-- Posted by quicktime at 3:07 am on Oct. 10, 2008 sorry, i dont know if this is the right section for this, but ill try it out anyway. ive lived in hawaii almost my whole life, and i never really got into surfing. i really wanna surf because a lot of my friend do it. the thing is, i only have a 5'10" shortboard. reading online i read that everyone learns how to ride on a long board like 7ft + is it even possible that i can learn on mine? i havent tried it out yet, and i dont wanna go out and make a fool out of my self. what are the dificulities of a shortboard? ie. (harder to balance, harder to float?, hard to control?,  too fast) i just wanna know what im going up against. thanks for the help. -- Posted by La Motta at 3:10 am on Oct. 10, 2008 Ha I thought everyone in Hawaii surfed!!!! -- Posted by quicktime at 3:13 am on Oct. 10, 2008 its actually less common then you think. maybe like 1/50 kids in school surf