A video that gives you the motivation to continue and not to fail with your insistence on your goal, whatever it may be..Greetings to you from Morocco🇲🇦 2023 👍
Very cool! Just started skimboarding a couple months ago myself at a not-so-young age. Great to see progression from a fellow novice who can buy beer without ID 😉
This is so inspiring. After about a decade off the skateboard (30 years skating), at 57 I started skimming. I look about like you did halfway through the year. Thanks for giving me a better role model than Blair (whom I shall never catch up to!)
Thanks for watching! It's inspiring to see you picked it up at 57! I picked it up late but hope to keep skimming for years. Yeah Blair is on another level haha
Wow, good job! I have a suggestion that helped me sooooo much, If you look with where you want to go and turn your shoulders you're gonna be able to wrap waves like a pro!!!
This is so awesome!! I picked up skimming last year, and I barely got the one step down. I'm still trying to ride a wave or do a wrap. I started at the age of 32. Happy to see other people getting into it. It's intimidating seeing the pros do it or even the super talented locals. But watching your progression is motivating
I'm also starting out now in my late 30s and boy was I mistaken. It is not as easy as it looks but it's so much fun and its definitely motivated me to get into better shape. Fell on my ass hard the other day, reminded me I'm not 20 anymore.
Great progress! It's a lot of fun and great exercise (other than sharp board edges and eating occasional sand sandwiches) quick tip I recently got told is to try and angle your more direct towards the break means you will get there earlier then use the power of the wave to bring you back with the right body position
I remember years ago when I was like 14-16 years old (currently 22) I rode an extremely small wave for a few seconds and it felt so awesome I never forgot. Now that I finally have a car and job I want to get back into it! Although I also wanted to windsurf it's just too damn expensive... but skimboarding is one of my favorite sports
good on you! I went to CA on vaca this past August and was my first time ever being in the pacific - at 60 years old. I body surfed and boogie boarded at Hermosa beach, and actually caught a couple pre-breaking waves and got the thumbs up from a local skim boarder. (I did some surfing in the 70's on a large inland lake, water skier, skateboard, also am a life long skier) Next trip I'll try the skim board...
Haha that sounds amazing! You earned the respect of the locals hahah not an easy thing to do. If you're used to the other action sports you'll pick it up!
From my entire life want surf but i never have the time and the courage to do it and now 42 yers old Buy a skimboard and i think is like complete part of my life with this
Yea once you keep your weight centered and hit the waves with speed you’re gonna have a blast you got the basics down pat you’re a natural just keep your back foot back and drive the lip
Of all the things I've tried skim boards have been responsible for two of my worst slams, I still want to give it another shot but perhaps start with a soft board.
Great progress! Now that you can drop with speed, try to squat more as you approach the lip of the wave, and instead of pivoting the board with your hips and feet, lean your weight towards your toes (for backside) and heel (for frontside). You gotta sink your rails (side edges) of the board into the water to turn properly. Try it out, and you’ll soon start wrapping the waves!
I started with an Exile EX0! Never tried the wooden ones but friends had them growing up. I imagine it would be very difficult to get up on a wave on a wooden one, but I've seen the pros do it (on UA-cam)
How much do you weigh and what size board do you have! I weigh like 225 and bought a scim board that was supposed to be good for my weight though I could only slide like 5 ft!!
I was about 220 when I first started, but am down to about 180 now, and I noticed that every pound counts. It's still tough even at this weight compared to lighter people who can plane out for miles in any conditions! I looked for a wider board, in another video I compare it to an EX0 for size - it's a 55" or 56" Victoria Poly, not sure on the width. Things that help: Steep slopes, your weight can carry you further, another thing is trying to center yourself in the very center of the board and not letting too much weight go to any side, and also just running closer to the wave including water dropping, just gotta get in there and snag quick shorebreak sometimes!
Hey dude, how often do you train ? did you have any bad falls? iam training 2/3 x /week 1-3 hours but iam soo beat up :-))) crazy had a bad fall on my back 2 days ago couldnt walk :-( but today gave it 2 hours in the morning and in the evening still not going that fast like before but hope to hope back in the seat ...Vitek
Hey man, I skim sometimes every day, sometimes 3x a week, sometimes sadly, only once a week or every other. It depends on weather and work. I have had a bad fall yes, dislocated my shoulder when I first started from dropping too high on dry sand and just flying forward. Thanks for the comment Vitek!
As someone who's considering getting into skimming but can't make it to the ocean all the time, I'm curious - is this with weeklyish sessions? How often were you getting out year 1, and for how long (ish)?
