What is the best skim board to get for your first time buy?
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ZOOMERS!!! THE BEST FOR STARTERS
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As Bogey said before, its best to ask your local surfboard dealer and see what they think. Be honest about your ability and experience. I see too many people that cant surf and will never learn to surf properly simply because they are riding a board that is not suitable to their weight, height or skill level. \n\nHeres a little bit of help for you anyway, just a few examples.\n\nHeight in CMS to what kind of Starter board you would probably need, for two to five foot surf. These are probablys and not definitleys, because its still best to check em out yourself with your dealer.\n\nSomeone 150 CMS would want something around 5'8 and up\n        160 CMS would want something around 6'2 and up\n        170 CMS would want something around 6'6 and up\n        180 CMS would want something around 6'10 amd up\n        190 CMS would want something around 7,2 and up\n        200 CMS would want something around 7,6 and up\n\nYour weight is the most important issue, if you are too heavy for a certain board, it will sink when you stand on it. \n\nWhen learning its best to use a board about 2.5 Inches thick and about 21 Inches Wide.\n\nAs said before Fun Boards are pretty good for people startin out, get an NSP board or something like that.\n\nHope this helps you out. Have fun.
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just get a almost deck (if you want) some thunder trucks ( i think those are the best)\nalmost wheels( you dont want to make youre skateboard look tacky)\n\nand some black magic or mob grip  tape
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Get your parents help\n\nhttp://www.dickssportinggoods.com/sm-skateboard-buyers-guide--bg-222934.html\n\nHere is a buyers guide from a sporting goods store. \nGet your parents help\nBuying a skateboard on line is not the best idea for your first board purchase. \nGo to a store like Target or Wal-Mart and check out there skateboards. Buying a expensive or cool skateboard will not make you a better skateboarder until you practice skateboarding. \nUse the money you saved to buy helmet, kneepads so you don't get hurt learning how to skate.
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Before you rush out a spend your hard earned cash on a board, borrow some of your friends' old boards or rent a board, if possible. Your board will take some punishment if you are learning and you want to be concentrating on surfing, not on the damage you are causing to your board. If you go out a lot, pick up a used board. It's cheaper than a new board or even renting. \n\nSince you are a beginner, I would suggest starting on a longboard. A longboard will provide stability in both paddling and standing. The dimensions of your board will depend on your height and weight. A 9' long board should be a good starting point. Once you become a little more experienced you can select what features you would like in a board. The type of waves you surf will also be a factor in deciding what type of board to pick up.
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I think for your first time it is best to take a class at the beach, that way you don't have to buy anything until you know you like it.  YOu can also rent boards at some shops.  If you want to buy, you should go to a place like play it again sports so you don't have to spend too much money before you are good!
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Whatever you do, don't buy cheap skates at WalMart or stores like that.  They will not be comfortable and will not last.  There are several variations of skates out there now with all kinds of different features.  For a beginner, I would probably recommend that you start off with a skate by Razors or Rollerblade.  Both have pretty low starting price points so you're not spending $300 right off the bat.  Both are also very comfortable and have quite a bit of grind space on the souls.  Some of the models you may want to check out are:\n\nRazors Cult\nRollerblade Downtown\nRollerblade Alpha\n\nThere are tons more skates out there, but those are quality skates you can get for under $200.  I've listed some online skate shops below you may want to check out.\n\nGood luck and I hope you stick with it!  And let me know if you have any questions.
