Its amazing what skimboarding has become, i remember when i was a kid it was just sliding on an inch of water. Now its insane its awesome to see a sport progress so much in my life time.
That last guy, Ouch! I love how they throw down and get some major speed on their skimboards! That's how they're able to ride those awesome waves. I've gotta practice before i get that good. lol =)
It nuts how good some guys are at skim boarding. I can make my way out to a wave and jump, but it seems impossible when your out there to grab the wave back in as easily as these guys do.
When he turns his board sideways while approaching the wave it's called hydro planing and he does it to keep speed up cuz if u slow down ur board just sinks and those slingshot things are awesome
@mildongo yes there is a big difference, carbon fiber boards, are thicker and usually have a foam core, so its more buoyant, basically carbon fiber boards, fiberglass boards and epoxy boards are just scaled down surfboards, without the fins
@MrHudDaStud deffinetly go with the Vic Ultra they last way longer for when you really start cuttin into the waves. I used to have it as a first board man. You will do great and really love it.
good ones for ppl starting are usually the wood ones that arent really brand name boards. theyre relatively cheap and hold pretty sturdy, but they cant quite do the wave ridin like this; this is with boards that are built better & have special shape and sumtimes a back foot grip
Some are made from different weaves of fiberglass and different resins. Other are made of different weaves of carbon fiber (very expensive) and of course different types of resin. They all vary, but the cheapest nice fiberglass is about $180
dude all the surfers were loooking at the last guy in the vid they were all lik woah dude that guy is surfin the shallow waves! he's on a skimboard! lolololololololololololol
on that skimboard vid, they get extra speed because theres a rip current and it pulls them in, thats why not many people are in the water. hope this helps =)
hydroplane sideways on your board to get far out (more less friction...) and you have to bend your knees to cushion the wake, once you get on the wave its like a really fast surf board without fins, you have to pump for momentum and balance though...
@Mitcholll they're usingi full sized Ocean Wedges. I'm relatively new to the sport, so I use a Zap wedge but many companies make these style boards for wave riding. There's no way you're going to get a wood board to float on a wave.
@KOOLMEGAKID9559 the chances are very slim. Most boards float and they always make it back to shore. The waves will normally bring them in but don't get discouraged when u can't find ur board for ten minutes because I've had boards get washed back to land after 45 minutes. Just don't worry about it
@oXcookiecrispXo You have to be moving...fast. you want to start on the skim and then move into the big stuff once you have momentum. Also you might have a beggining board which is completely flat and wooden or something which is much harder to get above the water so you might want to get a board that is bigger and angles up in the front and a stomp pad.
@Zaper692 not only that, just like surfboards, skimboards have sizes, check if your skimboard is the right size for you. p.s. if your skimboard is a woodie, then thats your problem lol.
@guitarplaysalex yes they can go about 25 meters if ur a good skimboarder i myself got a woodiiee and foamiee but i prefer my wooden board cause it is steady for flat land
Well, coupled with my daily work drenched life, skateboarding was a little thing I did on the side, and eventually I got up to a really good point in my skateboarding. But this is just so much better. I can go to the beach, do my thing, and meet new people, excluding security guards ^^
You can use almost any foam/polyuarthane/carbon fiber board to ride deeper in the water and help keep you ontop of the water instead of sinking. So yes, depending on your skill level. most of these guys are prob riding carbon boards though.
@Jiao12 yes it is...extremely fun.Way more then surfing..and i do both.even surfing, its very rare to stay in the same wave for mor then 4 or 5 seconds.and when surfiong, you have to swuim all the way back to the place you were before....skimbording is more pratic =)
not much if you have a bright color skimboard. don't expect it to just sink in the water. It will most probably stay on top of the water or if not, get washed to shore. Just don't be worried ;)
it takes timing to surf, when to pop up etc.. but a skimboarders timing is impecible! They are so perfect lol, i supose it is all local stuff though, and everybody knows the break of their local beach,
@Mitcholll U answered ur own question, urs is made of wood. Get the Victoria Skimboard known as "Foamie" you'll be alright, wooden ones are not made for wave riding like, at ALL
@Jiao12 ok so you have 10 a ten seconds ride, and waste 3 or 4 minutes to go back and catch another wave.in skimboard you can go as soon as you finish the last wave.Of course that depends on the sea...sometimes it's not good for skimboarding and great for surfing...
@AnthonyThePirate I wouldn't recommend it. Skimboards don't have the bouyancy like a boogie board does and they don't really stay on top of the water like a boogie board does. I tried it once and it worked pretty well for the first couple runs. But then on like the fourth run, while sliding down the face of the wave, the nose went under, dug into the bottom and the wave pushed my stomach into the tail of the board so hard that I proke the board clean in half. extremely painful
Its amazing what skimboarding has become, i remember when i was a kid it was just sliding on an inch of water. Now its insane its awesome to see a sport progress so much in my life time.
