I'm going to try and surf with my 6 year-old niece this weekend. Any tips to getting up? So once you're up you just have her stand between your feet and hold onto your legs??
Scroll down to "My 4 year old is surfing!". There are a few pics in there. It was his first time. But to answer your question, Yes. It was pretty easy. We got up without any problems. Good luck.
Make sure they hold onto your legs and tell them not to push on the board while starting. My brother was able to get up with his 7 year old son this weekend who is almost 80 lbs by doing it this way.
Thanks for the tip. I guess my biggest question is what do you do when you are starting to fall if they are between your legs. I don't want to fall on her or have the board smack her...my sister would kill me!
Honestly, I wouldn't think too much about it. You'll know what to do at the right moment. You are probably big enough (compared to your neice) to decide which way the board goes. If you are falling forward, push the board out the rear. If you are falling backward, push the board out front. I'd just do it. Good luck.
I got up with my 5 yr old daughter this last weekend by having her hold on around my neck. She's pretty small so I couldn't figure out how to have her stand on the board and me hold on to her at the same time. She strangled my neck until we were up. I was then able to hold the rope in one hand and her with the other. Once we threw the rope in it was easy to support her and surf.
I guess it depends on how big your niece is if this will work.
Thanks for the tips. She is pretty small so I'm thinking of getting up the same way you did Kenny. I think she would feel much more safe holding onto me than standing on the board. The only question will be if she will continue to let oxygen flow with how hard she is squeezing my neck!
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