Comments on: Why SUP surf over prone surf as a beginner? / Lucy shares her thoughts

By: Reuben Ellis

Reuben Ellis — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 10:54:47 +0000

In reply to Olivier Decroly. Thanks for your comment Olivier

By: Olivier Decroly

Olivier Decroly — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:24:52 +0000

Interesting comments from the podcast as well. I have been SUP surfing for 15 years and never looked back to prone longboard. But SUP surfing helped me also to increase my prone skills whenever I did grab a surf board. It was not that easy in the beginning because we were chasing for the smallest SUP but feel very confortable now (at 51, close to 100 kg but fit) on +30-40 liters with 9 nish in all type of conditions (strong wind and chops, cold winter etc). Being able to prone SUP is nice too when traveling (this disadvantages SUP) as rentals is easy to find vs. SUP surf where you will get titanic hard board or inflatable bananas...Just crazy about the waves count with SUP vs if I was on prone, this is what excites me. SUP foiling adds now another dimenssion !!

By: Reuben Ellis

Reuben Ellis — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 11:37:38 +0000

In reply to Cameron. Thanks Cameron

By: Reuben Ellis

Reuben Ellis — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 11:31:31 +0000

In reply to Dave Ballard. Really top comment Dave. From my point of view its started to happen to me now at 43. The lower back is starting to be a pain when prone surfing (worst over cold winter). So like you say mixing it up is great and its still insane how many great waves you can get on a SUP!

By: Dave Ballard

Dave Ballard — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 16:21:57 +0000

Great video, Lucy is spot on re wind. As a short border, I got frustrated in my late 40s with prone surfing, I’d lost my pop and so my SUP journey began in my early 50s and I’d recommend it to any surfer getting on a bit and getting fed up prone surfing because they can’t do what they used to, for the reasons mentioned. However, if you’re an experienced prone surfer you should score many more bigger and better quality waves than you ever could on a short board when on a SUP without sacrificing the short board manoeuvres. Now in my late 50s, I have back issues, so alternate between the two disciplines when there’s a long run of swell as it uses different muscles and it keeps me going for longer, hopefully into the later years, which could also be something else to consider?

By: Cameron

Cameron — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 02:12:56 +0000

Great video Lucy and Reuben.

I really appreciate hearing how lucy had fun surfing her ISUP for years. I have a hard surf sup and a 4.7 inch thick surf ISUP . I took them surfing last summer and they were different but both were fun. At my low beginner level, at the end of the day all that really matters for me is playing on the waves. When I get really old I wouldnt be sad if all I can do is kneel on my ISUP and go for a ride.

As far as prone surfing goes, I love the simplicity of it. I want to keep trying it just for fun. As a spectator I love watching good long boarders. some look so elegant.