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Surfer Magazine, September 2002
"....everything an aspiring wave warrior needs to get started..."
"....No one...(except) a surfboard shaper, could expain the fuctions and parts of a surfboard as well..."
"....I picked it up and found the contents incredibly valuable and made sure we have it available...."
"....No one...(except) a surfboard shaper, could expain the fuctions and parts of a surfboard as well..."
"....I picked it up and found the contents incredibly valuable and made sure we have it available...."
Product Description
Learning to Surf with Surfer Joe I & II (The Ocean, You and Your Board; and Get Out, Get Up and Go!) get new and wannabe surfers ready to go and riding waves in no time. Experienced surfers can even learn something new from these films. More information and pictures are available at mermaid-pictures.net or at amazon VHS decriptions. The DVD plays in all regions.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
This DVD has all the stuff that's really hard to learn when you're just learning how to surf. The oceanography part includes info that's hard to find and you probably don't know unless you studied physics. I really appreciated that the instruction and all the information was substantial -- everybody knows that surfing is fun, but it's also can be really hard. This video really helps you understand what's goin' on: in the oceanography part I liked going back and forth between motion graphics and film of the ocean and surfers. The quality of the film and the sound (groovy sound track) and the professionalism and experience of the surfers featured in the DVD is way beyond the average surf instructor. I haven't seen any instructional surfing DVD with this much info! Nothing compares with this one.
20 of 24 people found the following review helpful
hey - subject matter...great... we all love surfing. However this is a really REALLY amateur production. Graphics are pixellated and illegible, sound is terrible, some instructors not miked up so they are shouting, others over balanced so it is distorted. Everyone on it is 40, and older. They have managed to make surfing look really boring, and unattractive. Surfer Joe is the worst animation ever seen... looks like it was done at home by the kid next door on his spectrum computer... THIS dvd should not be this price, and not on Amazon, it is a hobby project. I would definately say don't buy it! (at half the price)
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
I've never surfed before and I found the oceanography very interesting. It helped me learn the way the ocean works and gets you to really understand--I never knew there was so much to learn about surfing. I especially loved the way the video went between the graphics and the ocean. The more I watch the video the more I understand, and not only does it give great instruction, it also holds a lot of good scientific value. Not only did I enjoy it, my parents did too, as well as my two younger nephews. Part 2 really shows you how to get out there and start surfing, it's really motivational.
Not to mention, the music is just as great as the video too.
Not to mention, the music is just as great as the video too.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Ok Video but over priced. Worth about $12.00
Haven't surfed yet so I bought the video. First don't be fooled, this is one DVD broken into two chapters and not very long. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Doulos
Who is surfer Joe?
This has got to be the worst video ever produced. Though the science in waves was interesting, it certainly is not a "how to surf video". Read more
Published on February 6, 2010 by R. Snyder
Solid video for those new to surfing
Watch this video before you take private lessons or buy a board for the first time. If you can stand up and turn, you are way past this video. Read more
Published on June 14, 2009 by Rob Neff
average
Creative Sauce "Jimbo"'s review is pretty lame. He objects that everyone is over 40. Not sure what your purpose is for watching this video, Jimbo, but if it's to look at... Read more
Published on April 23, 2009 by Skeptical Shopper
Unfortunately you're better off watching real surfers at the beach
It's ok but you learn just as much by going to the beach and observing surfers out there. The main part that I learned was how to sit on your board and how to turn quickly to catch... Read more
Published on December 4, 2008 by Hoppaguy
not enough
good video but not long enough or complete no views of the jump up or turning
Published on May 12, 2007 by Robert D. Gauthier
Surfing made easy
Learning to surf with surfer joe makes surfing seem like a sport for everyone to learn at any age.
There's a lot of information about what surfing entails - learning... Read more
There's a lot of information about what surfing entails - learning... Read more
Published on May 14, 2006 by marcy
Watch Surfer Joe. . . then get a board and go!
I watched Surfer Joe a couple of times before a friend lent me a board and took me out. Part 2 was especially helpful. The instruction is really thorough. Read more
Published on April 15, 2006 by Sash
This DVD should be in every library
I've been surfing for years and bought this DVD for my kids; ended up watching the whole thing with them. Read more
Published on January 9, 2006 by Badabing
The worst surf movie of any kind ever made
Re-uses the same terrible footage over and over, has very little , if any, instructional value. No one could possibly learn how to surf from this video, nor could it even be used... Read more
Published on December 14, 2005 by Captain Hook
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