That is an awesome little shorebreak. Awesome skills. Anybody who has skimboarded would know how hard that really is.
Props for takin the closeout right in the sand like that. wow.
Sick Skills. 1:08- love the way you form a double with that carve, and then pull into it... So sick..
such an old video ive been watchin it for like 4 yrs
That last guy, Ouch! I love how they throw down and get some major speed on their skimboards! That's how they're able to ride those awesome waves. I've gotta practice before i get that good. lol =)
It nuts how good some guys are at skim boarding. I can make my way out to a wave and jump, but it seems impossible when your out there to grab the wave back in as easily as these guys do.
holy shit, never thought I'd see the day where a skimboarding video has over a million views
When he turns his board sideways while approaching the wave it's called hydro planing and he does it to keep speed up cuz if u slow down ur board just sinks and those slingshot things are awesome
im in love with the first wave
That second jump is sick.
Man watching this makes me so happy :D
@boardathome50 Surfing is riding surf and paddling into the waves, skimboarding is skimming in from the beach, turning on the wave and riding back in.
Getting barreled on a skim board looks so sickkk,
@mildongo yes there is a big difference, carbon fiber boards, are thicker and usually have a foam core, so its more buoyant, basically carbon fiber boards, fiberglass boards and epoxy boards are just scaled down surfboards, without the fins
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KEEP IT UP!!!!!!!!!!
@MrHudDaStud deffinetly go with the Vic Ultra they last way longer for when you really start cuttin into the waves. I used to have it as a first board man. You will do great and really love it.
good ones for ppl starting are usually the wood ones that arent really brand name boards. theyre relatively cheap and hold pretty sturdy, but they cant quite do the wave ridin like this; this is with boards that are built better & have special shape and sumtimes a back foot grip
Born to be Wasted - 009 sound system. They have that badass song dreamscape also
the banshee bungee is gnarly and practical in the right conditions :P
awesome skimboarding!
Awesome video . I am about to get my new skimboard next week .
I wish we had this kind of skim in FL...I wanna get barreled on a skimboard!
This is one gnarly skim vid!
@drunkasmycat Yes they do. Most are made out of wood or fiberglass. Both materials float.
that pop 360 shuvit at 0.24 is sick!
That guy got his shit rocked at the end!!
lmao agreed lol, waves lookin this good THIS close to the beach? HOLYSHIT! heaven for skimboarders...
long live skimboarding!!
Some are made from different weaves of fiberglass and different resins. Other are made of different weaves of carbon fiber (very expensive) and of course different types of resin. They all vary, but the cheapest nice fiberglass is about $180
dude all the surfers were loooking at the last guy in the vid they were all lik woah dude that guy is surfin the shallow waves! he's on a skimboard! lolololololololololololol
Hey i live in indiana and if you get a good day, like when the storms roll in you can have some mighty good skimming.. : D
@Johnsy97 its wood. i dunno about fiberglass, but USUALLY wood flies
dude got owned at the end haha!
I'm seriously about to drop years of skateboarding to learn how to skimboard and surf. Seriously, this is some wicked shit.
this video is sikkk!! love it! definetly one of my favorites :)
on that skimboard vid, they get extra speed because theres a rip current and it pulls them in, thats why not many people are in the water. hope this helps =)
hydroplane sideways on your board to get far out (more less friction...) and you have to bend your knees to cushion the wake, once you get on the wave its like a really fast surf board without fins, you have to pump for momentum and balance though...
damn, the only times i see waves like that in miami is right before or during a hurricane..jealous
@Mitcholll they're usingi full sized Ocean Wedges. I'm relatively new to the sport, so I use a Zap wedge but many companies make these style boards for wave riding. There's no way you're going to get a wood board to float on a wave.
Go to cali or mexico, even some parts of aussie have sick shorebreaks. Portugal have some wild shoreys too. Just gotta search!
@lakaiskate86 its just regular skimboarding, that bungee is just to send people skimming extremely fast
holy crap they r so good man there good i wish i skimboard like them they r so good!!!!!
i remember when me and my family homemade our boards and went to the river with them
bwahahhahahaha that caught me off guard at the end lmaoroflol!!!!!
@KOOLMEGAKID9559 the chances are very slim. Most boards float and they always make it back to shore. The waves will normally bring them in but don't get discouraged when u can't find ur board for ten minutes because I've had boards get washed back to land after 45 minutes. Just don't worry about it
Really good stuff!
this is like my all time favoirte skim vid i watch it like evryday hahah
@oXcookiecrispXo You have to be moving...fast. you want to start on the skim and then move into the big stuff once you have momentum. Also you might have a beggining board which is completely flat and wooden or something which is much harder to get above the water so you might want to get a board that is bigger and angles up in the front and a stomp pad.
