HOW TO PICK OUT THE RIGHT SKIMBOARD FOR YOU
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With so many options out there we wanted to help you find the right Skimboard for you. In this video we break down the various shapes and sizes that Exile Skimboards has to offer. Feel free to send us an email with any orders/questions you may have skidkidstv.info@gmail.com
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So Blair I am an eleven year old East Coast skimboarder. I am so happy you just made this video because I am currently at the beach where I got a new skimboard a few days ago. Now I know that the size I got was good for me. Your videos are awesome by the way. Thanks Blair
Chicken Tendas I’m the same age and on the East Coast
Cool
Thanks you guys for liking
What size board did u get? I'm 11 and on the east coast too so I would like to know
Chicken Tendas10 what boar did you get?
Those Ex0 ride really nice... I rented one one day that my board was being repaired and I got my real first wrap and ride back to shore on it... was quite impressed by it
all I need in life is a good shore break and the blairacuda
Devmatonic soooooooooo true
I just got a Ex2 Baliracuda and live in cabo🤪🤪🤪
@Cameron’s Clams 🖕
The real quistion is have you tried zaps rocket fish
Cameron’s Clams lol ur annoying af
I’m 6’6. And I’ve been working really hard at getting out to waves and it’s working
good job brother
What size board, make, and model do you use?
I’m 6’3 and I can’t figure out what board to get for my fist one
@@Space.Viking same. I’m thinking a 52” Big Cat but I’m not sure
Stay on the grind bro
Love the content you guys are putting out. I took a long hiatus from skim boarding (12 yrs) and looking to get back into it again. Blair explains everything about skim boarding so it is easy to understand. If they had videos like these and the tutorials think I would've progressed more. Thanks 🙏 and keep pumping out great content!
Beauty of a drone shot at the beginning 😍
Love your work! Been here since 4K subs😍 finally understand skim boards a little better and about to buy a new 3 boards soon just because I love to build a collection to use in the surf of Aus!
I just bought a exile because I’m new but I used to surf.Thank you for your suggestions because it made me feel better about my purchase.
This is the cutest, nicest, most talented dude ever.
Congrats on the 20k subscribers!
Just started watching your videos before this last weekend and when I was londboarding to my lifeguard stand in Dewey I saw you coming off the beach from the comp. I wish I could have told you thank you for all the awesome videos
Just moved to Florida and got a zap board I love it still trying to get the basics down your videos help a lot thanks!
Thanks for the info. I started skimboarding 5 years ago but went on a hiatus after working in Germany for 3 years.
The thing is I don’t got money lol 😂 feels bad
Try Facebook market place
Or stop watching these videos and start working lol
Ahngoh Mcdaniel I would but COVID here so I can’t work. And also I’m not legal age.
Damn that’s tough, good luck brother
I’m really getting back into this sport after 9-10 years away. Man, I’ve missed this. Wish I never stopped
Good informative video. I’m bummed I never got into skim boarding. At age 53 and after some dirt bike riding injuries skimming isn’t an option anymore, but I get stoked watching ur beautifully shot videos. Keep shredding !!
Motocross? Enduro? Trials?
Supercross? Freestyle?
Strictly Desert
Bodyboard! Us older guys are good at laying around - catch a wave lying on your belly! I picked up a South Bay inflatable bodyboard. 48’ long and super buoyant.
@@MrDino-hp7fyHey Mr Dino, we got almost the same last name, I'm one letter off... are you Italian? Romanian? Never thought I'd see another Dino surf clan member.
Cant wait for my poster honestly, thank you blair :)
Lost my first skimboard yesterday, cause of the storm and it being dark, so here I am learning how to choose an even better one.
Good beginner start vid. Ya gotta address rocker "and" shape working together next. 3 boards, one flat, one banana and one flat with big nose rocker are gonna be completely different boards witht he same shape/length. I prefer a flat board with lots of nose rocker, normal length, kinda wide pin tail, but not round. Good for long distance connection, long liners, slow mushy siders and when i put my rear foot back super huge onshore mashers. Unless manufacturers have an adjustable table, they don't like to make them.....lol
My first board was a large vic foamie. Did well for me while it lasted. Exile hybrid shape was my next board, then a pro shape. Today I'm riding a grape skimboard and loving it.
