Serious Fun

It seems strange to say that I want to get serious about surfing, when it is for fun. Perhaps it's more accurate to say I want to commit to surfing this year. Surfing is a skill, a sport, and an art that I want to, if not master, at least become proficient at. With that in mind, I'm setting some goals for the year.

-The biggest goal is to stop worrying about what the other surfers in the water think of me. As long as I follow surf etiquette and stay out of their way, nothing else matters.

-Get in the water every day I can. Even if there isn't good surf, getting out will help me improve my skills.

-Have fun and enjoy the process. Phil Edwards was the first to say that the best surfer in the water is the one having the most fun, so this will be my benchmark for being the best surfer I can be.

-improve my pop-up.

-on land, work on getting fitter and stronger. 

-improve my wave reading skills

I plan to set goals for each surf session, and log my surf sessions to track how I do!