to the drills necessary for you to stand on a board and beyond. A practical guide, it's a great introduction to all things surfing.
If you take the time to read this book and then practise the suggested drills I have no doubt that you could soon call yourself a 'surfer'.
A book can never substitute for time in the water, but this one provides a great foundation upon which to stand.
Now to find time for a quiet week at the beach....
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