My parents said I could only get a skim board up to 100 can you recommend me a good one in that price zone
@@jgaming1815 if you are still looking for one, get a used victoria or exile board. Nothing else will compare at that price range
the Kaloco anasey is a great board for $65 dollars
Thanks man, was looking for a video just like this
I got a wodden board, and i got super excited about it. I've got speed wax stomp pads for it. After watching this video, I realized it was small for me. It only touches my belly 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Same haha
It hurt so bad to read this, that happened to me early on
we all started somewhere
I don't think it matters that much with a woody as it's more flat land skimming, when it comes to waves you need the surface area. I could be wrong, either way still get a lot of fun out of it 👍
I started with a way to small wooden skimboard but sand skimming on that thing was awesome. Just take it out there and learn some tricks on the edge.
Ultimate toy store! Gorgeous boards.
1Million!!! CONGRATS!!!!!
This help me so much! Thank you so much for the information. This will help a lot
I can second your comment about wooden boards hurting A LOT when they hit you.
I remember wiping out and not knowing where my Victory board was. All of a sudden a large, fast wave broke and my wooden skim board dug ran right into my right knee. Thinking it was a bad bruise ended up being a large gash. I was still boarding for 30 more minutes thinking it was a bruise. I didn’t even know I had the cut until I was drying up and a waterfall of blood ran down my leg.
My knee hurts reading this 😢
Such an amazing video. Really wish I had this when I started.
I love the blairacuda I own one it’s really good for wraps
Thanks so much for helping me to get the right board size and everything I love you content and your doing great that you so much Blair
favorite channel🤙🏼🤙🏼
congrats on 20k
It's awesome to see that you're selling exile boards on the skid kids site
That green dude cruise you you were talking about lol I just bought that for $500 and it looks so big lol hope it’s nice to use
@Goncalo Fonseca it’s awesome
@Goncalo Fonseca dude I live in Pennsylvania and skim in the grass lol
I would get one if you enjoy stuff like this, they are fun I use one and ride behind our boat and when we go to the beach in destin Fl.
I got one for Christmas and I’m using it tomorrow I’m excited
I recently got into Skimboarding with my son. Went online. Bought a 48" Slapfish skimboard. I should've done my research and bought an Exile for a couple hundred more.. The board hardly has any buoyancy and pretty sharp edges that tore up my shin this past weekend pretty bad.. Not giving up yet, but I guess you get what you pay for... Hope to sell this one and buy an Exile in the near future... Saving doe atm..
I ride a 49 zap rocket fish and I'm 13 absolutely perfect board 👌 good for my 3 foot clean wraps 👌
Nice, found your video, shopping for a skimboard, it was really helpful
Yea Blair I took the pic with you at the tac I had the green and yellow board
My family goes to the ocean every year and I always loved skim boards because I watched Laguna Beach growing up, so in 2015 my parents surprised me with a skimboard. When they handed it to me, I did NOT expect it to be that heavy because I had literally just finished boogie boarding second before and that’s where my mindset was, so I was pretty surprised. It’s a thick wooden board so I was actually pretty scared to try it out because I was afraid of really hurting myself. I’ve just been skimming the sand these passed few years and I’ve actually gotten pretty good but I’m still afraid to do anything crazy.
Love this channel, I'm not really one for leaving comments but I feel like I have got to say thank you. Watching this channel urged me to get a board and now I am obsessed! Just sucks I live in the UK Midlands 😔
Jon Keeling same goes , Blackpool won’t do the trick
I’ve been skimming around on a piece of plywood not knowing that there’s more to skim boarding this is cool
S'up Blair,
Appreciate your videos bro. I'm from Florida, lived in So.Cali, and now living in Wisconsin. I just saw a skim board and was intrigued. Thx for the information, I'm going to go out and get a skim board and start learning now. I'm excited to learn something new.
Question tho: Does being a longboarder help?
bravo blair!
hope to see you tour portugal skim waves soon!!
Nice editing Dade!
Been Into surfing along time so I moved to Cornwall in slowly getting board of it and I've been watching your videos for a while now I'm think of giving skimboarding a go but I'm not sure what to buy as there isn't many shops in Cornwall that do skimboards 😒anyway keep up your cool videos and keep up the beach life
I’m Cornish and looking for skimboards is definitely difficult. Did you find anything?
Just ordered my dude cruise. Can't frigg'n wait.
these videos are the best
we need an update to this video, including the boog skim! Is the boog skim a good board that can be used by intermediate riders and progress? looking at it as my next board.
I had a Wood board and it’s destroyed and I was looking for a good skateboard in this video help me out a lot hope I can buy one of those 😀
Awesome thanks for the video man
I'm 11 and just learning to skimboard, I found that I could ride along the beach in really shallow water and work on my distance and balance.
