If you want to jump straight to short boarding you can. It will just require a little bit more balance and coordination to quickly jump to your feet. Since a short board has less flotation than a long board you will need to paddle harder to move, so expect your arms to hurt after the first couple of times surfing. To use a short board the waves have to be at least head high or bigger. This is because it takes more wave power to get your board to hydro plane. If you are going to learn how to surf on a short board you can’t be afraid to get worked by a couple waves, because you will definitely eat a few waves before you can actually stand up without falling.
When you’re sitting out on the line up you want try and be a little bit deeper (closer to the peak of the wave that is breaking) and farther in than the long boarders because you need to catch the wave right before it peaks. When you see catchable waves with no-one on it, start to paddle inward. Remember to be looking back at the wave and not straight ahead, because you need to be positioning yourself directly in front of the wave. When you feel the wave starting to pick you up you can kick your feet to get an extra boost of speed. Once you have built up your speed and are in the wave grab onto your rails and then support most of the weight with your arms. Bring your front foot up under your chest. Then in one fluid movement stand up while bringing your back foot up under your hip and place it on your deck pad (If you don’t have one just put your foot by the back of your board). Once standing lean towards the face of the wave so you don’t get trapped in the white wash. It will take you a lot of tries before you get the process down just keep trying and don’t give up.
When you’re sitting out on the line up you want try and be a little bit deeper (closer to the peak of the wave that is breaking) and farther in than the long boarders because you need to catch the wave right before it peaks. When you see catchable waves with no-one on it, start to paddle inward. Remember to be looking back at the wave and not straight ahead, because you need to be positioning yourself directly in front of the wave. When you feel the wave starting to pick you up you can kick your feet to get an extra boost of speed. Once you have built up your speed and are in the wave grab onto your rails and then support most of the weight with your arms. Bring your front foot up under your chest. Then in one fluid movement stand up while bringing your back foot up under your hip and place it on your deck pad (If you don’t have one just put your foot by the back of your board). Once standing lean towards the face of the wave so you don’t get trapped in the white wash. It will take you a lot of tries before you get the process down just keep trying and don’t give up.
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