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Go to wakeside.com, free shipping, best prices, any board that is on the market, mostly new models though
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Burton boards are great, I've been riding for 20 years and have ridden about everything out there and I have been very impressed with Burton gear. I'm sure you will see a ton of people here bad mouthing them but when it comes down to it, you just can't go wrong with them. \n\nWhen buying a new board you should always ask yourself a few questions, like: How good am I? How much do I ride? Where do I ride? What kind of rider am I? What conditions do I ride in most? The most common stats of a snowboard are it's length, tip width, waist width, tail width, contact length, sidecut and flex.\n\nLength is a personal preference. A shorter board is usually a little easier to manuver but not as stable at higher speeds and a longer board is more stable but a little more difficult to manuver. Most park riders like short boards and freeriders like longer boards. \n\nThe width of a board is important in that you don't want your toes or heels hanging over the edges of your board. Also, it is just as important that your board isn't too wide as this makes it harder to turn (I've actually torn the arch of my foot riding a too wide board, ouch!). \n\nSidecut is how much the sides of the board are cut in. If you use your imagination when looking at a board you can see that the "cut" of the board draws out the path of a circle. The more cut, the smaller the circle and the less cut the bigger the circle. Some boards have progressive sidecuts but I won't get into that, it isn't important. Again, park and pipe riders generally like a board with a bit more cut as they need the added manuverabilty to hit the features in the terrain parks more smoothly. A board with a lot of cut can feel a little twitchy (I call it nervous) at higher speeds and they get hooky in deep snow. A freeride board will have less cut as it is more often ridden at higher speeds with bigger turns. \n\nNow we come to flex. Here is where people differ the most in their opinions. When I sell boards, this is how I explain it. When you are riding you are "telling" your board what to do to carve. For the most part, a softer board is easier to ride as you don't have to be as exact when you are "telling" it what to do. Soft boards offer a very comfortable ride and great performance at slower speeds. Jibbers love them bcause they are less likely to hang up on a rail with a soft board. However, at higher speeds or in more aggressive situations a soft board will get bounced around more and not be as responsive. Now, a stiffer board needs exact instructions for you to get the most out of it. They aren't as comfortable to ride because they transmit more of what is going on to you instead of absorbing it for you. But, they perform very well, especially at higher speeds. Also, the stability of a stiffer board offers a great deal of forgiveness when you land in the back seat or too far forward because the stiffness wants to keep you centered on the board.\n\nThe Burton Feelgood is a great, women's specific board. It has been consistently my best seller for the past three years. Looking at the '07 stats, it is definately an intermediate to advanced board and it rates highest in groomers, halfpipe and park. It's flex is just above medium as is its sidecut. So, after what I said above you can imagine that it rates lowest for powder and rails (too much cut to be a great powder board and too stiff to be a great jibber). All in all, I'd say it's a great board for all conditions, If you wanted something stiffer, go with the Feelgood ES, something more park/jib get the Gtwin and if you wanted a more powder specific the slightly tapered Feather would be awesome.\n\nHope that helped...also, when buying go to a snowboard shop not a big box store. The folks at the snowboard shop will have a much better idea what they are talking about than the dude at Big 5.
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if your talking brand I would go with Weider You can pick up a cheap one for a little under a hundred dollars at Wal-Mart. or look for sales at K-mart excuse me big K.
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go to skatewarehouse.com they have everything there, explanations for different types of boards for different skills and tons of training vidoes. Fastest and cheapest service as well i got my complete custum set and shoes 2 days after ordering.
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For your board, go with something that allows experience growth. Don't get suckered into buying a "beginner board". You'll just waste your money. Secondly, size your board by how much you weigh and your height. I'm 5'2 and 115lb's so i ride a 143-148. The sales people will be able to help you with this too. Last, your boots should be snug, but allow room for your toes to wiggle, and your heel to lift a little. This way you won't cut off circulation. Well, Good Luck.
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If you're learning to surf, I suggest you rent boards for a while until you can tell the difference in different boards. Then you can make an educated decision on what kind of board you want without dishing out a lot of money on a board that you won't like or won't work for you. If you have friends that surf, borrow their old boards. At least it's free and a great way to experiment on a variety of styles. Be aware of what you like about different boards and how variations to the shape of the board will effect the performance (length, width, rocker, tail, fins, etc). That way when you get a board of your own you'll have some idea of what will work for you most of the time.
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ccs.com and activemailorder.com have great deals.  if your 12 you should definatly get a 7.5 or lower board width, and dont worry about plys, because your not gunna break your board.  Some great beginner board brands are Almost, chocolate, and a CCS blank deck.  I would definatly get an ALmost if i were you because they are amazing.  In the padding area, Protec is very good, but anything they sell on those sites i recomended will be good.  Also you will need trucks and wheels.  Tensor and Krux are great trucks, and Ricta, autobahn, are the best wheels, but wheels dont matter too much, except for wheel size.  If your going to be doing alot of vert skating and park skating then you want a bigger wheel.  anywhere from a 54-56 mm, but if your going to be doing street you will want a 49- 52....i myself have 49 mm Rictas.  Anyother questions you have i can answer.  Remeber one thing though, alot of skateboarding products, are about personal preference, how they feel to you, some people may hate your board and you love it or vice versa.
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The kind that works best for you. The type of board that is best is totally subjective because everyone surfs differently and is built differently.
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burton or kemper. thats all i ever use, and have been using for years. they both have some pretty mellow graphics, not super flashy. i she a beginner or advanced? fiberglass cores are nice. woodcores get waterlogged. metal edged to great turns!
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I like adio, sneaux, and etnies.\n\nEtnies has a pretty good grip, but are becoming built cheeper.\n\nAdio always has good paddine and hard landings are eaiser.\n\nSNEAUX has the best grip and padding for the best price.\n\nIf i were you i would go with ADIO, a little spendy but really great.