Props! The quick-mount technique is the way to go if you are ever interested in hitting a break. After many years of chasing the board and then jumping on I decided to try getting on straight away like in this vid. HARD! But it is worth the effort. One's energy isn't spend chasing the board about. More skimming! My old Victoria has a ply core and weighs a ton (bought it 1982) but I have had so much fun on it since then. Cool vid!
To anyone considering taking up skimboarding: Save up and buy a fibre glass/carbon fibre skimboard. Don't waste time with cheap wooden ones. They are smaller and less buoyant, and will make things harder than they need to be. Speaking from past experience!
Wrong. Most learn on a $30 board. Some giant percent of people will last only one session. No need to needlessly drop $200 bucks on something you might not do much. Expensive boards are for advanced people. To start out you are skimming on sand and 1" water, any board will do for that.
John, what's your sporting background? From what I keep hearing about skimboarding and how hard it is, seems like you had a a very quick learning curve.
Thank god you said it was a sport! I get sooooo much crap about it not being a sport but more like a hobby. It frustrates me that people say that when it's just like any other board sport around.
I’ve heard people claim that surfing is harder than skimming. it seems to me skimming requires a bit more coordination & balance. I know surfing requires those things, but with skimming you have to drop the board, basically catch up to it, then get on while it’s moving. I’m clumsy though, so what do I know? 😂
You don't need to chase the board with skimming you can do a one step drop or money crawl there are tutorials they give you alot more speed and save energy
I always wanted to surf but never get a chance to because where I live there aren't much wave to surf and most of my friends don't do surfing. I just found out this sport and man that's look so fun and you don't need big wave to skimboard. Gonna have to start skim boarding before summer end.
When I was a kid we had 2 boogie boards and every summer we'd drag them out to the beach but I never caught a wave. Some people would also try skimboarding with it and go up and down the beach. If only I'd mastered it as a kid lol
@ExtremeAfroMan my 3 favorite brands to get boards from are victoria, zap, and exile. And if you're asking because you plan on trying it out, I would just get a decent wood board to learn the basics. I started with a small wood board, then got a slightly larger fiber glass board, and I now ride a carbon fiber board. As for traction there's a lot of brands, I use astrodeck and used to use x-trac. All of them are good really. But good luck if you're trying this out. My advice is to just keep tryi
ah, i remember skimboarding for the first time. i got it down in one day xD but at first i kept on falling backwards and landed on my head a couple times, but it's really fun once you get it
My board is crappy and wooden and has no grips. I've just started skimboarding yesterday, and when I land on the board I keep slipping right off without even moving anywhere. Any suggestions?
You need to use "surf wax" on the top of your board. If the top of your board is slick you won't get anywhere but dead. If you have used surf wax on the bottom of the board you need to take it all off and replace it with "speed wax."
when i go skim boarding i dont go out to the deeper parts of the ocean i go along the shore for going long distances its actually pretty fun when when seaweed is on the ground you go pretty far cauz its slippery
Lol the way I was taught was to follow the wave parallel instead of heading straight at it, but I'm also on a wooden board that is probably too small for me now, and came from a place where people only used wooden boards and did the same... guess it's time for an upgrade!
Skimming out to the waves is what advanced guys like to do because they can do tricks. Basic skimming is along the shore like you are doing. Basic skimming seems fun to me! But yes if you want to skim out to deeper water and catch waves you'll need a better board, but you'll also need evil speed!
@trakkon14 in my holiday i bought a board for 15$.. and didnt know that u have to try doing the waves until i saw a pro. but its not as easy as it looks. i keep keeping on.
Yeah, practice required totally probably. I have a cheap skimboard i bought at Myrtle Beach and hadn't practiced enough on it to get good. This summer when i go to Myrtle, i'm gonna practice on it more and see how good i get. It's like before i started riding the Ripstik, i asked, How do you ride something like that?! But now? It's easy, VERY easy to ride a Ripstik. That's probably how it is when skimboarding, once you've got it, you got it for life!
are the deck pads absolutely necessary for this? i just ordered mine and i'm wondering if i really need to buy the pads. i remember skimboarding once as a kid and i don't think the board i used had pads on it.
No they are not necessary but probably helpful. Without the pads you will need to use surf wax on the top of the board to keep it from being slippery. The pads allow you to not waste time waxing the board, but more importantly they help you place your feet properly, at the very centerline of the board and at the very bacj.
@foreverfamous726 you live in San Diego. OK i was woundering what beach would be good to skim @. I have been to Del Mar its good, but what else is good?
no they're not absolutely necessary but they make things easier. you can just buy some surf board wax and rub it where you'll land or all over the board. hope this helps
@Epurope you might not be going fast enough. If you keep your momentum fast enough, you should be able to ride on tall water. I actually use a wooden board for 85-120 pounds, but I weigh about 150
go look at joogsquad (jack tenney/jack 10e) , he has been a pro skimboarder for 3 years plus he has been skimboarding since he was like 15 (he is 20 now). He is also a very great longboarder so if you watch his skim videos you might learn a few things.
