How To Skimboard w/ World Champion Austin Keen - One Step Drop 

I think it is super important for beginners to focus on getting onto the board in a LOW stance. I practiced a lot on the dry, flat sand and focused on what Austin said. After commiting to a low stance, I stopped falling. Then I knew I was ready.

Great video. It plays on a loop in my head when I’m at the beach trying to learn. Like any sport, a strong focus on the fundamentals early, pays the greatest dividends in the long term. Thanks for showing the way, Austin.

this video helped me tremendously. unfortunately i dont have many opportunities to skimboard and learn, but this video helped me a lot. at first i always used to jump on the board, which would make it sink or slip out sideways and i was landing flat on my back. this past vacation i finally managed to get some decent drops done and slide a little bit. what i realized is, that it is really important to place you back foot horizontally on the board right after dropping. that way your boards nose will come up right away. the first dozen one-step-drops ive done, i did not focus on this and still the board would sink, because i´d walk onto the board with my feet placed vertically and then adjusted the back foot, which caused too much downward pressure, i think. i will - hopefully - get another opportunity to skimboard in mid january. btw i am 35 years old, living faaaaaaaaaaaar away from the sea. i used to skateboard a lot in my teenage years and early 20s, but skimboarding is a different challenge. anyway, id like to thank you, austin, for making such great tutorials. i hope i can get to the point where i can actually catch small waves and ride them a bit.

We just got hit with almost 2 foot of ❄️ I’m jealous Austin!

Yo I found that it’s important to lead (first step) with right foot for regular and left for goofy. Helps with timing. Thanks. Love the video!!

Seeing your videos of one step, for me it´s a game changer...Really appreciate yours tips videos. Keep rocking!

very detailed and very clear explaination！thank you！

these videos are super helpful! keep posting please ✌🏻

Keep up the good work. Thanks for teaching me!

I started out watching your videoes a few years ago; that's how it's worked out for me.

This is dope! Thanks for putting this together!

I love this thank you so much you are the goat of skim boarding

Thank you Austin, honestly helped me get this way quicker. Goodman!

Awesome vid! More videos like this please!! I need more stuff to watch over the winter😩

Thanks. Nice instruction.

I really like you videos and I think your a goat at skimboarding.🏄‍♂️🤙🏻

This had made me improve so much

Some of us get on front foot first. If you skate, the foot that's on the board, use that foot to get on first. If you haven't built a habit already then get on back foot first and see if that works for you. There is no "better" to do either. Back foot gets on easier in the sand, front foot gets on deeper, I guess, but after a while neither is a disadvantage. You will just adjust.

Thanks man this will help a lot

Thanks. Really helpful mate !!

Thanks man I live in the Netherlands and it is not a really popular sport there so this is going to help me really good to become better at skimming

Love this guy

this and the older AK vid on the one step got me one step dropping in two sessions.Probably would have got me one stepping on my first session if I paid closer attention to the arms swing. That was the key to getting the timing right for me. I even practise the arm swing when I am jogging down the beach with my surfboard - still a beginner, 5 weeks in so far.

Love all your videos AK! I’m at the point where I get to the waves but I’m having issue bringing them back. You have any tricks on how to turn more efficiently?

Great video. I think it's better than your other one

Thanks for the tips. You rock.

Great job explaining your craft!

Thank you bro 😎

I only learned what skimboarding is today. I don't have a skim board. But this video was very interesting to watch. 👍

Best of the best❤

Perfect explanation ! ;)

Best video that I saw on this topic

So sick🤙

Thank you ! I’d like to see one or 2 of your one step drop in slow motion. Maybe the next video ^^.

Austin do you have a video of your slams? we could learn a lot from that also

I’m literally gonna start skim boarding right now

I just stared today my freind recommend you to watch thank you

My friends told me you were amazing and they are not lying

Nice

You are the best men, is amazing🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊💣💣💣

As always, great explanation! I learned so much from your tutorials over the years. Could you maybe do a tutorial once about the pumping techniques when on deeper water? I am now at the stage I want to go further on deeper water to hopefully get to the waves. I know you have one about turning the board sideways to get further out. I mean more how to deal with such a tiny wave and how to keep the speed pumping the board.

Is the skim board used in this video the same style board you would use behind a wakesurf boat?

