Learn the basics of how to skim board (flatland). Host: Trever Gatto. For more information go to www.skimzone.com Find a new skimboard here: store.skimzone.com Find a used skimboard here: skimcommunity.com
Not tying to be a jerk or disagree with this guy but a little tip is to drop your board instead of throwing it. If you drop it, and hop on it after taking one more stop, you will go much farther. It makes a huge difference. Trust me. Good luck everyone!
Ok thanks I'm going to try skimboarsing for the first time soon can you tell me a good board to get because I just have a cheap 20 dollar store bought board
Learning to drop step is the most efficient way to ride - actually we will be doing a video about this. However it is usually too difficult for most people to try when they are first learning. The less you have to chase your board, the sooner you get on it, the more momentum and speed you will have. I definitely recommend learning how to drop step once your comfortable on the board. We will work on having a video out for that soon.
Thank you! Very informative and demonstrative! We bought a skimboard late in the summer and plan to use it next summer in Seattle, and on the coast! Seems a good intro into surfing too, which I plan on trying later on after I've gotten skimboarding down.
To all the haters who say he sucks and this is a bad demo.... this is obvs meant to be a BEGINNER lesson - to get ppl skimming and stoked right away. Yes, doing the one-step drop is the best method, whether wave or flatland (although they do require slightly diff techniques). But that is a more ADVANCED method. If someone just wants to learn how to get on a board (flatland), and get a ride in for their first few times... this is a great lesson.
Also... I've met and skimmed with him. He does NOT think he's "the shit". He's one of the most humble, kind, friendly, healthy and active people you will ever meet. He's a genuinely good dude. #stopthehate
Thank-you! Hopefully you get to use your new board lots next year. There are some really great places in Seattle/Tacoma area. The balancing on the board is similar to surfing - just remember to keep your knees bent and your core center of gravity centered. Cheers!
The board he is riding is a Kayotics and is an excellent board for flatland skimboarding. Zap makes excellent boards for wave riding. You really need a different board for each style. If you have waves nearby and plan to skim that style, then definitely a Zap board will be great for that. That's great you've been skimming for 3 years and have been getting better at it! Your drop and landing are the most critical to learn. I'm sure you'll be charging waves very soon!!
Hey SmoshPit1, it depends on how you think you want to ride (long and fast or getting into tricks). I'm a big fan of bi-directional skimboards (both nose and tail are the same) - I find them really easy to maneuver. A more flexible board (DB) will give you more "pop" and can be easier to spin when doing tricks (but that will take time to learn) while a sturdier board (Kayotics) tends to be easier to control and is better in wind. Hope this helps.
Hi @Nscalers Club, I do know the store Target (and they actually just opened in Canada this month!). I know the types of boards they would sell and I would stay far away from them! Even if you only intend to skimboard a little bit, cheap boards that are mass produced like that will quickly deteriorate, bust or just won't perform and your rides won't be as good as they could be. For wave riding, you will want a foam core board such as Exile, Victoria, Zap, Slotstik - all good boards.
How hard is it to ride a high end wooden board (like a DB Standard Proto) on waves? Mainly plan to do flatland, but will occasionally take trips to the beach.
You might be able to find a used one for that, but a decent board will cost you about $150-$200. You can check out the skim classifieds section at the Skim Community website - sometimes people sell used boards there.
Hi Pj Jacob, I had a look at the video you are talking about - that is called tow-skimming or bungee-skimming. It's an easy way to get a feel for the movement of the board, but you won't learn how to actually skim. You need to learn how to throw it and land also. Are you trying to learn wave riding or are you learning along the shore (flatland)? Our video here is meant to teach flatland. It also helps to know what style of board you are riding.
I had time off of work yesterday & drove to Fort Fisher,NC & spent the day strictly skimboarding. Later in the day, I was like u said, charging the waves & riding further. Saw some there throwing their skimboard out, then running & jumping on it. I heard that's a big no-no to ride like that as u tend to wipe out more. I myself run,drop,& skim. I wipeout once in a while, not much. My balance is better getting on/riding the board that way.
I live in the US so we have a place called target ( not sure if u had a target in Canada) spits place when you can get clothes bicycles archery stuff shoes and yes skimboards. Do u think that the boards there would be crappy. I'm probably going to do more beach skimming than flatland skimming since I am living in Florida thanks
Is that a wooden board you have in the video, or a better one like a Zap or something? Right now, i have a wooden board & it does alright, but it's not too fast. I'll be buying a Zap board soon. Since practicing the last 3 summers, i can skimboard alot better now & am getting faster little by little, the more i practice. I'd love to be able to ride a wave one day back to the shore, that'd be awesome!
It's not so important which foot you land on when flatland riding. Most people actually land front foot first in this style. But when riding waves, you are right that it is more efficient to land back foot first, although many people do land with their front also.
We will definitely be making some instructional wave videos in the near future. Where we are based it's all flatland, however we are working with some other wave riders to produce wave videos.
So i'm a beginner, but i cant skimboard that much because i don't live near the sea or any ''low water'' places. I saw a skimboard online for 27,- and it looks really good. But i'm considering if this is a right board for me. I'm 180cm and the skimboard is 104cm so they recommend it for me. Am i doing good buying this or not? And thanks for the video, really helpfull! :)
+477Elite skimboard are better on high tide steep hills riding the shorebreak and the best board is exile and this is not skimboarding this is running on wood and doing a crappy 90 degree shuv it and falling
Awesome tutorial video. contrary to what I was thinking, I actually didn't do so bad on the beach just now with my board. I like how you broke it down to the basics step by step. Good stuff. Also, shameless advertisement - if you want to experience what the 2017 full solar eclipse was like, check out the vlog I posted on my channel. If you can like and share it too that'd be great and I'll return the favor! Alright thanks man. Good video, I'm gonna apply your techniques outside in about an hour while I'm out here on the beach.
I am not the same type of skimer as you because I do the wave riding kind and what we do is run full speed drop the board then step on it back foot first
These boards are more expensive but you can find some used ones too. Try searching forums, facebook skimboard groups or you can post a free Ad on SkimCommunity (.com) - (I would do all three). You should be able to find a good quality used board for an affordable price. You will be much happier with it than a cheap board from a cheap store.
G Harter Cheap (Just wood) breaks easy. And doesnt go as far. Good one (Carbon fiber, eglass, ect.) is ment for riding waves back intro the shore and shit
Ron Jon's skimboards are really for when you just learn how to skimboard..they are cheap and will break easily. If you wanna get a good intermediate board it will probably cost around 150-200$ for everything
I have friends that skim but I cant I don't know how this video will help me thnks plus I don't have to pull them on a bike look at the video im the kid rideing the bike here trainedzombie the video is called..... bike boarding at vero beach plz look and tell me whT U THINK THXS
Not sure about Ron Jon's boards in particular, but I've never seen a board under $99 that hasn't warped or broke in the first few rides. I wouldn't recommend it! You won't learn how to ride properly, you'll get frustrated and probably end up spending more money anyways because of having to replace the board.
but what i hate more is a bunch of douche bags tearing someone else because said douche bag does nothing with his time but bitch about and lay around on his lazy ass,
+Tom Walton ur afucking idiot i skimboard surf play football basketball golf and tennis i literally never lay around cuz thtas depressing its just that u and the guy in this video are a bunch of fucking idiots
Hey does anyone know any good flat land skimboarding spots in perth or near perth and do you have any suggestions for a begginers board that will last a long time and is under $70 Australian money