@anderrocks1 it is hard. Sure you can hit a wave and do a blackflip, but you wouldn't even make it out of the first heat in a national contest. Getting good at skimming takes a lot of time and practice, and is hard.
question. i have a victoria skimboard and it doesn't have any pads, are pads something i will need? are they needed for riding the waves like the pro guy does?
idk why but i run so dang fast on my skimboard and i dont get far out i even try the hydroplane on the water and i dont have shorebreak where i live :(
i honestly dont understand how so many ppl have such a hard time just learnign to ride the board, i got it down on my third try, n now wen i go sumwhere i do sumthing as simple as a shovit and everyone goes crazy, its quite funny to me
hey guys i have a wood skimboard can i also ride the waves or is it only for flatland .if its only for flatland what skimboard shout i buy i only want to buy one for 50 $ ron jon has some. maybe you could give me a link or you know a shop in fl estero ;-)
yeah. i havea 250 dollar fiber glass one and i'm still screwed. also i can only go to beach for 2 weeks ayear so.. yeah. also u cant practice on 3 inch snow. ik its rediculous but it can help
@gmon135 Too heavy? It is not just the board but the person on it who ways a fair bit. The board is only a fraction of the weight carried on it. However, fiberglass, foam, carbon, boards r much better for wave riding, but woods r possible.
Average skim boarding with me
Throws board on the water
Jumps on
Falls backwards
Goes back to beach chair
Eats chips
Repeat
mmmmm, chipss!
This is gonna he me in about an hour
And what do you do when the chips are down?
@@TheLarryBrown holy shit I commented this when I was 12 and it got hella likes I don’t even remember writing
you were getting it! the hardest part is getting comfortable with your drop and sand to water transitions.. I'm gonna make some tutorials soon
I'll believe that when I see it.
love your chanel and your logo as well
Who else is watching this one hour after buying a skimboard
same
Bloopy Doopy webb me
I just got a skimboard at lake Michigan
😂😂😂
3.5 hours...
Bought my skim board yesterday. Trying this out tomorrow. Pretty excited!
Cool video, saw skimmers for the first time in Cabo St Lucas in extreme waves, and it has interested me ever since
Props! The quick-mount technique is the way to go if you are ever interested in hitting a break. After many years of chasing the board and then jumping on I decided to try getting on straight away like in this vid. HARD! But it is worth the effort. One's energy isn't spend chasing the board about. More skimming! My old Victoria has a ply core and weighs a ton (bought it 1982) but I have had so much fun on it since then. Cool vid!
Learning to skimboard this summer. Looks so fun.
To anyone considering taking up skimboarding:
Save up and buy a fibre glass/carbon fibre skimboard. Don't waste time with cheap wooden ones. They are smaller and less buoyant, and will make things harder than they need to be.
Speaking from past experience!
Yes! So true!
Wrong. Most learn on a $30 board. Some giant percent of people will last only one session. No need to needlessly drop $200 bucks on something you might not do much. Expensive boards are for advanced people. To start out you are skimming on sand and 1" water, any board will do for that.
I'm excited and a bit nervous to try this. Great video, thanks!
3:50 dude that was encouraging! you should keep on doing it, obviously you have some skills!
John, what's your sporting background? From what I keep hearing about skimboarding and how hard it is, seems like you had a a very quick learning curve.
Thank god you said it was a sport! I get sooooo much crap about it not being a sport but more like a hobby. It frustrates me that people say that when it's just like any other board sport around.
how does he flip the board up like that
@macbeasty no u dont need traction pads to do that. it just helps out if u have them.
I’ve heard people claim that surfing is harder than skimming. it seems to me skimming requires a bit more coordination & balance. I know surfing requires those things, but with skimming you have to drop the board, basically catch up to it, then get on while it’s moving. I’m clumsy though, so what do I know? 😂
You don't need to chase the board with skimming you can do a one step drop or money crawl there are tutorials they give you alot more speed and save energy
I always wanted to surf but never get a chance to because where I live there aren't much wave to surf and most of my friends don't do surfing. I just found out this sport and man that's look so fun and you don't need big wave to skimboard. Gonna have to start skim boarding before summer end.
this guy is riding a better board than ive ever had and its his first time...
@macbeasty u dont need them. it just makes the board more grippy
I skate, and longboard. I have one of these. Never used it. Gonna try this summer.
this video got me stoked on skimming years ago
When I was a kid we had 2 boogie boards and every summer we'd drag them out to the beach but I never caught a wave. Some people would also try skimboarding with it and go up and down the beach. If only I'd mastered it as a kid lol
it's easier for me to go when the wave just fell and another starts coming in rather than when the foam is gone and another wave comes in
To skim you have to keep trying it took me years to learn but once you start to get the feel you get it
Skimboarding is like skateboarding except in the water, twisted my ankle doing this yesterday but it was worth it.
