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*Lives 7 hours from the ocean and only goes to the beach once a year* "You will also have to practice skimboarding at least 2 days a week" I WILL NEVER GIVE UP
I go to a cottage on the bay side of Cape Cod once every year. The last few years I have tried transitioning from bay skimming to ocean skimming with very little luck. First of all the beaches are pretty rocky and I get worried about my board. (If you know any good cape beaches hmu) Secondly, I am bad at timing and run-ups because on the bay you can just throw the board and then chase after it. But this video helped out a ton with #2!
@@williametzler3743 it's hard - one of the hardest sports to get very good at. dont give up, but if you love it and want to progress you can always look to move when you're an adult.
UnseenProdigies try running into the ocean, you’re gonna get knocked by waves but you get better balance and you can work your way up to riding waves, if that doesn’t work try to practice on wet sand or really shallow water 👍
I guess im wrong about not having the option to live at the beach and practice "4 DAYS A WEEK" Your really encouraging. thanks for a reality check buddy
I wouldn’t worry about his opinion on how many days is required to be good... I mean the fact he goes 4 times a week and can’t even skim good says it all.... it’s about quality not quantity lads...
@@malikthetherapist1342 It's a TEACHING video. He's obvs a very good rider. Just because he can show you what happens when a person is learning - hell, even the most experienced have the silliest bails - doesn't mean he's not good. In fact, it shows he's actually a good skimboarder because he's able to show you the mistakes. #takealesson And as far as how many days/hours/etc... well it really depends on what level you want to be at. If it's just for fun, then who cares. If you want to be pro... then damn right, you gotta be out there as often as possible. Just like any sport.
Once I ended up tearing my thigh because I didn’t stretch besides waking up driving to the beach and bolting towards the waves just to fall over in pain
Don’t forget it’s really hard to run on a slope beach and very soft sand. Been doing some flat sand skimboard with small board and didn’t really progress much. I just bought my 52 carbon board and I will see how it goes! Good tips! Everything you said here is really true! I keep stepping on the nose of my board and couldn’t time the waves. 🙄
I finally reached my first wave ! It wasn’t pretty but I was shitting bricks once I realized I was actually going head on with it and I just felt it push my board up and towards the beach I barely managed to turn but I was super happy to finally get on a wave and stay on the board ! Thank you for all the tips I’ve been doing everything you say and I can’t stress enough how true this video is a good drop and timing is everything!
Thank you for the instruction! I'm thinking of getting a board and trying this at one of the local beaches. Practice makes perfect. You have a new subscriber. 😊
Very good show, I used to skim board with my home made board on Long Island, NY, Jones beach, fire island. About 53 years ago, the beach all to myself, forward flips and side flips. A lot of fun. Keep skimming on!
Great video, love how in depth you get regarding timing. It was also refreshing to see you ride back in on very small waves, its reassuring to see that you can ride and have fun on any size wave as a beginner. Thanks so much!
I bought my first skimboard 3 days ago I got a Maddog softop I learned to occasionally land a shuvit and I can side slip for I short amount of time I am enjoying the sport a lot thanks for the helpful tutorial
I live near the ocean but all the spots nearby (not further than an hour) have no shorebreak... So I have a couple options- 1. Drive a couple hours to some place with skimboarding waves 2. Just skimboard the sand 3. Freakin build up the speed to shred the board all the way to the outside and ride an actual wave. (I'm going to try all of the above) Sick video btw, really helpful
I pop shoved'it on the first day as well catch a wave on day one because of one reason. I watched blair colin's tutorials before going skimboarding and I have lot of experience skateboarding. I wouldn't be able to do it if I didn't skateboard* already. It's a very technical sport. Love it!
I did it today and maybe I just have common sense but it’s pretty simple just have to do it. I only have a good run 1 out of 3 times but it’s still fun
Finally got to the coast, first run I had 4 dislocations on 3 toes and a sprained foot, I fixed the toes in the water. After a few more runs (hops) I got it on my fourth while very slow going into the water I still rode it. I'm nearly 40 so I count it as a win and am happy I got that far...ready for the next beach trip.
I go to the beach usually about one week and 5 days not in a row but I skim board on wood and I’m good at it but most beaches near my don’t allow skim boarding because many reasons so I have to go to wells Maine to do it
"Practice two days a week" i live in a landlocked country and don't even get to go to the beach every year but i really wanna learn it xD i got to try it out a few years back and it was so much fun c:
If you don’t live by a beach and want to have some type of practice for the one time a year you go get a long board and just get you balance turning all sorts of maneuvers its not the exact same but it will help you work on balance and controlling the board it took me a day to get nice effective skims coming from a snowboarding and skate/long board background still a-lot to learn but it was a bit easier to start
Beach Looking Guy Agreed. The footage in video where you demo the crawl looks like it can last. I had surfaces like that/ which looked similar in Southern England. Finding a good slope in my region now can be done, but it’s often a passing event, across 1.5 to 2 hours.
I wish I would have seen this before my first day of skimboarding. I couldn’t transition into the water, now I know it’s because I had too much weight on the nose. I am using a skimburger from southbayboard co, thinking about getting a zap pro since they are on sale now. But I still need LOTS of practice.
