Skimboarding?

[kindasurfin]

Hey all, just wondering if anyone here skimboards? I just got in from outside skimboarding in a big puddle in my lawn... It was really, really cold. I took a layer of ice off the first ride lol. Then I fell, that was even colder =P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anyway, anyone skimboard?

[Futurama]

wish we had those, they'd be queueing at my door! hahah

[kindasurfin]

I am sure they would send you one, lol.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just put a big tarp in your yard and grab your hose (Wow, that sounds awkward...)

[Futurama]

errm, ignore that sorry. wrong topic O_O

 

 

 

anyway, seeing as I already posted, mayaswell make converastion ;D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

is that aka Seattle Sidewalk Surfing? hahah, i've heard of that which is basically the same thing...grabbing a surf/wakeboard and flying across huge puddles :P

 

 

 

sounds like fun, just not a huge lot of free space to do it here! :[

[Hobgoblin11]

Dya wanna explain it a bit more? Is it that insane sport where you sit on like, tea trays and launch yourself across a saturated rubber sheet? if it is, i saw a video of that last night on the telly, only it was someone doing it to their adog, and the dog ended up sliding straight off the end and into the swimming pool :lol: Man that was funny!!

[kindasurfin]

Tea trays? Saturated rubber sheet? Umm, sorry, wrong sport!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anyways, here is my best description.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With a Skimboard (Either wooden*1 or foam/carbon*2) you can do two things.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1) Find a puddle, a shallow river/stream, even a flat beach to skim on. This is called flatland skimboarding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2) Find a relatively steep beach with a close shorebreak to skim on (Usually with foam/carbon boards).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The first way is easier, however takes some time to learn at first. What you do is start running (Anywhere from a trot to a sprint) and drop the skimboard in front of you. As you catch up to it you want to jump on it or walk onto it (Walking on to it maintains more speed). Once on the board, you will find yourself sliding across the water. Flatland skimboarding is usually done in 1 inch or less of water for maximum speed; the more water you have the faster you will slow down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The second way is much, much harder and more advanced. This requires what is know as a two step or a one step to maintain the most speed. What you do is start about 20 feet from the water and wait for a wave. When you see the wave coming, you start running at the wave. Once you reach the water line (Again, this is about 1 inch of water) drop the board and try to get on it with as little steps as possible. Once on the board, get ready to get to the wave. Once you feel yourself entering on to the face of the wave, do a turn so you are facing down the wave (Much like surfing). If the wave is favorable, you can either ride sideways down the face of the wave. If it is not a great wave, you can just ride down the fave of the wave and back to shore. Once on the shore; Reapeat!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope that about summed it up for you guys!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KEY: *1 = Wooden boards range from 10 - 60 dollars. These are good beginner boards.

 

 

 

*2 - Foam/Carbon boards range from 150 + dollars. These are advanced boards and offer more float and manuverability to reach the waves easier.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I would reccomend a 30-40 dollar wood board to start, and if you find youself really liking the sport go for a foam board. A good foam board is a Zap Wedge (Sm Under 100lbs?, Med130lbs?, or Lrg 160+lbs). A good wood board is a Western Flyers.

[kindasurfin]

My friend is coming over soon to come skimboard in the puddle. Man thats fun! It is shaped like a bowl so you ride up the side and back into it... Gotta love water =)

[hyperbabe701]

I've never skimboarded myslef ( i live nowher near water) But ive always wanted too i looks like so much fun! next time i go somewhere with a big lake or something smilar gotta make sure to buy a skimboard! \

[cloud_nz23]

HARDOUT skimmers are fun.

 

 

 

My mates and I used to go out to the beach after the terms finished and go skimboarding..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We aquaplaned on the outgoing shallows and found that we could go all the way and ramp up the incoming waves \

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Got sore shins after someone kept slipping off their board, it was hard to see where it was until it banged into us.. but algud :thumbsup:

[X_Seismic_X]

I wish people would stop inventing hundreds of different boarding sports. :roll:

[BlueLancer]

I wish people would stop inventing hundreds of different boarding sports. :roll:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Skimboarding was invented before your grandparents were born. Maybe you should show more respect and see people have different hobbies, and love them instead of sharing your hate and uncaringness. And no, there aren't hundreds of different boarding sports.

[garrettpoole]

my friend and i tried 2 skimboard in florida and its freaking hard we tryed all day and never got 2 feet. :x

[kido14]

I don't skimboard myself but I like to watch people who skimboard at the beach. I like watching most of the people that do it try and act all cool then fall flat on their face.

[heartless619]

Reviving a Old topic Wo0t!

 

 

 

Well for those that are still here..I skimboard. i think its pretty fun.

 

Yea i use a wooden board but will go carbon when i get more money.

 

Just riding along our creek.

 

 

 

(and surfin if your still here...how big was this puddle?)

 

but yea anyone else go skimboarding?

 

and can you do any tricks?

 

I cant do any tricks besides some grabs while im skimming the water.

 

Indy, Roastbeef, melon,nose, tail,

[Chocobodude0]

That sounds awesome, if I lived near water (Tucson AZ ftl :( ) i would give it a shot.

[Errdoth]

I prefer surfing, but, I'll still skimboard if the waves aren't so good. Especially if they are shorebreak :P

[jackg243]

hey! i live on the east coast of U.S.... been skimboarding for about 3 years now! AND i just got a new board for my birthday...which happens to be TODAY :thumbsup:. Anyways. Zap Pro Large...ill see if i can figure out how to upload a pic rofl...not too good at that yet. Count me in on the skimboarding list!