AK is the man, I wish I would have started skimming earlier, after 30s falling is a hard toll, and you will fall A LOT

The most hardest part of this is to step with the foot on the bottom first and not like in skateboarding. Some day i probaly will get the hang of it! Haha Thx for the good explanation!

Hey Austin, I'm getting my timing down but my wraps are terrible. I start turning and either sink or slide out. Could you please make a video on Wraps?? I think I speak for a lot of people, Thanks!

I saw this video a bit to late, i f-cked up my right leg trying skimboard for the first time a few days ago, I put my front foot first and I slid leaving my right foot on the sand :/ i made a split!! Like in ballet. I'm gonna put this tutorial in practice asap 🤘🏾

I wish I would have seen this video a few days ago. First time attempting to skimboard. Complete epic fails. Yesterday, fractured my wrist (entered the board on the side…HUGE mistake). Today, after 50 or more fails, the wind caught the board, tip of the board flew up, Wham! Tip slammed into my nuts. Hit my hurt wrist again hearing and feeling bones crunch. Took about a 20 minute recovery period, back out hauling ass to the water the board slipped out and tore my groin muscle. I ended up bouncing my head off a long bed of shells. I tired a dozen or so more times until I could not walk anymore. Ok, I admit, I am 54 and at 235 lbs, a bit overweight I might have got too short and light of a board? Maybe next attempt a Wooden (heavier) board? 51” long vs the 48” foam/fiberglass board that I rented?? I shall be watching this video 30 more times. I can see clearly where I screwed up the last couple of days. I am determined to learn how to do this (old time surfer…lol 30 years ago and much lighter/in shape).

Yoo i love ur vids what beach is dat?

This was helpful, but I don't get one thing. I go to cocoa beach, and I don't know, but I cant go out to waves. I don't know if the waves are to small or if it is the way the waves wash to the shore, or if it is just me. Any advice?

Hi. Nice video, thank you. I tried hard to do one step drop and still without success coz I need to drop a board on my left leg step. And it's incredible hard for me coz my jumping leg is right one. But I watched this video and see you do it same. You dropping the board from the right leg same as me. That's why you have to do additional short step with left one. I am confused now. Is it ok to do same ? Maybe I do it normally and don't need to try fix it?

Nice board where can I find it?

I have a problem getting my feet on the board precisely when Im going fast for a wave. any tips?

Regards of 🇵🇪

Sir can i suggest a goofy footed, for one step drop

Your so cool my son loves your videos he’s can do a 369 shivut.

Man, my fucking Idol, I just love your technique.

Watched this video went down to the beach to do this immediately scrapped the piss out of my foot and shin on the board and was too scared to too it again 😂

Austin I have a question I am brand new to skimming i just did it today and what i was doing is was just jumping on it with 2 feet. And I was wondering how do you put 1 foot on the board first with out doing the splits. If you can reply that would help a lot because i am 12 and want to get into to skimboarding

What to do when too much strong wind?

Hows that Achilles/Heel Healed up?

Hey Austin, I’ve been doing the one step drop (I’m regular footed) with my front foot going on first. It works well but I’ve noticed I can’t reach waves and ride them in. Is getting on with the back foot first going to make that big of a difference? Please let me know

I have so many battle scars from trying to learn the one step. It’s so difficult for me.

Where I am, the only way I can get waves is when there’s fairly high winds. I one step, but I can only get about half a step in before my board comes back and catches wind and hits me. What exactly can I do in this scenario?

Portuguese subtitles for your Brazilian fans!!!!

I can't help but take a few extra steps when I drop it. I feel like im scared to hop on after one step like im gonna eat it

First!

"Practice on your front lawn" he says, and I thought he was somewhere in SoCal! 😆🥲 Great tips! The grip and footing tips I have not yet heard, the comparison with skating is interesting. Deciding if I want to get my kid on a skimboard before a skateboard, as she's obsessed with skateboards but I felt the skim might be safer? Kiddo's obsessed with water too, just found out today that you can take skimboards to the waves! I had no idea!!! 🏄🌴

Second🥴😏😏

Portuguese subtitles for your Brazilian fans

How do you not have that much sun damage? Do you go to a dermatologist?

Can you show how to do the monkey crawl