In the early days, it's hard to improve if you can't make it all the time, but once you have the basics, it becomes less about frequency and more about finding good waves. In the first few months I was going every day, or every other day if I was sore, because conditions don't matter that much when you're just learning the drop. It was way more important that I kept trying daily. By the end of the first year it was more like 2-3x a week, when conditions allowed. Now that I "know how" it's more about finding good spots/waves at the right time of year, so I'll go only 1-2 per week during peak season (Jul-Oct for me), and hardly at all in off-season - once a month or less. It's very conditions-dependent once you have the drop & ride down.
@@bennyskim thanks for sharing! I was thinking it might be easier to get into than surfing (and the smaller board seems easier to store for me), but the more I look into it the more it seems like surfing may be a better choice, with less dependence on the exact right shoreline and conditions, and a slightly easier learning curve.
look into the direction you want to go as a lead -in while rotating the upper body and arms simultaneously. The motion should be just before the feet follow. Try a dry land jumping 360, swinging the head, arms, uper torso, hips, then legs and spin around. Try to plant your feet in the same place as when you left the ground. Try it on the skimboard, then on a carpet keeping your feet on the skimboard without the leap. Your getting the hang of approaching and timing waves so put the two motions together. You'll feel the back foot gas pedal as you come around when the wave pushes you out. Do some slalom skateboarding or snowboarding to get more of the feeling of quarter pipe shore break riding. Be well, be REAL.
The one time you got washed back up a little notice how you committed your shoulders (kind of) to ride back towards the beach? And other times you turn your shoulders to ride back over the wave?..in other words, when you want to turn take your left hand and point 👉 (literally) back at the beach, not out towards the ocean, you'll get it.. Focus on that....also, push (pump) off the face of the wave with your legs, should be able to do it even on the whitewash
I just want to say that if you guys want to learn to skimboard you have to feel pain all over the body at first😌. You will feel paralyzed for a moment. (It's based on my experience)
For the beach, avoid the wooden ones, they don't really work well. You'd want more of a surf shape made of foam/fiberglass. I would recommend either a Zap, Victoria, or Exile! I've tried Exile and my current is a Victoria, going to try Zap next.
@@bennyskim Thanks for sharing. I went from ok-it's-that-hard-to-get-even-to-this-level to quite-impressive-looks-like-alot-fun to ok what's the right board? That's where I am at now. At 6'3'' and about 180-185 lbs there is not really a lot of weight to loose and it seems like it excludes quite a few of the non-wooden, entry level priced boards. Can you recommend a board ? Or do I have to face the fact that I need to invest USD 250+ at that size and weight to get started?
I've only owned 2, an Exile EX0 and this Victoria Poly. They last about 1-2 years in general (mileage may vary). This Victoria is lasting longer because I'm spending less time on sand with it, but the tail is already worn down enough to show exposed foam. If you have the money, getting a new board every year is ideal. For me the tail is the first thing to go - so I wonder if a fish model would last longer.
A video that gives you the motivation to continue and not to fail with your insistence on your goal, whatever it may be..Greetings to you from Morocco🇲🇦
2023 👍
Love that, thank you!
Very cool! Just started skimboarding a couple months ago myself at a not-so-young age. Great to see progression from a fellow novice who can buy beer without ID 😉
Same!
I’m 5 days in. Skimming like he did in the 3rd clip.
This is so inspiring. After about a decade off the skateboard (30 years skating), at 57 I started skimming. I look about like you did halfway through the year. Thanks for giving me a better role model than Blair (whom I shall never catch up to!)
Thanks for watching! It's inspiring to see you picked it up at 57! I picked it up late but hope to keep skimming for years. Yeah Blair is on another level haha
@@bennyskim You can see my paltry attempts on my Instagram. Nothing since I upgraded to an Exile board - I'll have to get a new vid soon.
Blair is so good he is almost impossible to be like.
Doesnt mean that us beginners can’t be good too!
33 of skating started skimming at 44,stopped for 2 during covid times and back to it at 46...you too inspire me sir, thanks!
Wow, good job! I have a suggestion that helped me sooooo much, If you look with where you want to go and turn your shoulders you're gonna be able to wrap waves like a pro!!!
good job! skim boarding is one of the hardest board sports there is.
but HOLY SHIT. Whoever filmed it all deserves the real medal !!
Thanks man, sick drone footage on your channel!
Insane progression man. Your much more athletic and and your timing is almost there now,keep it up you'll be tearing in no time the hard parts over
Nice!
💪👍👍👍
Was cool watching that first UP THE FACE AND OFF THE LIP!
I’m 10 and i love watching your videos man 😎
This is so awesome!! I picked up skimming last year, and I barely got the one step down. I'm still trying to ride a wave or do a wrap. I started at the age of 32. Happy to see other people getting into it. It's intimidating seeing the pros do it or even the super talented locals. But watching your progression is motivating
Just started this past year. I'm 25. Love seeing other older people get into the sport as well. Great progression. :)
I'm also starting out now in my late 30s and boy was I mistaken. It is not as easy as it looks but it's so much fun and its definitely motivated me to get into better shape. Fell on my ass hard the other day, reminded me I'm not 20 anymore.