Thanks for the vid loved it. Now I know what board to get😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
Well, maybe 15 years ago I fell flat on my face. Now years on and 6 videos in, I'm learning about which board I should ride...
Damn your videos are addictive!
Wait I'm 6'5 dammit
You can pull it off! Prove me wrong I guarantee you can
Just signed up to be notified when the website is live (July 14, 2020), any rough idea when that will be? How about price range for a beginner board that could make it out to waves? I'm about 5'10, 170lbs.
Thanks guys and gals, keep it up!
Sou brasileiro n entendo nd do que vc fala mas n perco nenhum vídeo, parabéns pelo oq vc faz
Hey Blair, I recently got a new skimboard, it's one of those redback traction pad ones and whenever i go to catch a wave on it it just sinks. I was just wondering if you could use one of these in your videos to see if its just me. Thanks
I live in oregon and grew up making my own boards. It's been about 15 years and grabbed a beginner board to get back into it. Any suggestions on shape or style for this area? Thinking of using the one I grabbed for some urban ridding since it's a low quality wood. Any advice would be helpful
I really appreciate these videos, thank you so much
Hi Blair! I was wondering when your website will be finished because I’m looking for a Exile Exo skimboard since the one i have is foam and I’m looking for a better one at the moment, i also love your videos! Thanks
Yooo perfect, we are moving to Florida soon and I wanna get into Skimboarding
Good luck brotha Florida is struggling beach wise rn
Hey Blair love the channel! Was curious If there is any updated info for the site, I’m 6’2 and looking for a board to learn on any recommendations using what’s on the site now?
Reef Road, Palm Beach,FL. Biggest waves on the east coast. 15ft swells on a good day.
I really love your videos and wanted to learn skimboarding as well but as I’m 6‘7 this destroyed my current dream :D will continue watching anyways!
Just bend your knees and crouch down really low. Your long legs could be an advantage in some ways.
Im on sylt and today i have bought my first skimboard and gona test it tomorrow 😍
und, wie ist es? und wo hast es gekauft?
うちはイタチ woher weißt du das ich deutsch bin🙌🙈
Es ist echt schwerer als ich gedachtet habe, also am Anfang bin ich eigentlich nur hingeflogen, aber am Ende konnte ich schon etwas sliden🙈Aber es macht echt sehr Spaß. Ich habe es in so einem kleinen Laden gekauft, also das ist aus Holz und ich wollte es damit nur ausprobieren ob mir skimnoarden Spaß macht
Damn when he said if your 6’5 you probably can’t skim board my heart shattered 💔
Crying in 6’7
Slightly worried at 6’ 3”
Will Forslund you can do it at 6’3
Just surf surf then lool
I’m 6’5 and 15 and that hurt me haha
Here’s the thing I love Skimboarding, I’ve been doing it for a couple of years but the skimboards I have I don’t think it’s meant for the water. So I am inbetween advanced and experienced so what skimboards do u think I should get( I was thinking either the pro or the hybrid)
hey what beach are you at? This suggestion might break your budget, but if you have smaller waver, like coco or Melbourne beach, the dude cruise is a good option. If you get higher waves, like on the west coast, i suggest the blairacuda. I absolutely love the blairicuda. My custom blairacuda got delivered today.
Wish I could afford a skimboard. Im from the philippines and watching blair conklin skimboard is really amazing. Wish I could afford a good board like that kind boards, here in the philipine its just too expensive here even just 100 dollar board here is expensive much more those good boards
I can just watch those board and blair riding them
I am just kinda getting into skimboarding and I wanted to buy my first board. I saw a skimboard for €40 and it’s a foam skimboard. It that worth my while or not.
Thanks for the advise
Sick video✌✌
I'm on the bar part of Florida and ii got a new skim board 2 days ago its a zap board and it's been so good if your in Florida or east coast get zap skimboards
I’m thinking about opting for an ex2 even as a beginner, as something I can use consistently and kinda grow into (skill wise). good Idea or not?
I'll probably do the same. Just so I don't have to buy another board once I want to get into the waves a bit more. I can just progress from the sand to the waves.
Nice tutorial. I like the focus on height, which we are the same, but I'm at least 60 lbs heavier than you, what else do I need to know?
Go with a dude cruise shape. They are meant for heavier people and they are wider
Can the boards you recommended also be used for flatwater skimming? I don‘t live close to a coast, however spend large portions of our family vacation at beaches. If possible I’d like a board I can use at home at the lake or whatever and at the beach, when on vacation.