Does anyone have any suggestions/tips for learning on the lakeshore? I have access to Lake Mi, but the beaches have quite a slope and the waves are very frequent and don't come very far up. This makes it very difficult to get good approaches: You have to run through loose, dry sand OR run parallel to the shoreline on a downward angle, due to the sloping shoreline. Extremely frustrating, but I dont want to give up because it's so fun and great exercise. Any advice is greatly appreciated!
sorry if im late on this. It's a tough situation. that type of skimming is just underwhelming after some time and like most activities, skimboarding is most fun with a great beach, friends and community. it's likely you will be doing this mostly alone and in rather unfavorable conditions. my personal advise would to just find something better to "pursue". if you really just want to go out anyways that is completely fine, I would just set my expectation that it's a side hobby to goof around with. if you're not a little kid under the age of 12 at least, i would definitely find something else because skimming is very hard to learn the older you get.
I was looking to buy a skimboard and I don’t know which one to get. I’m looking for a low price as well: 200 or less. I just want to skim onto waves nothing fancy, but I do want to be able to catch waves
A friend and I started with wooden boards and we didn't knew that you dont have to chase them.. big ouch lmao bruises and nice deep scratches on our feets was the result of that day first day We recently pick up some cheap but better sized boards ... we still blind on what to do but seen this video make a lot of sense on what we need to do now I been thinking on buying a proper size board and I was thinking on the exile ex1/2 or the Victoria fomie Any advice better I pick one of this ?
@@BeachLookingGuy thanks man I score a Victoria board for 75 bucks lol .. way better then what we been using this one is 54" and I also did what you suggested on your other video of how to wax for beginners Thanks a lot for the help and videos man🙏🔥🔥🔥
Hey I noticed you were still replying to comments which is sick. I got a skimboard for like 20$ from some store by the beach. It looks weird tho, it’s like very very round, almost a circle. And it has no grip on the back. Is this a different kind of skimboard ?? Or did I waste 20$?
I don’t know if it’s my board the water or me but whenever I try to ride out to a wave my board instantly sinks when I hit the decently deep water. Any tips on how to fix this?
Question I live in the Michigan area but currently in Florida and really want to start skim boarding but for half of the year it is winter and has a lot of snow and the half that is summer I have to go to school how could I improve on that schedule.
Hard to say, bud. Need A good beach with easy access. That is the problem for most people and skim, have to live near the beach and have the opportunity to practice often
i dont wanna get good becuase i dont live near a ocean but i live 3 hours away from lake and i go there like 4 times a year but is it hard to just skim across the beach i n the shallow part or even just wet sand
Well, there's some serious practice behind that move, not as easy as it looks. Hey look, I'm 62, I started skimming at 57 at my son's insistence, I'm no super-athlete, former college cross-country runner, but that doesn't equate to sh&% on the waves, just throw that board in the surf over and over and over, don't get frustrated, by biggest mistake as a beginner was not equating speed with success, it's no secret, you need some serious speed before the drop in order to skim well. Like that cute blonde headed away from you on the beach, you gonna let her walk away or you gonna talk to her? (what I, in turn, have taught my son...) Quit watching the waves, like that chick, you go for it, get on that board and into it, over and over and over. Hey, its the beach, have fun!!
Watch ppl who are good, then replicate their motions, and be confident. When your confidence wavers, that's when you're gonna eat shit, and get bruised hips, bad back alignment,and possibly tear knee ligaments, and tweak your ankles.
... honestly, I wish I could go back in time, and not spend 25 years skimming. Torn labrum are a bitch. And the harder you rip, the more you damage your labrum. So be sure to do plenty of yoga stretching, and strengthening excersices, if you plan to skim on a regular basis. FACT
welll if you are insanely passionate you can find your way to living close to a "decent" beach and skimming every day. depending how old you are, it may or may-not be worth it. but in the end it's a novelty sport for fun that honestly like 75% of people aren't really built for in the first place. it takes a ridiculous amount of dedication of running, falling, understand your spot and how and when it works best. it also helps to be thin athletic body type, a great runner, swimmer, stamina, agile, anticipation and balance skills.
When I drop my board on the wet sand it keeps getting stuck. Does my skimboard needs to be waxed or something from the bottom? I just started skimboarding. I’ve tried riding my board parallel and when I drop it it just gets stuck. So I mostly try to do a water drop and that works, I manage to get on the board but also sink rather soon. My skimboard is 48 inches. I’m 5’3” and weight 140lbs. Any tips? Thank you!
it takes a lot of speed and finesse. also knowing exactly what the perfect timing and thickness of water. speed and finesse will keep the board from not sticking. a lot of time getting reps and trying different things will teach you the timing and amount of water necessary. one of the hardest things about skimming is the transition from running to sliding without losing speed or control. it's not as easy as it looks.
@@BeachLookingGuy Thank you! I appreciate the tips. I'll keep working on it and getting reps in. Good to know it's part of the process. Im excited to hit the beach and keep at it.
I just fractured my ankle, perhaps I should have come to RU-vid first lol oh well… 4 more weeks until I get my boot off and then I’ll take things more slowly again next time.
I watch this video at least once a week because the advice is just so on-point. "Ankle biters!" Hahah I started calling them ankle biters as well, it's a perfect name for those annoying things. Thanks for taking so many intentional spills for the viewer to get the picture haha - it helps a lot. This video is exactly what you will experience in the first 1-2 years of skimming, once you get past the basic drop, etc.