@ExtremeAfroMan my 3 favorite brands to get boards from are victoria, zap, and exile. And if you're asking because you plan on trying it out, I would just get a decent wood board to learn the basics. I started with a small wood board, then got a slightly larger fiber glass board, and I now ride a carbon fiber board. As for traction there's a lot of brands, I use astrodeck and used to use x-trac. All of them are good really. But good luck if you're trying this out. My advice is to just keep tryi
Who else here thinks the guy looks like Payton manning
YES
TGL BEASTMODE i do
For sure
ah, i remember skimboarding for the first time. i got it down in one day xD but at first i kept on falling backwards and landed on my head a couple times, but it's really fun once you get it
Now i know, its very hard to do that, but actually i love it very much, by the way thanks for sharing man
My board is crappy and wooden and has no grips. I've just started skimboarding yesterday, and when I land on the board I keep slipping right off without even moving anywhere. Any suggestions?
You need to use "surf wax" on the top of your board. If the top of your board is slick you won't get anywhere but dead. If you have used surf wax on the bottom of the board you need to take it all off and replace it with "speed wax."
when i go skim boarding i dont go out to the deeper parts of the ocean i go along the shore for going long distances its actually pretty fun when when seaweed is on the ground you go pretty far cauz its slippery
Lol the way I was taught was to follow the wave parallel instead of heading straight at it, but I'm also on a wooden board that is probably too small for me now, and came from a place where people only used wooden boards and did the same... guess it's time for an upgrade!
Skimming out to the waves is what advanced guys like to do because they can do tricks. Basic skimming is along the shore like you are doing. Basic skimming seems fun to me! But yes if you want to skim out to deeper water and catch waves you'll need a better board, but you'll also need evil speed!
@trakkon14 in my holiday i bought a board for 15$.. and didnt know that u have to try doing the waves until i saw a pro. but its not as easy as it looks. i keep keeping on.
Yeah, practice required totally probably. I have a cheap skimboard i bought at Myrtle Beach and hadn't practiced enough on it to get good. This summer when i go to Myrtle, i'm gonna practice on it more and see how good i get. It's like before i started riding the Ripstik, i asked, How do you ride something like that?! But now? It's easy, VERY easy to ride a Ripstik. That's probably how it is when skimboarding, once you've got it, you got it for life!
extreme outdoor supply or buy it straight from a brand website like exile or victoria skimboards
i would of liked to see more of this
@mario0218 it is possible to use a woody on waves. check out "kids on boards", they rip on plywood.
3:50 perfectly timed wrap
@Noble909 dude.. my rule of thumb is if it's based on points it's a sport. if it's based on style.. it's a competition.
you can stilll get waves but its alot harder i would recommend zap traction pads i just got them today and i love them highly recommend them.
i got a tonga skimboard for christmas.it is one of the most difficult thing that i have ever done
His last spray was pretty good for first time
awesome video :-) but where I COULD BUY A SKIMBORD T?
What beach is this
Get a stomp pad atleast but an arch bar isn't necessary. Like the other comment says, cover your board in wax. Sticky bumps is my favorite
is there a weight limit for using a skimboard? Is there a way to calculate the size of the skimboard needed based on your body weight?
yea its just the board size like how tall are you if your more than 5ft 4 inch try a 52 or 54 in skimboard
What brand pads are those ? Also any recommendation for brands when it comes to pads ?
Very well made video!
Hey I got a skimboard for Christmas. Still haven't used it but yeah!
+Jim Dayworth what kind?? skimboarding's fun!!! don't put it to waste haha
Just got my first board yesterday and went out to test it. I fell on my ASS at least 10 times but I did get the hang of it.
are the deck pads absolutely necessary for this? i just ordered mine and i'm wondering if i really need to buy the pads. i remember skimboarding once as a kid and i don't think the board i used had pads on it.
No they are not necessary but probably helpful. Without the pads you will need to use surf wax on the top of the board to keep it from being slippery. The pads allow you to not waste time waxing the board, but more importantly they help you place your feet properly, at the very centerline of the board and at the very bacj.
My left ear enjoyed the video
i got a triple x wave assualt board for 200 buks. i havnt tried it yet cuase its winter but it looks good.
How do you get the wooden boards to slide on sand ?
@foreverfamous726 you live in San Diego. OK i was woundering what beach would be good to skim @. I have been to Del Mar its good, but what else is good?