Awesome compilation video. From beginning to 1 yr of practice. Great video!
Awesome man, progression looks good. First year of skimming I fell so many times but it’s all worth it once u catch your first wave
bro it was a great evolution you got thinner, besides being fun it's also healthy👏👏
Great progress! It's a lot of fun and great exercise (other than sharp board edges and eating occasional sand sandwiches) quick tip I recently got told is to try and angle your more direct towards the break means you will get there earlier then use the power of the wave to bring you back with the right body position
That is the motivation vid I needed. Wel done :)
I like you're style man, keep it up!
I remember years ago when I was like 14-16 years old (currently 22) I rode an extremely small wave for a few seconds and it felt so awesome I never forgot. Now that I finally have a car and job I want to get back into it! Although I also wanted to windsurf it's just too damn expensive... but skimboarding is one of my favorite sports
nice, this makes me feel better that there are people out there like me that are not pro
At 52, I'm wanting to skim again.
Keep at it.
We left S Cruz for the east coast in '09. Seabright!
Hell yeah get it! That's awesome, you're an OG :)
it is nice to see you enjoy it
Lookin good man,I remembered when. I first started it took mefour years to ride waves
This quick progress well done
You got the one step down....noice!
I better see “2 Years of progress” next! Keep at it!!
Nice progression bro !!
Very nice stuff , in my 50,s liking this for fun and exercise for some fitness . 👍
Nice progress!!!
good on you! I went to CA on vaca this past August and was my first time ever being in the pacific - at 60 years old. I body surfed and boogie boarded at Hermosa beach, and actually caught a couple pre-breaking waves and got the thumbs up from a local skim boarder. (I did some surfing in the 70's on a large inland lake, water skier, skateboard, also am a life long skier) Next trip I'll try the skim board...
Haha that sounds amazing! You earned the respect of the locals hahah not an easy thing to do. If you're used to the other action sports you'll pick it up!
Really cool!!
This is satisfying to watch
thx for sharing your progression
Im actually doing this job well done it's so fun
Awesome bro!
Just keep on skimming!
Nice buddy. Im here what's ching her in boracay Island Philippines.
From my entire life want surf but i never have the time and the courage to do it and now 42 yers old Buy a skimboard and i think is like complete part of my life with this
So cool
great progress
Yea once you keep your weight centered and hit the waves with speed you’re gonna have a blast you got the basics down pat you’re a natural just keep your back foot back and drive the lip
Love to see it.
Of all the things I've tried skim boards have been responsible for two of my worst slams, I still want to give it another shot but perhaps start with a soft board.
Nice, for inspiracion
sick video - shout out to your friend who filmed it all!
Great progress! Now that you can drop with speed, try to squat more as you approach the lip of the wave, and instead of pivoting the board with your hips and feet, lean your weight towards your toes (for backside) and heel (for frontside). You gotta sink your rails (side edges) of the board into the water to turn properly. Try it out, and you’ll soon start wrapping the waves!
awesome! from thailand I just started 3 months ago too :D
Cool
👍🍺
yewww
As a fan, we need to see more knee bendage
What beach are you at I don't recognize this and it is in Santa Cruz correct I grew up there
Did you start with a wooden board? looking to get into skimming but not realistic for me to get a fiberglass or foam board straight away.
I started with an Exile EX0! Never tried the wooden ones but friends had them growing up. I imagine it would be very difficult to get up on a wave on a wooden one, but I've seen the pros do it (on UA-cam)
How much do you weigh and what size board do you have!
I weigh like 225 and bought a scim board that was supposed to be good for my weight though I could only slide like 5 ft!!
I was about 220 when I first started, but am down to about 180 now, and I noticed that every pound counts. It's still tough even at this weight compared to lighter people who can plane out for miles in any conditions! I looked for a wider board, in another video I compare it to an EX0 for size - it's a 55" or 56" Victoria Poly, not sure on the width.
Things that help: Steep slopes, your weight can carry you further, another thing is trying to center yourself in the very center of the board and not letting too much weight go to any side, and also just running closer to the wave including water dropping, just gotta get in there and snag quick shorebreak sometimes!
Hey dude, how often do you train ? did you have any bad falls? iam training 2/3 x /week 1-3 hours but iam soo beat up :-))) crazy had a bad fall on my back 2 days ago couldnt walk :-( but today gave it 2 hours in the morning and in the evening still not going that fast like before but hope to hope back in the seat ...Vitek
Hey man, I skim sometimes every day, sometimes 3x a week, sometimes sadly, only once a week or every other. It depends on weather and work. I have had a bad fall yes, dislocated my shoulder when I first started from dropping too high on dry sand and just flying forward. Thanks for the comment Vitek!
