But if you're a surf girl, it's not stopping you cause you've heard it before. Besides, the best way to change that mentality is to get out there and shred with 'em. As you progress with your surfing skills, you'll learn more aggressive moves and tight maneuvers. These maneuvers take a long time to perfect, the more radical the more difficult. Though surfing is less about doing stunts than just about being out there.
Many surfers refer to the sport as a religious experience.
They feel closest to God when they're surfing. Recently competitive women surfers have made some progress with increased prize money and more competition. It still has a long way to go though. It was founded in 1975 in order to run a professional contest circuit for women. Shortly after WISA, the International Professional Surfers group added women's surfing to their events.