You need more speed and a solid shore break...but what do I know, I just fall a lot.
no they're not absolutely necessary but they make things easier. you can just buy some surf board wax and rub it where you'll land or all over the board. hope this helps
Bought a skim board, broke my nose. Didn't have to go to school... WIN!!!
Is there a difference between wooden boards and polyester boards?
Polyester boards won't waterlog. I've only used wooden ones so that's all I really know.
+MotoMadMan Wooden boards are for sand and polyester is for sand/wave riding.
@Epurope you might not be going fast enough. If you keep your momentum fast enough, you should be able to ride on tall water. I actually use a wooden board for 85-120 pounds, but I weigh about 150
go look at joogsquad (jack tenney/jack 10e) , he has been a pro skimboarder for 3 years plus he has been skimboarding since he was like 15 (he is 20 now). He is also a very great longboarder so if you watch his skim videos you might learn a few things.
he's been skim boarding since he was 7
+Dane Cameron i said pro skimboarder....
@DaAntiderivative what type do you think i should buy man?
@anderrocks1
it is hard. Sure you can hit a wave and do a blackflip, but you wouldn't even make it out of the first heat in a national contest. Getting good at skimming takes a lot of time and practice, and is hard.
question. i have a victoria skimboard and it doesn't have any pads, are pads something i will need? are they needed for riding the waves like the pro guy does?
Just use the normal surf wax on top of the board if you don't have the pads.
@@TheLarryBrown Lol!! Bro, my comment was 11 years ago. I don’t even know where my skimboard is anymore.
lean far back on the tail pad then just kick it out. Its like popping up the deck of a skateboard.
so can i ride a wave using a wooden skimboard?? would it work as well as the carbon fiber one?
Yes, a wooden board is good for basic skimming along the shore. You will need a better board if you want to skim out to deep water and catch waves.
I like it when u hit a wave and go flying
HI. I cam use a sandsliding table for skimboard?
Is extreme outdoor supply a webwsite or a shop?
does it matter what kind of board you have?
what do you surf if you only have little ass shore waves?
I skateboard and I feel like skimboard mung is like board sliding a long rail
I skate and I am sponsored for skim boarding. Its a lot different than a boardslide
I'm learning to skateboard and I tried skim boarding and I was pretty crap
if you plan to ride waves then should you get a traction pad?
Yes, but otherwise just use the usual surf wax.
does somebody know the name or type of that board ??
Sick drew. Way to rep SD.
Is that joogsquad?
skimboarding is soooooo difficult but so much fun
do you have to do skateboarding to learn this ?
Nope. I started today and I can ride pretty well
+ExoticDolphin Thanks. But i think i'll first learn bodyboard.
+Jul But you do you bro :)))
Could we do tricks without the deck pads?
Cheers Up Choose you can but it's really hard. especially if you have a carbon fiber / fiberglass board
@sultanofsick hahaha me either dude i have no idea who drew peace is
Do you get grips with your skim boards or do you add them later
Usually add them later.
It really is. get your friends too, buy some boards. You won´t regret it, it´s the best!
where is this
if that guy would of had a xl board it would of helped a lot cuz when you first start out its hard to keep your balance on a smaller board...
When you fall on that hard sand it hurts like hell.
where was this filmed?
+sammy naylor England
Can you do this on any beach?
Nice, i liked it!
idk why but i run so dang fast on my skimboard and i dont get far out i even try the hydroplane on the water and i dont have shorebreak where i live :(
What beach was this video taken at?
witch boards are you both using i need to know
i honestly dont understand how so many ppl have such a hard time just learnign to ride the board, i got it down on my third try, n now wen i go sumwhere i do sumthing as simple as a shovit and everyone goes crazy, its quite funny to me
hey guys i have a wood skimboard can i also ride the waves or is it only for flatland
.if its only for flatland what skimboard shout i buy i only want to buy one for 50 $
ron jon has some. maybe you could give me a link or you know a shop in fl estero ;-)
how do u move on sand lol my board just stops in sand. i have to skim on the small wakes
Scrape off any surf wax you put on the bottom of your board and put speed wax on the bottom.
@@TheLarryBrown thanks man I’ve been waiting 9 years for this comment
@@XPDisease Jake! You're still alive!!!!
What were the boards in this video
yeah. i havea 250 dollar fiber glass one and i'm still screwed. also i can only go to beach for 2 weeks ayear so.. yeah. also u cant practice on 3 inch snow. ik its rediculous but it can help
Never thought to put anything more than wax on my board...
what board does drew peace have
Try doing this nonstop for around 6 hours a day for 6 days and you cannot walk, love skimboarding but takes its toll on your legs
@gmon135 Too heavy? It is not just the board but the person on it who ways a fair bit. The board is only a fraction of the weight carried on it. However, fiberglass, foam, carbon, boards r much better for wave riding, but woods r possible.
Where can i buy a carbon skimboard online