Thanks man nice to see how an average joe looks I’ve been wanting to go skimming . Now I know I won’t be throwing big airs the first day … rats 🤪
Are you play every day? I beginning it.
Very cool. I wonder if the beach isn't very good at the end because he had such small waves
Yes, all filmed in Nor Cal where our season is about July - October, but really only peaking in Sept/Oct.
what specific beach is this?
As someone who's considering getting into skimming but can't make it to the ocean all the time, I'm curious - is this with weeklyish sessions? How often were you getting out year 1, and for how long (ish)?
In the early days, it's hard to improve if you can't make it all the time, but once you have the basics, it becomes less about frequency and more about finding good waves.
In the first few months I was going every day, or every other day if I was sore, because conditions don't matter that much when you're just learning the drop. It was way more important that I kept trying daily. By the end of the first year it was more like 2-3x a week, when conditions allowed. Now that I "know how" it's more about finding good spots/waves at the right time of year, so I'll go only 1-2 per week during peak season (Jul-Oct for me), and hardly at all in off-season - once a month or less. It's very conditions-dependent once you have the drop & ride down.
@@bennyskim thanks for sharing! I was thinking it might be easier to get into than surfing (and the smaller board seems easier to store for me), but the more I look into it the more it seems like surfing may be a better choice, with less dependence on the exact right shoreline and conditions, and a slightly easier learning curve.
look into the direction you want to go as a lead -in while rotating the upper body and arms simultaneously.
The motion should be just before the feet follow. Try a dry land jumping 360, swinging the head, arms, uper torso, hips, then legs and spin around. Try to plant your feet in the same place as when you left the ground. Try it on the skimboard, then on a carpet keeping your feet on the skimboard without the leap. Your getting the hang of approaching and timing waves so put the two motions together. You'll feel the back foot gas pedal as you come around when the wave pushes you out. Do some slalom skateboarding or snowboarding to get more of the feeling of quarter pipe shore break riding. Be well, be REAL.
The one time you got washed back up a little notice how you committed your shoulders (kind of) to ride back towards the beach? And other times you turn your shoulders to ride back over the wave?..in other words, when you want to turn take your left hand and point 👉 (literally) back at the beach, not out towards the ocean, you'll get it.. Focus on that....also, push (pump) off the face of the wave with your legs, should be able to do it even on the whitewash
Good advice!
Is that a carbon fiber one?
Keep those arms a bit lower and try running faster for that speed it’s all about that timing keep shreddin 🤙🏻
And what are ur guys thoughts about using a exile exo
Good for the first year but later on you will want a carbon fiber board
I just want to say that if you guys want to learn to skimboard you have to feel pain all over the body at first😌. You will feel paralyzed for a moment. (It's based on my experience)
This is so true! It's by far the hardest workout I've ever done
What kind of board would you recommend? Soft one or wooden one?
For the beach, avoid the wooden ones, they don't really work well. You'd want more of a surf shape made of foam/fiberglass. I would recommend either a Zap, Victoria, or Exile! I've tried Exile and my current is a Victoria, going to try Zap next.
@@bennyskim Thanks for sharing. I went from ok-it's-that-hard-to-get-even-to-this-level to quite-impressive-looks-like-alot-fun to ok what's the right board? That's where I am at now. At 6'3'' and about 180-185 lbs there is not really a lot of weight to loose and it seems like it excludes quite a few of the non-wooden, entry level priced boards. Can you recommend a board ? Or do I have to face the fact that I need to invest USD 250+ at that size and weight to get started?
Does the board last long?
I've only owned 2, an Exile EX0 and this Victoria Poly. They last about 1-2 years in general (mileage may vary). This Victoria is lasting longer because I'm spending less time on sand with it, but the tail is already worn down enough to show exposed foam.
If you have the money, getting a new board every year is ideal. For me the tail is the first thing to go - so I wonder if a fish model would last longer.
the pink board, is that a boogie board ? 🤣
Yep haha
Love it bro...skimming for 2 months now.... at 45 😎 🤟 you can look at my chanell and give me some pointers 😇 i know...run much faster 😂🏴☠️✌️
Careful of sharks
I think it’s time to graduate to a bigger better board
0:34 wtf is that?
Sea lions! (I hope)
Relax ur stance and point to where you want to go
It's a peniboard
Oldish ripper
Thats more like 1week than one year cant see any progres …giv up…
It looks like he got worse.
He wasted an entire year for nothing.
It's not a skimboard
Santa Claus surf🤣👍👍