How Do You Turn a Frown Upside Down?
Oh, it is so on! My mat arrived this afternoon long after our normal mail delivery. I was heading out of the house when a postal truck pulled up and stopped in the middle of the street. Could it be? Certain that the delivery wasn't for me, I kept walking across our front yard. (Soul Brother #1, being the respectful homeowner that he is, always goes across the walkway. Not me! I tromp straight across the grass to my car. It's our half-dead grass. Why can't we walk on it?) Then the woman got out of the truck with a box and came toward me. "My mat is here!" Soul Brothers #1 and #2 stood there wondering why I was so deliriously happy. It's a mat thing! You wouldn't understand.
The quiver is coming together rather nicely now. I've wanted a mat for months. I think Pranaglider's blog is what first introduced me to surf mats. Even though I had no idea what he was talking about, I knew I wanted a surf mat. I'd never seen one in the flesh before I got mine in the mail today. I've also never seen anyone ride one. Who cares? I can learn. There are mat blogs, mat forums and mat riding videos on YouTube. I also have the man himself, Paul Gross, willing to give me tips from afar. I can do this! It might be ugly while I learn, but I bet I'll be laughing harder than the people on the beach (and in the lineup) watching me crash and burn.
Let the steep learning curve begin!
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Try the Surfmatters blog for some good mat fun and info!
http://surfmatters.blogspot.com/
I am sooo jealous!
Good on you, Surf Sister, for giving matting a try! I've been riding 4GFs since the early 80s and am more stoked than ever! There's enough info on surfmatters blog to get you fully up to speed. Go Girl!!!
Surf Sister,
Stoked you got your mat!
Surf it like anything else just don't stand up, cause that would be weird. Surfmatters is a great site and I started a mat only site 23breaths.blogspot.com so stop by if you have any questions.
Bruce
Have fun! Try to start at a clean reef or point. Beachies can be a frustrating place to start.
asmith, we're talking about L.A. In other words, the points are always crowded and I've heard that some of them don't allow mats. I will find a way to get a mat out to one of them, even if that means I'm out there before the lifeguards show up.
Thanks to everyone for the words of encouragement.
come out to Japan!No lifeguards here ,and people stare at anything ,so don`t make no difference....
go search for the mat thread at Swaylocks- there's a post there quoting the part of LA City Code that says mats are OK to ride. There was a guy around for a while who had the section of code painted on his mat for when he got hassled
Wait wait wait. Some points don't "allow" mats? What's that about? Who's doing the regulating? That's just wrong. If you find a point that won't "allow" mats, call me up, I'll get off my board and bring my sponge and fins. I got your back.
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