And second question, would you rather recommend getting separate boards for my son and myself, or can we start of together with a board that would be useful to me as an adult, however isn‘t too heavy for him to carry and drop? Thanks and keep up the great content.
Hey sick video!! The website said that it will lunch soon, is it because I am from Chile or you haven’t opened it yet ??
I was learning just this week, and could only afford a plywood $50 skim board that was from 130 pounds to 160, and was bummed out that I couldn’t do a ton of little waves or anything.
is skateboarding and skimboarding similar i skated for like 6 years was pretty decent never tried skimboarding
I have a wood skimboard. No one can stop me!😋
Angus Houghton me too I am really scared that it will hit me though!!!
Hey Blair, I learned on the Victoria woody and always have done the drop and chase. But thanks to your and Austin Keen’s tutorials I can now one step! I want to get a good board now and venture from flat skim to hitting waves. I’m 5’6” and weigh around 210ish. What is a good choice?
Great question and boy are you in luck!!!!! Blair just shot a detailed video to answer your exact question....how about you watch it?
I’m thinking about getting a foam board can you put grip pads on them
I love your boards man I wish I could afford one
Blair your awesome!
What type would you recommend for skimboarding at the north sea?
I would know that too
Where r u from
@@hughcampbell-baldwin6883 Belgium
My exile exo board goes to my chin but still works because I haven’t even hit my growthsperts yet and I will hit them soon so I’ll grow into the board
I am a rookie buying a new board so this was useful
New actuall good skimboard yay
Hey blair, as a 12 year old intermediate skimmer, which one, the EX0 board or the EX2 board is better for me?
I’m trying to determine if I should get the standard shape EX0 or the Dude Cruise shape. I’m looking at the 48 inch version’s, as that hits right at my sternum / nipple line. I am 5’5” and my weight fluctuates between 135lbs. - 150lbs. I am a beginner and will only be using the board about 4 to 6 times a year. I live in Orlando Florida so when I go to the beach it’s normally either Cocoa Beach or New Smyrna Beach (Florida east coast). The wave conditions very greatly, sometimes it’s calm other times it’s rough and choppy. Sometimes the waves are small other times they are somewhat large. As much as I want the board to be versatile I also don’t want to get discouraged learning, and want to be able to enjoy it if I don’t progress much. The standard EX0 is 5/8 in thickness with a point tail, and the Dude Cruise is a 3/4 thickness that tapers down to a 5/8, The Dude Cruise has a fishtail and a wider nose. Since I’m a beginner I want something that I’m going to be able to enjoy learning on and using under multiple conditions. Which one should I go with? Based on my skill level, and the Beaches I typically go to.
4:38 oh great heres me buying a Maui 37" Skimboard lol
Dude skimboards were made of wood when I was a kid. These things look awesome!
Been debating on chub scout or retro fish/blairacuda for a while now. First real board after zap wedge
Go for the blair
Blair whats the perfect Cabo board??
Hey Blair I’ve been trying to get a new board because I’m 6’2 200 pounds so every time I try to get out to a wave I just lose speed and start sinking haha I’ve been skimming since I was little so what do u think the best board for me to get is
thank u for the how to vid
Any advice on the board size I should buy? I'm 5'3" and weight about 135 lbs. How many inches in height should my board be?
Looking for a board for my son who is 5’8” and 140 pounds but still growing.
He’s been using a thin wooden board to learn just exactly what you said not to do but we had already picked up a used one to see if he was going to like it.
Well he really likes it so we’re looking to upgrade.
We live in NJ and frequent Ocean City beaches where the waves are hit or miss.
Our sand is quite different than the west coast beaches so I was wondering if that makes a difference in the board we would need to get.
I like the looks of the EXO boards but was wondering if the EX2 is worth the stretch in price.
Seems like the ZAP board is more popular around here but I’m really interested in the Exile brand.
Please let me know your opinion on the two boards.
Also is there a retailer in NJ?
Thank you
blair can i use a boogie board for skimboarding at the beach? and what are some tips for me. your videos are sick too by the way. keep shredding
when will the boards be on ur website???? I'm looking to buy a board, and also wanted to support the channel.
Im pretty sure he works at exile, so all the boards here are in there office
Are the entry level boards made out of epoxy?
I feel like whenever Blair talks he doesn’t breath
That is part of a regional accent/pattern of speech.