@Zaper692 not only that, just like surfboards, skimboards have sizes, check if your skimboard is the right size for you.
p.s. if your skimboard is a woodie, then thats your problem lol.
@guitarplaysalex yes they can go about 25 meters if ur a good skimboarder
i myself got a woodiiee and foamiee
but i prefer my wooden board cause it is steady for flat land
Well, coupled with my daily work drenched life, skateboarding was a little thing I did on the side, and eventually I got up to a really good point in my skateboarding. But this is just so much better. I can go to the beach, do my thing, and meet new people, excluding security guards ^^
Beautiful Shorebreak
Nice skimboardin!!!
You can use almost any foam/polyuarthane/carbon fiber board to ride deeper in the water and help keep you ontop of the water instead of sinking. So yes, depending on your skill level. most of these guys are prob riding carbon boards though.
WOW i never knew it was possible to actually go into deep water like that... will try tomorrow hopefully i dont fail
these guys r crazy good
dduuddee, u guys r frekin awsome. id like to do that but on the golf coast of FL ive got ripples and crouded beaches
0:09 is sick! as our most of the flips
@Jiao12 yes it is...extremely fun.Way more then surfing..and i do both.even surfing, its very rare to stay in the same wave for mor then 4 or 5 seconds.and when surfiong, you have to swuim all the way back to the place you were before....skimbording is more pratic =)
@MrExhibit321 You kinda need a carbon or E/S glass board to ride bigger waves but a foamie can work for the smaller shorebreak an flatland...
sick! never expected people to actually wave-ride with a skimboard o.o
WOAHHH it's just like surfing but the skimboards are smaller and have no fins. Didn't know you could do that kind of stuff.
Sweet, can't wait to buy a board myself instead of renting all the time.
I used to skimboard all the time.. I need to get back at it
very true, thats why skimbording sucks a lot of places because the waves aren't strong enough to bring you back to shore
Ming+FS - Lucky One. Good luck trying to find it though since it doesn't even exist in the artist's discog.
love that barrel at 0:48 seconds that was amazing and how do you catch waves that are far out
i saw some sick wrap barrels....nice
Thumbs up for not asking for a thumbs down.
wow these kids getting barreled are awesome
press 1 a bunch of times it sounds really cool
if you like the 360 shovit you should check out grady archbold in his section knee deep in the hoopla. he pulls some crazy shovits and airs
I wish we got a shore brake like that on fistral
not much if you have a bright color skimboard. don't expect it to just sink in the water. It will most probably stay on top of the water or if not, get washed to shore. Just don't be worried ;)
@21hdflat laguna beach california. looks like it is at aliso beach. its the best skimboarding in the U.S. in laguna
it takes timing to surf, when to pop up etc.. but a skimboarders timing is impecible! They are so perfect lol, i supose it is all local stuff though, and everybody knows the break of their local beach,
last part is the best, lol
10th street, aliso, and the wedge in newport and laguna
that's incredibal! I'll skim tomorrow.. but I'm nothing compare to them.. also where I go there aren't These waves _where they are??
better made sequence than the videos of pros, definitely a better video if not better skimming
I can't wait ill I can do this! Just got my skimboard, can't wait for a moment to go to the beach! (of course, I live in Oklahoma, stupid inland.)
HOLY CRAP THAT'S SO COOL
@Mitcholll U answered ur own question, urs is made of wood. Get the Victoria Skimboard known as "Foamie" you'll be alright, wooden ones are not made for wave riding like, at ALL
@Jiao12 ok so you have 10 a ten seconds ride, and waste 3 or 4 minutes to go back and catch another wave.in skimboard you can go as soon as you finish the last wave.Of course that depends on the sea...sometimes it's not good for skimboarding and great for surfing...
0:53 sick jump Awesome
dirty i wish we has waves like that in florida
those guys are SURFING! lol, amazing :)
skimboarding owns, Aliso is where it's at
that looks hella fun
On a fiberflass board ye you can ride waves, I'm working with a wooden one now and i get some air off waves but no riding em
Skimboard Rocks
@AnthonyThePirate I wouldn't recommend it. Skimboards don't have the bouyancy like a boogie board does and they don't really stay on top of the water like a boogie board does. I tried it once and it worked pretty well for the first couple runs. But then on like the fourth run, while sliding down the face of the wave, the nose went under, dug into the bottom and the wave pushed my stomach into the tail of the board so hard that I proke the board clean in half. extremely painful
Amazing
awesome sport
respect for your skills :)
i test the skimboard this summer!!!
nice, i wish the water was like this where i skimboard
lucky
i live in ontario
so i cant really do that :(
you are blessed
thats dope man good job
you guys are good!