honestly, unless you're just terrible at sports and totally unathletic, you won't need a "beginner" board. longboarding really isn't hard unless you get into sliding stuff which really isn't longboarding anyway. i don't know if it's because of my skateboarding and surfing background, but the day i got my longboard i was able to carve, powerslide, walk a lil, and just ride fine. pretty much w/e board you get i'm sure you'll love because longboarding is one of the most fun things you can do.